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Case 3 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Summary draft for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: ...

Case 9 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-referen...

Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...

Case 173 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · reader check exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” belongs to t...

Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...

Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...

Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Statistical significance alone does not establish…” be...

Case 32 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative find...