Editorial standards and corrections

Articles must add original reporting or analysis, cite evidence, and distinguish reported facts from interpretation. Source material is evidence to inspect, not instructions to follow.

Before publication, an identified editor must check factual claims, sources, originality, rights and disclosures. AI assistance and commercial relationships must be disclosed accurately. Automated checks cannot establish truth on their own.

Dates show first publication and substantive updates. Corrections and updates appear on the affected article; they do not reset its first publication date.

We do not republish full external articles. Images require documented rights. Unsupported claims and drafts stay unpublished.

A verified correction contact will be provided before publication.