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Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...

Case 23 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Limit of the answer in “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: “Exp...

Case 29 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Reader check for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty...

Case 13 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inte...

Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...

Case 45 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern i...

Case 27 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the method...

Case 7 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand ...

Case 25 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...

Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...

Case 28 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the ...

Case 5 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropria...