The resources that consumer reviewers (also called 'referees') should know and use are:

Writing Plain language summaries: from the Cochrane policy manual; Guidelines produced by the Consumer network.

Commenting on a review: What is expected of you?

Consumer Reviewers Checklist for Protocols

Consumer Reviewers Checklist for Reviews

If this is your first time using a Consumer Reviewer's checklist, please refer to the Guidance on using the checklists document for an explanation on the types of information required in each section of the checklist.

Detailed information is to be found on the Cochrane Consumer Network website https://consumers.cochrane.org.