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Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.

Case 9 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point begi...

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

Case 51 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · comparison exercise Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both ...

Case 29 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...

Case 8 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output tog...

Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Case 6 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exerc...