Editorial standards
How we choose what to publish, how we check it, and what we do when we get something wrong.
Last updated 7 October 2026
Sources come first
- Every quotation names its text, its passage and its translator. Where a rendering is our own, we say so.
- Quotations are reproduced exactly. Where we shorten one, we mark the cut.
- Every study is cited by its authors, journal, year and, where available, a link to the paper or its abstract.
- We prefer public-domain translations and open-access sources, so that readers can check them freely.
How we summarise research
- We describe what a study measured, who took part and what it found, in plain language.
- We note the limits: sample size, setting, whether the work is peer-reviewed or a working paper, and whether later research has questioned it.
- We do not report a number unless it appears in the paper or its published abstract.
- Where researchers disagree, we report the disagreement.
- We invite authors to check our summaries of their work, and we publish their corrections.
How we check
Before a page is published, every factual claim on it is checked against its source: dates, names, quotations, figures and citations. We use software tools, including AI tools, to help with research and checking. A person reviews every claim against the original source before it goes live, and takes responsibility for it.
Corrections
If you find an error, please tell us through the contact page or at hi@advicedge.org. We correct factual errors promptly and record substantive corrections below, so that readers can see what changed.
- October 2026, Framework. The Integrity epigraph was credited to a 1998 University of Florida talk. That wording comes from Warren Buffett’s 1993 talk at Columbia University, where he repeated an older saying. The credit now says so.
- October 2026, Library. An uncited figure on how far people move towards advice was removed, and the scholarly dating of the Bhagavad Gita and the Tirukkural was made more precise.
Independence and interests
ADVICEdge does not accept payment for Library entries, research summaries or interviews, and does not carry advertising.
In the interest of transparency: Ritu Kant Ojha earns his living as an advisor. He is the founder of Proact Luxury Real Estate in Dubai, and he is paid for speaking and workshops. ADVICEdge does not recommend any property, product or provider, and the Library and the Test are kept free of commercial content. Where his own work is relevant to something we publish, we will say so.
Images
Historical artworks are reproduced from public-domain sources and credited with their artist, date and collection. Photographs of people are used with permission.