There are no fees associated with becoming an Affiliated Group. In return for your agreement to meet certain KPIs over the course of your five-year agreement (namely the publication of three systematic reviews or implementation reports in the JBI Database of Systematic reviews and Implementation Reports- JBI’s Journal) We provide complimentary access to JBI’s full suite of tools and resources for the Group Convenor and up to 10 core staff members. 

All of the terms and conditions associated with membership are detailed in the Joanna Briggs Collaboration Handbook.

Yes- only three people are required to start an Affiliated Group as the core team. However, It is advisable that you recruit others, even students, to collaborate with as you grow to meet the KPIs of being an Affiliated Group.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a unit that indicates the workload of an employed person in a way that makes workloads comparable across various contexts. FTE is often used to measure an employee’s involvement in a project or activity. An FTE of 1.0 is equivalent to a full-time worker while an FTE of 0.5 signals half of a full work load. This concept is used to convert the hours worked by several part-time employees into the hours worked by full-time employees. JBI asks prospective Groups to project the FTE capacity of their Core Staff members to ensure that a prospective Group as adequate human resource, and support within their host institution, to undertake JBI activity.

Any Systematic Reviews that are accepted for publication prior to the Effective Start Date of your Collaborating Entity Legal Agreement will unfortunately not be counted as output for your Group, as this is outside the scope of a signed Agreement. However, any reviews that have been submitted to the JBISRIR but are still being processed/reviewed/re-submitted etc. will be eligible to be counted towards your Entity as long as the acceptance date of the Systematic Review is after the Effective Start Date of your Collaborating Entity Legal Agreement.  

Yes, in order to receive points for a JBI Systematic Review or Implementation Report published in the JBISRIR OR another peer-reviewed journal, you must include your full Entity name as an author affiliation, including the JBI addendum i.e. 'The Centre for Chronic Disease Management: A Joanna Briggs Institute Affiliated Group'.

Without this author affiliation, your Group will not be eligible to receive points under the JBC Activity Matrix. For further information on JBC Matrix activities, please refer to the Joanna Briggs Collaboration Handbook.