Core Education · Policy 01

Editorial standards

Our standard is not that an article sounds authoritative. It is that a careful reader can see what supports it, who reviewed it, and where its boundaries are.

01

Useful before searchable

We begin with a real reader question and the decision it may inform. Search demand can help us find questions; it does not decide the answer.

02

Sources must match the sentence

A source earns its place by supporting the exact statement beside it. We distinguish research findings, regulatory requirements, professional guidance, expert interpretation, and lived experience.

03

Limits belong in the article

Uncertainty, study limitations, meaningful disagreement, and missing evidence appear where a reader needs them—not in fine print below the conclusion.

04

Roles stay visible

Studio education, medical judgment, technology support, dispensing, and personal experience are attributed to the responsible person or organization.

05

No private recommendation by implication

Educational content does not diagnose, prescribe, establish a clinician-patient relationship, or replace care from a clinician who knows the reader.

06

Conflicts are disclosed

Material ownership, partnership, referral, commercial, and author relationships relevant to an article are disclosed before publication.