Carey MA, Steiner KL, Petri WA Jr (2020) Ten simple rules for reading a scientific paper.
PLoS Comput Biol 16(7): e1008032. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008032
Rule 1: Pick your reading goal
Rule 2: Understand the author’s goal
Rule 3: Ask six questions
Rule 4: Unpack each figure and table
Rule 5: Understand the formatting intentions
Rule 6: Be critical
Rule 7: Be kind
Rule 8: Be ready to go the extra mile
Rule 9: Talk about it
Rule 10: Build on it