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. 2015 Jan 22;3:e733. doi: 10.7717/peerj.733

Table 1. All search queries and corresponding syntaxes in Scopus.

1. All abstracts ABS({.})
2. < 0.001 ABS({p < 0.001} OR {p < .001} OR {p < = 0.001} OR {p < = .001} OR {p ≤ 0.001} OR {p ≤ .001})
3. > 0.001 ABS({p > 0.001} OR {p > .001})
4. < 0.01 ABS({p < 0.01} OR {p < .01} OR {p < = 0.01} OR {p < = .01} OR {p ≤ 0.01} OR {p ≤ .01})
5. > 0.01 ABS({p > 0.01} OR {p > .01})
6. < 0.05 ABS({p < 0.05} OR {p < .05} OR {p < = 0.05} OR {p < = .05} OR {p ≤ 0.05} OR {p ≤ .05})
7. > 0.05 ABS({p > 0.05} OR {p > .05})
8. < 0.10 ABS({p < 0.10} OR {p < .10} OR {p < = 0.10} OR {p < = .10} OR {p ≤ 0.10} OR {p ≤ .10})
9. > 0.10 ABS({p > 0.10} OR {p > .10})
10. = 0.001 ABS({p = 0.001} OR {p = .001})
11. 0.002–0.005 ABS({p = 0.002} OR {p = .002} OR {p = 0.003} OR {p = .003} OR {p = 0.004} OR {p = .004} OR {p = 0.005} OR {p = .005})
12. 0.006–0.009 ABS({p = 0.006} OR {p =.006} OR {p = 0.007} OR {p =.007} OR {p = 0.008} OR {p =.008} OR {p = 0.009} OR {p =.009})
13. 0.011–0.019 ABS({p = 0.011} OR {p =.011} OR {p = 0.012} OR {p =.012} OR {p = 0.013} OR {p =.013} OR {p = 0.014} OR {p =.014} OR {p = 0.015} OR {p =.015} OR {p = 0.016} OR {p =.016} OR {p = 0.017} OR {p =.017} OR {p = 0.018} OR {p =.018} OR {p = 0.019} OR {p =.019})
14. 0.021–0.029 ABS({p = 0.021} OR {p =.021} OR {p = 0.022} OR {p =.022} OR {p = 0.023} OR {p =.023} OR {p = 0.024} OR {p =.024} OR {p = 0.025} OR {p =.025} OR {p = 0.026} OR {p =.026} OR {p = 0.027} OR {p =.027} OR {p = 0.028} OR {p =.028} OR {p = 0.029} OR {p =.029})
15. 0.031–0.039 ABS({p = 0.031} OR {p =.031} OR {p = 0.032} OR {p =.032} OR {p = 0.033} OR {p =.033} OR {p = 0.034} OR {p =.034} OR {p = 0.035} OR {p =.035} OR {p = 0.036} OR {p =.036} OR {p = 0.037} OR {p =.037} OR {p = 0.038} OR {p =.038} OR {p = 0.039} OR {p =.039})
16. 0.041–0.049 ABS({p = 0.041} OR {p =.041} OR {p = 0.042} OR {p =.042} OR {p = 0.043} OR {p =.043} OR {p = 0.044} OR {p =.044} OR {p = 0.045} OR {p =.045} OR {p = 0.046} OR {p =.046} OR {p = 0.047} OR {p =.047} OR {p = 0.048} OR {p =.048} OR {p = 0.049} OR {p =.049})
17. 0.051–0.059 ABS({p = 0.051} OR {p =.051} OR {p = 0.052} OR {p =.052} OR {p = 0.053} OR {p =.053} OR {p = 0.054} OR {p =.054} OR {p = 0.055} OR {p =.055} OR {p = 0.056} OR {p =.056} OR {p = 0.057} OR {p =.057} OR {p = 0.058} OR {p =.058} OR {p = 0.059} OR {p =.059})
18. 0.061–0.069 ABS({p = 0.061} OR {p =.061} OR {p = 0.062} OR {p =.062} OR {p = 0.063} OR {p =.063} OR {p = 0.064} OR {p =.064} OR {p = 0.065} OR {p =.065} OR {p = 0.066} OR {p =.066} OR {p = 0.067} OR {p =.067} OR {p = 0.068} OR {p =.068} OR {p = 0.069} OR {p =.069})
19. 0.071–0.079 ABS({p = 0.071} OR {p =.071} OR {p = 0.072} OR {p =.072} OR {p = 0.073} OR {p =.073} OR {p = 0.074} OR {p =.074} OR {p = 0.075} OR {p =.075} OR {p = 0.076} OR {p =.076} OR {p = 0.077} OR {p =.077} OR {p = 0.078} OR {p =.078} OR {p = 0.079} OR {p =.079})
20. 0.081–0.089 ABS({p = 0.081} OR {p =.081} OR {p = 0.082} OR {p =.082} OR {p = 0.083} OR {p =.083} OR {p = 0.084} OR {p =.084} OR {p = 0.085} OR {p =.085} OR {p = 0.086} OR {p =.086} OR {p = 0.087} OR {p =.087} OR {p = 0.088} OR {p =.088} OR {p = 0.089} OR {p =.089})
21. 0.091–0.099 ABS({p = 0.091} OR {p =.091} OR {p = 0.092} OR {p =.092} OR {p = 0.093} OR {p =.093} OR {p = 0.094} OR {p =.094} OR {p = 0.095} OR {p =.095} OR {p = 0.096} OR {p =.096} OR {p = 0.097} OR {p =.097} OR {p = 0.098} OR {p =.098} OR {p = 0.099} OR {p =.099})
22. 0.01 ABS({p = 0.010} OR {p =.010} OR {p = 0.01} OR {p =.01})
23. 0.02 ABS({p = 0.020} OR {p = .020} OR {p = 0.02} OR {p = .02})
24. 0.03 ABS({p = 0.030} OR {p = .030} OR {p = 0.03} OR {p = .03})
25. 0.04 ABS({p = 0.040} OR {p = .040} OR {p = 0.04} OR {p = .04})
26. 0.05 ABS({p = 0.050} OR {p = .050} OR {p = 0.05} OR {p = .05})
27. 0.06 ABS({p = 0.060} OR {p = .060} OR {p = 0.06} OR {p = .06})
28. 0.07 ABS({p = 0.070} OR {p = .070} OR {p = 0.07} OR {p = .07})
29. 0.08 ABS({p = 0.080} OR {p = .080} OR {p = 0.08} OR {p = .08})
