Name the kind of contribution

A research finding, philosophical argument, personal observation, creative work and open question have different purposes. We propose identifying the type before evaluating its claims. A personal experience can matter without proving a universal statement.

Connect claims to sources

Citations should support the sentence beside them. Each empirical claim should retain its setting and limitations. Unread or inaccessible material must be disclosed. Reputation, confident language and a large reference list do not replace examination.

Distinguish publication from proof

Editorial approval would mean that an item meets an agreed publication process. It would not mean that every claim is established fact. Review status, evidence description and unresolved disagreement should remain separate.

Keep people accountable

Authors, editors and any specialist reviewers should be identified truthfully, with permission and relevant conflicts disclosed. This preview has not undergone specialist review and does not imply an existing scientific board.

Use AI transparently

AI may assist preparation, but it is neither an original scientific source nor the final verifier. Material assistance should be disclosed. Citations and claims require human checking before publication.

Make correction possible

A future publication process should provide a working correction route and dated explanations of material changes. Contributor rights and privacy must be defined before collecting submissions. Those operational arrangements remain proposals, not current service promises.

What a source status means here

Record or abstract inspected

Bibliographic information or a summary has been examined. Detailed methods may remain unread.

Main article inspected

The article has been read for the stated claim. This does not imply an audit of data, code or supplementary analyses.

Specialist review pending

No completed subject-expert review is claimed for this collection.

These labels describe editorial preparation, not grades of scientific truth. A study can be carefully conducted and still answer only a limited question.