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Case 4 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: “Record the o...

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...

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...

Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” as a row heading in a proposed...

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

Method note for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: use “Separate document provenance, identity, purity and…” as a ...

Method note for “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: use “Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction…” as a r...

Case 7 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a privat...

Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...

Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...