As Cochrane abstracts are often the only part of a Cochrane review that people read, it is important they can be read as stand alone documents.

In this web clinic, Lindsay Robertson covered the general principles of writing an abstract that is clear, easy to understand, and translate. The specific requirements of the new focused review format and the PRISMA checklist were also covered. 

The session was of particular interest to authors and editors. It was delivered in September 2024 and below you will find the videos from the webinar, together with the accompanying slides to download [PDF]. Recordings from other Methods Support Unit web clinics are available here. 

Part 1: Presentation
Part 2: Questions & answers

Presenter Bio

Lindsay Robertson is an Evidence Synthesis Development Editor at Cochrane. She provides support to author teams working on priority reviews throughout the review development process, from conception to submission of the full manuscript.

Part 1: Presentation

Part 2: Questions & answers

Additional materials

Download the slides from the webinar [PDF]