Editorial Policy
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Scope and audience
Section titled “Scope and audience”Articles use plain English first, followed by clinical detail where it improves understanding. The intended audience includes patients, families, students, and clinicians who need a concise orientation. Content does not provide a diagnosis, a treatment recommendation, or emergency triage for an individual reader.
Evidence and citations
Section titled “Evidence and citations”Priority is given to professional guidelines, scientific statements, diagnostic criteria, government health references, and high-quality reviews. Each clinical article declares its source IDs and uses numbered inline citations generated from the central source registry.
Editorial review
Section titled “Editorial review”Editorial review checks structure, plain-language clarity, internal consistency, link integrity, citation coverage, and faithful representation of the registered sources. Editorial review is not the same as independent medical review.
The initial medical review covers only the eight core pillar articles; supporting entries retain their separate editorial-review label.
Corrections and updates
Section titled “Corrections and updates”Substantive changes update the article’s date and appear in the generated changelog. Corrections should preserve a clear source trail. Pages that no longer meet publication standards are moved to draft status and excluded from production navigation, search, and sitemap output.
Conflicts and funding
Section titled “Conflicts and funding”The site does not accept community edits, sponsored disease claims, or paid placement in clinical articles. Any future financial or professional conflicts relevant to authorship or review must be disclosed on the reviewer profile and affected page.