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Case 5 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it...

Case 27 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguis...

Case 17 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the p...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Case 28 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise A protocol summary omits conditions and controls. What mak...

Case 9 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method cond...

Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” belongs to t...

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answer addresses “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…”; the related...

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

Case 2 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Summary draft for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the answer a...