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Case 36 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Pub...

Case 1 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...

Case 45 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the answe...

Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: retain the wording beginning “Describe the measurement, population ...

Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

The index should list supplied evidence and missing evidence separately. Use method-specific wording rather than a blanket verified or safe label.

Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...

Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...