Prompt file imported from matthewsmawfield/TEP-EFA (
.windsurf/workflows/check.md). Copyright stays with the author.
- Verify Data Integrity: rigorously check all raw data, calculations, and derived values to ensure there are absolutely no errors, fabrications, or inconsistencies.
- Confirm Reproducibility: Ensure that every step of the analysis can be repeated by an independent researcher to yield the exact same results.
- Audit for Accuracy: Review every factual claim, equation, and scientific statement to guarantee it is strictly correct and valid.
- Adopt Professional Tone: Ensure the language is objective, formal, and precise, avoiding exaggeration, emotive language, or informal phrasing.
- Strengthen the Argument: Review the logical flow to ensure the central thesis is compelling and that the evidence directly supports the conclusions without logical leaps.
- Eliminate Mechanical Errors: Thoroughly proofread the text to remove all typos, grammatical mistakes, and formatting inconsistencies.
- Validate References: Check every citation to ensure the source exists, is relevant, and accurately supports the statement it is attached to.
- Clarify Visuals: Inspect all figures, tables, and charts to ensure they are legible, correctly labeled, and accurately represent the underlying data.
- Standardize Terminology: Ensure that all technical terms, variables, and acronyms are defined clearly and used consistently throughout the entire document. Ensure consistency with other papers in @manuscripts folder.
- State Limitations Clearly: Be transparent about the study’s constraints and uncertainties to ensure the findings are not overstated or misleading.
- Test Alternative Explanations: rigorously review the "Alternative Explanations" section to ensure the rejection of standard physics models (like Top-Heavy IMF) is fair and mathematically sound.
- Do not use 'we'.
- Ensure appropirate humble tone throughout, no overly self-aggrandizing language or hyperbole.
- Make sure the paper is storng and presents a good comppelling argument.
- The manuscirpt should be a pleasure to read and easy to understand and engaging.
- Ensure consistency throughout
- we should not use 'we'.
- we should not set timelines for future years and future research. we are one independent researcher without insitutional backing so should not set unachievable plans.