Editorial Standards

Editor’s Standards

Content published in The Cognitive Ledger adheres to the following principles:

• Original Synthesis First
  Articles reflect independent analysis and deliberate synthesis, not automated aggregation or superficial rewording of existing material.
• Attribution Is Required
  Prior research, public standards, and foundational ideas are cited wherever they inform the work. Attribution is treated as a baseline, not a courtesy.
• Structure Over Speed
  Clarity, coherence, and internal consistency take precedence over posting frequency or trend alignment.
• Automation Has Limits
  Artificial intelligence and analytics may be examined as subjects, but authorship, judgment, and responsibility remain human.
• Provenance Matters
  Ideas are presented with respect for lineage, context, and origin. Frameworks and models are not detached from how they were derived.
• Non-Commercial Integrity
  Work is published for understanding, not monetization, extraction, or repackaging.
• Selective by Design
  Not everything is published. What appears here meets a standard of rigor, relevance, and traceability.

Guiding Principle:
Ideas have provenance.