NIHR Journals Library resources for authors

This page is designed to aid authors in preparing and submitting final reports to the NIHR Journals Library. Authors must adhere to the NIHR Journals Library Resources for authors guide when preparing their final reports for submission. On this page you will also find the forms and checklists which must be completed before your report can be accepted for publication.

The Resources for authors guide contains a wealth of advice and information on subjects including formatting, processes, timelines and publication policies (dual publication, copyright, transparency etc.). There is also a section at the back of the guide containing useful web references.

To view the NIHR Journals Library Resources for authors guide please click here.

Administration forms

Guidance on creating output files for forest plots using RevMan

Guidance for creating output files for forest plots using RevMan 4.2 (word, 231kb)

Please note that since the above guidance was written a newer version of the software has been produced, RevMan 5, which offers you more vector file format options. Please view the users guide below for details on the best way to save figures as files. If you need anymore details please email: nihredit@southampton.ac.uk

RevMan 5 Users Guide - saving a figure as a file (pdf, 141kb) (produced by Cochrane Collaboration)

Screening-related projects

Authors of screening-related reports are also required to complete an appraisal criteria document devised by the National Screening Committee (NSC). This should be included as an appendix to your final report.

View the NSC appraisal criteria

If you have any questions or comments relating to the information on this page or contained in the NIHR Journals Library Resources for authors, please email nihredit@southampton.ac.uk