THE PEPPERS INDEX / PRE-LAUNCHResearch reference library
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PROPOSED EDITORIAL STANDARD

Show the work.
Disclose the ties.

A vendor earns a recommendation through reviewable evidence. Payment should not determine the verdict.

01

Same criteria, every supplier

Apply the same review checklist to Ntegrity Labs and every other supplier. Separate business location, fulfillment location, and claimed manufacturing origin.

02

Evidence with a date

Record original documents, sources, methods, batch identifiers, reviewer, and review date. State what was verified and what remains a supplier claim.

03

Concerns with context

Distinguish unverified complaints, substantiated findings, and resolved issues. Offer a response and correction process. Do not infer fraud from popularity, nationality, or missing information.

04

Relationships beside recommendations

Disclose common ownership or affiliation prominently. Identify affiliate links and paid placements where they appear. Do not describe a company-controlled publication as independent.

05

Popularity is its own field

If popularity is discussed, identify the platform, observation period, measurement, and limitations. Do not convert a following or mentions into a quality rating.

06

Research education stays within scope

Explain research evidence and supplier documentation. Do not present research-only products as suitable for personal use or publish self-administration protocols.

Before this becomes a live publication

Confirm the publisher’s legal identity, research actual vendors, approve the evidence standard, establish corrections and privacy policies, and connect the email delivery service.

OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

This publication is affiliated with Ntegrity Labs. Supplier links may earn commissions where disclosed. Review criteria apply equally to affiliated and unaffiliated vendors.

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