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List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently...

Case 34 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describe...

Case 34 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the ...

Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Case 10 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Correction note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary...

Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...

Case 21 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer ad...

Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...

Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...