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Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the ev...

Case 38 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “In...

Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...

Case 10 — A correction log for an archive article A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archive record be repair...

Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

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

Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...

Case 17 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive entry handle the relationshi...

Case 23 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and second...

Case 17 — A correction log for an archive article Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep th...