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Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and…” i...
Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...
Case 33 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...
Case 29 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell th...
Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: distinguish the discussion point “Identify population, design, comparator, outcom...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...
Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently...
Case 13 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving ...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Reader check for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: distinguish the discussion point “State the study design and what was...