About RevMan 5

RevMan 5 lets you do more while also being simpler to use. In addition to Intervention reviews, the new version includes the ability to write Diagnostic test accuracy reviews, Methodology reviews and Overviews of reviews.

And with its new interface that lets you work in a single document that is easily shared with co-authors and editors, it will also be much more user friendly.

RevMan 5 works on multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

See What's new in RevMan 5 for more about the new features and latest updates.

Licensing and Permission to use RevMan

You may use RevMan free of charge to prepare Cochrane Reviews or for purely academic use. For commercial use you have to purchase a license. For details see the the licensing section.

How to cite RevMan 5

We kindly ask you to cite RevMan whenever its output is used in works other than Cochrane Reviews. The proper citation is:

Review Manager (RevMan) [Computer program]. Version 5.0. Copenhagen: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008.

Release and rollout

RevMan 5 was relased on 14 March 2008.

For a quick overview, see the Timeline document.

For further details, see the Rollout strategy document.