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Case 9 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answer addresses “Link both vers...
Case 4 — A correction log that survives the next archive update A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. A later publisher notice al...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Case 8 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Limit of the answer in “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: “Describe the species, ...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 28 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in ...
Case 32 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent compa...
Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...
Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, tr...
Case 20 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Link th...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Case 25 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reference management: distingui...