Infospective is committed to delivering high-quality, accurate, and insightful content to our audience. This editorial policy outlines the standards and guidelines our contributors and editorial team adhere to, ensuring our content remains trustworthy, relevant, and engaging.
Content Standards
- Accuracy and Integrity: All content must be fact-checked and verified for accuracy. Contributors are expected to provide reliable sources for their information and to present facts and figures accurately.
- Originality: Content must be original and free of plagiarism. Contributors must ensure their work is their own and properly cite any references or sources used.
- Relevance: Articles, reports, and other content forms should be pertinent to our readership, focusing on topics that align with our publication’s core themes.
- Objectivity and Fairness: Content should be impartial, providing balanced views on issues without bias. Contributors should strive to represent multiple perspectives, especially on contentious topics.
Editorial Process
Submission and Review: Submissions undergo a preliminary review to ensure they align with our publication’s focus and meet our content standards.
Editing: Submissions accepted for publication are edited for clarity, coherence, grammar, and adherence to our style guide. The editorial team may work with contributors to refine articles.
Fact-Checking: Key facts, data, and assertions within the content are verified for accuracy.
Final Review: Content undergoes a final review by senior editors to ensure it meets all editorial standards before publication.
Ethical Guidelines
Conflict of Interest: Contributors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest related to their submissions.
Transparency: Funding sources, affiliations, and any relevant personal or professional connections that might influence content must be transparently disclosed.
Respect and Sensitivity: Content should be respectful and sensitive to issues of race, gender, sexuality, religion, and cultural differences. We commit to inclusivity and diversity in our content and among our contributors.
Corrections Policy
Accountability: We are committed to accountability and transparency. Errors of fact will be corrected promptly, with corrections clearly noted in the content.
Feedback and Complaints: We welcome feedback and take complaints seriously. Readers are encouraged to report errors or concerns about content for review and action.
Contributor Guidelines
Expertise: Contributors should have proven expertise in their subject matter, which they must disclose alongside their content.
Content Format: Submissions must adhere to our prescribed content formats, styles, and lengths as outlined in our Contributor Guide.
Community Standards: Contributors must abide by our Community Standards policy, promoting respectful discourse and interaction within our platform.
Conclusion
This editorial policy is central to our mission of providing high-quality, informative, and engaging content. Infospective reserves the right to update this policy as necessary to adapt to evolving standards and practices in digital publishing.
