Objective: In order to make it easier for Chinese reviewers to publish systematic reviews in Chinese medical journals, RevMan software was partially rewritten and the user guide was translated into Chinese.

Method:

* Translated the content of RevMan's English screen into Chinese by using special translator software (King Soft translation 2000) and manually checking the information.
* Wrote a Chinese user guide with words and pictures.
* Pilot tested the new Chinese RevMan software
* Presented the results to Chinese reviewers and gave advice on how to use the software.

Results: Chinese can be used in RevMan software and the Chinese records extracted from the Centre's database of Chinese clinical trials can be imported into the software as references. The Chinese user guide has been tested by some reviewers and has received positive feedback.
Conclusion: It was possible to translate the RevMan4.1 software and this has been invaluable to Chinese reviewers.