Introduction to RevMan: a walk-through for new users

In this session, the presenter provided a comprehensive overview of starting to use RevMan as an individual or institutional subscriber:-

Getting started

  • Registering to use RevMan
  • Creating a review
  • Adding authors and author support roles

Working on reviews

  • Setting up meta-analyses in RevMan
  • Importing study data
  • Writing a review article with Cochrane’s standard headings

Exporting content from RevMan

  • Review management 
  • Review types and project types
  • How to assess and view lifecycle status for a review?
  • How to complete and assign milestones and tasks?
  • How to copy, move, transfer or close a review?

This webinar was aimed at entry-level users of RevMan and everyone interested in using it. It consisted of a live hands-on demo of RevMan, including a brief introductory presentation followed by a demonstration with Q&A. It was delivered in February 2025 and below you will find the videos from the webinar, together with the accompanying slides to download [PDF].

Part 1: Get started using RevMan
Part 2: Work on reviews in RevMan
Part 3: Manage portfolios of systematic reviews in RevMan
Part 4: Questions and answers


Presenter Bio

Rebecka Hall is Product Owner of RevMan in Cochrane. Rebecka studied medical engineering before joining Cochrane in 2017.  


Part 1: Get started using RevMan


Part 2: Work on reviews in RevMan


Part 3: Manage portfolios of systematic reviews in RevMan


Part 4: Questions and answers


Additional materials

Download the slides from the webinar [PDF]