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State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” as a row heading in a proposed ...

Case 38 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertai...

Case 4 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a ...

Case 13 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise moves from an animal-model ...

Case 22 — A correction log that survives the next archive update The final note should distinguish corrected data transcription, changed source eviden...

Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and…” as a...

Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...

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

Case 50 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Repo...

Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...

Case 4 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and...