For contributors
Editorial principles & contributor guidelines
Jadili exists to make serious knowledge understandable, useful and trustworthy. Contributors retain their voice, while publication decisions and post-publication changes follow a transparent editorial process.
1. Write for public understanding
Explain ideas clearly without flattening complexity. Define specialist terms, use evidence responsibly, link to important sources, and make uncertainty visible when it matters.
2. Distinguish evidence from interpretation
When an article is based on research, reports or technical evidence, identify the original source and distinguish what the source establishes from your own analysis, interpretation or argument.
3. Authorship requires real participation and consent
Everyone named as an author must have made a meaningful contribution and explicitly agreed to be associated with the manuscript. Co-authors may suggest changes, contribute new passages and comment during drafting, but the primary author controls the accepted manuscript before submission.
Once publication occurs, authorship becomes part of the permanent publication record and cannot be casually rewritten.
4. Submission creates an editorial record
Drafts remain private and editable. Once submitted, an article is locked while it is under editorial review. If an editor requests changes, the article is returned to the contributor and becomes editable again.
5. Published articles are not silently rewritten
A published Jadili article forms part of the public record. Authors cannot materially alter a published piece without editorial review. Minor typographical fixes may be handled administratively, but changes that affect meaning, evidence, interpretation or conclusions require editorial approval and are transparently recorded.
6. Corrections, updates and rejoinders
If a contributor needs to correct a material error, add significant new evidence, respond to criticism, or revise a conclusion after publication, the appropriate route is a correction request, an editor-approved update, or a separate rejoinder. Jadili will preserve the relationship between the new piece and the original article so readers can follow the intellectual record.
7. Hyperlinks and source transparency are expected
Contributors should link directly to primary evidence, official documents, datasets, scholarly publications and other relevant sources wherever practical. Links should help readers verify claims and explore the subject further rather than serve as decorative citation clutter.
8. Research explainers are not peer review
Jadili may publish accessible explanations of peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, reports and other rigorous work. Publishing an explanation on Jadili does not make the explainer itself peer reviewed unless that status is explicitly stated.
9. Editorial independence
Publication, prominence and editorial endorsement are separate from payment or promotion. Paid distribution, if introduced, will not guarantee acceptance, favorable treatment or editorial endorsement.
Editorial judgment is not a commercial product.
10. Contributor responsibility
Contributors are responsible for the accuracy of their claims, appropriate attribution, lawful use of material, disclosure of relevant conflicts, and respectful treatment of people and communities discussed in their work.