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Case 36 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point...
Case 77 — A correction log for an archive article · documentation exercise Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the co...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
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...
Case 8 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? A human-benefit claim needs appropriate human evidence. This preclinical note ...
Case 5 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, mod...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Case 35 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Keep th...
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...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 38 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Certificate of analysis: whi...
Case 37 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...