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What might be the most common cause of authors’ errors in life sciences manuscripts?
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Which of these gene names do you like best?
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What might be the most common cause of authors’ errors in life sciences manuscripts?
Rewriting without rereading
38
44.2%
Inadequate fact-checking
22
25.6%
Not using a spelling and grammar checker
21
24.4%
Dictating the manuscript
2
2.3%
Using a spelling and grammar checker
2
2.3%
None of these
1
1.2%
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First Vote
: Thursday, July 01, 2021 11:32 AM
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: Monday, August 02, 2021 12:28 AM
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