Sources and claims
Separate the source object, transcription, translation, reconstruction and commentary. Use exact locators where the edition makes a checkable source claim. Do not turn an absent record into proof.
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Publishing governance · public record
Claims need a gate.
These rules govern how projects in preparation are described on this website. They do not replace missing owner decisions about identity, rights, contributors, commerce or release.
Controlled vocabulary
A state says only what it says.
- Catalogue record
- A public description of a project. It is not proof of completion, publication or availability.
- In preparation
- Editorial work is intended or under way. Scope, content and format may still change.
- Release candidate
- A prepared object awaiting final checks and owner authorisation. It is not a public release.
- Released
- May be used only after owner authorisation and an approved publication record.
- Offered for sale
- Requires an approved seller, channel, price, territory and customer terms. No current catalogue entry has that status on this website.
Attribution
Credit contributors only in the form they have approved. Do not infer authorship, professional credentials or institutional affiliation from working files or context.
Review language
Describe the checks actually completed. “Reviewed”, “verified” and “peer reviewed” are different claims; independent peer review must never be implied without a documented process.
Tools and intervention
Editorial responsibility remains human. Material transcription, translation, reconstruction or generative assistance should be recorded and disclosed where it affects how a reader evaluates the work.
Rights and permissions
Do not infer rights status from age, accessibility or possession of a source. The public record should state only the permissions or rights position approved by the responsible owner.
Identifiers and commerce
Do not publish an ISBN, DOI, price, retailer, territory, stock claim or release date until an approved record supports it. A working cover or prepared file is not an offer for sale.
Corrections
Correct catalogue facts visibly and preserve the reason for material editorial changes in the working record. A public correction route depends on an approved correspondence channel.
Release authority
Only the authorised owner may approve contributor credits, rights position, identifiers, commercial terms and release. Automation and preparation do not confer that authority.
Funding, interests and independence
A released record must disclose relevant funding, relationships and competing interests, and state who controlled the editorial decision. No claim of editorial independence is made until the responsible operator approves that record.
Ethics, data and materials
Work involving people, sensitive records or restricted materials requires an appropriate ethical and lawful basis before release. Availability statements must say what data or materials can actually be inspected and why anything is withheld.
Misconduct and withdrawal
Suspected fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or material misrepresentation must be recorded and assessed through an approved procedure. Corrections, withdrawals and retractions must remain visible, dated and linked to the affected version.
Versions and preservation
Each released object needs a version, publication date and material change history. Preservation, repository deposit and long-term access may be claimed only when an identified arrangement has been completed and checked.
Submissions and editorial review
No public submissions or peer-review programme is open in this candidate release. Any future route must publish scope, selection, review, conflicts, confidentiality, decision and appeal rules before accepting material.
Owner input still required
Governance cannot invent the record.
Before any edition is released or sold, the responsible operator identity, approved correspondence route, contributor attributions, rights and permissions position, identifiers, publication particulars and commercial terms must be supplied or approved by the owner.