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Case 12 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Keep a visible correction near the affected material and a linked changelog entry. Re...

Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” is an excerpt ...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...

Case 26 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the a...

Case 38 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Method note for “A literature note that separates hyp...

Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...

Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...

Case 6 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and re...

Case 36 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Keep th...

Case 10 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study methods. What should the ...

Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...