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Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently...

Case 7 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. ...

Case 20 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise R...

Case 31 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study...

Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain the wording beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” in t...

Summary draft for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the answer addresses “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measureme...

Reader check for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: distinguish the discussion point “Locate the primary study and con...

Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Record when only a secondary account was acc...

Case 30 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outco...