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Publication format and citation.

A simple standard for how accepted work will be displayed, cited, versioned, corrected, and connected to author metadata on The Change Architect.

Submit work →Research shelfEditorial policy
Purpose

Accepted work needs a stable public record.

When a submission is accepted, the publication page should help readers understand what the work is, who wrote it, how to cite it, what review status it has, and whether any corrections or updates have been made.

Clear labelAuthor metadataVersion dateCitation textCorrection history

Required publication metadata

Title and subtitlePlain title, optional subtitle, and a short summary for readers.
Author detailsName, affiliation if approved, role or discipline, country/region focus, and profile links where appropriate.
Publication labelWorking paper, student research, practitioner essay, field note, organization case study, data brief, or founder essay.
Review statusEditorially reviewed, under external review, author revision, corrected, withdrawn, or archived.
Rights and license noteWhether reuse is allowed, restricted, or requires author/platform permission.
Version and correction noteOriginal publication date, last updated date, and visible correction history when needed.

Citation pattern

Until the platform has DOI support or a formal journal structure, citations should be simple, transparent, and URL-based.

Author surname, Author initials. (Year). Title of work. The Change Architect. Publication label. URL

Example for future accepted guest work

Doe, J. (2026). Community feedback systems in rapid response. The Change Architect. Practitioner essay. https://thechangearchitect.org/research/example-slug

This is a citation format example only. It is not a live publication and should not be used as a real reference.

Publication labels and limits

  • Editorially reviewed means the work passed platform relevance, safety, rights, and quality screening.
  • Working paper means the work is still open to revision or external review.
  • Peer reviewed should be used only if a formal peer-review process exists and is disclosed.
  • Withdrawn should remain visible only when useful for transparency and safe to keep indexed.
  • Corrected should include a visible note when the correction changes meaning, metadata, rights, or reader interpretation.

Publication page lifecycle

  1. Submission received and logged in the private register.
  2. Completeness, rights, safety, and editorial checks completed.
  3. Accepted work receives a slug, label, summary, author metadata, and citation text.
  4. Publication page goes live only after final author confirmation when needed.
  5. Corrections, updates, withdrawals, or takedown decisions are recorded through the correction workflow.
Review workflow →Corrections

Author profile boundaries

Author visibility should be useful without exposing private information. Public author data should use consented profile details, not private submission notes.

  • Email addresses should not be published unless the author explicitly requests it.
  • Affiliation should be shown only when accurate and approved.
  • ORCID, LinkedIn, SSRN, institutional profile, or personal site links may be shown when supplied by the author.
  • Sensitive country, field location, organization, or community details should be generalized when safety requires it.
Author guidelines →Research shelf