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Case 3 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answer addresses “Link both vers...

Case 48 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell th...

Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...

Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...

Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...

Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” as a row heading in a proposed ...

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

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...