30. 0.09 ABS({p = 0.090} OR {p = .090} OR {p = 0.09} OR {p = .09})
31. p = NS or p = N.S. ABS({p = NS} OR {p = N.S.})
32. “significant difference(s)” ABS(({significant difference} OR {significant differences} OR {significantly different} OR {differed significantly}) AND NOT ({no significant difference} OR {no significant differences} OR {no statistically significant difference} OR {no statistically significant differences} OR {not significantly different} OR {did not differ significantly}))
33. “no significant difference(s)” ABS({no significant difference} OR {no significant differences} OR {no statistically significant difference} OR {no statistically significant differences} OR {not significantly different} OR {did not differ significantly})
34. “significant effect(s)” ABS(({significant effect} OR {significant effects}) AND NOT ({no significant effect} OR {no significant effects} OR {no statistically significant effect} OR {no statistically significant effects} OR {not a significant effect} OR {not a statistically significant effect}))
35. “no significant effect(s)” ABS({no significant effect} OR {no significant effects} OR {no statistically significant effect} OR {no statistically significant effects} OR {not a significant effect} OR {not a statistically significant effect})
36. “supports the hypothesis” ABS(({supports the hypothesis} OR {support the hypothesis} OR {supports our hypothesis} OR {support our hypothesis} ) AND NOT ({does not support the hypothesis} OR {do not support the hypothesis} OR {does not support our hypothesis} OR {do not support our hypothesis}))
37. “does not support the hypothesis” ABS({does not support the hypothesis} OR {do not support the hypothesis} OR {does not support our hypothesis} OR {do not support our hypothesis})
38. “significantly higher/more” ABS({significantly higher} OR {significantly more})
39. “significantly lower/less” ABS({significantly lower} OR {significantly less})
40. “marginally significant” ABS(“marginally significant”)
41. “important finding” ABS(“important finding” OR “important findings”)
42. “pH 7” ABS(“ph 7”)
43. “mass of” ABS(“mass of”)
44. “room temperature” ABS(“room temperature”)
45. “melting point” ABS(“melting point”)
46. “field of view” ABS(“field of view”)
47. “the properties of” ABS(“the properties of”)
48. “the aim of” ABS(“the aim of”)
49. “our aim” ABS(“our aim”)
50. “results showed that” ABS(“results showed that”)
51. “in conclusion” ABS(“in conclusion”)
52. “longitudinal study” ABS(“longitudinal study”)
53. “in other words” ABS(“in other words”)
54. “on the other hand” ABS(“on the other hand”)
55. “a novel” ABS(“a novel”)
56. “a new” ABS(“a new”)
57. “was/were measured” ABS(“was measured” OR “were measured”)
58. “we measured” ABS(“we measured”)
59. “paradigm shift” ABS(“paradigm shift”)
60. data ABS(data)
61. information ABS(information)
62. experiment ABS(experiment)
63. important ABS(important)
64. interesting ABS(interesting)
65. neutral ABS(neutral)
66. positive ABS(positive)
67. negative ABS(negative)
68. “highly significant” ABS(“highly significant” AND NOT “not highly significant”)
69. “trend toward” ABS(“trend toward”)
70. “an increasing trend” ABS(“an increasing trend”)
71. “a decreasing trend” ABS(“a decreasing trend”)
72. “potentially significant” ABS(“potentially significant”)
73. “a nonsignificant trend” ABS(“a nonsignificant trend” OR “a non significant trend”)
74. “a significant trend” ABS(“a significant trend”)
75. “quite significant” ABS(“quite significant”)
76. “a clear trend” ABS(“a clear trend”)
77. “a positive trend” ABS(“a positive trend”)
78. “a strong trend” ABS(“a strong trend”)
79. “significant tendency” ABS(“significant tendency”)
80. “a little significant” ABS(“a little significant”)
81. “not insignificant” ABS(“not insignificant”)
82. “possible significance” ABS(“possible significance”)
83. “failed to reach statistical significance” ABS(“failed to reach statistical significance”)
84. “likely to be significant” ABS(“likely to be significant”)