Prior to 2016, the Editorial Base and Editorial Board members completed the conflicts of interest declaration forms in hard copy. The term 'related organisation' in question 1 of the declaration form pertains to any organisation related to health care or medical research.

As of 2016, the Editorial Base and Editorial Board members complete the conflict of interests form online and they are published on the Cochrane Community website. See: https://community.cochrane.org/organizational-info/people/conflict-interest/crgs?group=52