Editorial Policy

Compound Chronicle is an independent editorial publication covering peptide and research-compound science. This page describes how we decide what to publish and how we keep the work honest.

Sources

We prefer primary research. For scientific claims, we cite the original study — usually a PubMed record — rather than secondary summaries. When we summarize a paper, we identify what kind of evidence it represents: cell studies, animal work, observational human research, or controlled human trials. These are not interchangeable, and we do not treat them as if they were.

Evidence tiers

A central part of our work is separating evidence levels. Animal findings are not established human outcomes. A mechanism demonstrated in vitro is not a clinical effect. When the evidence for a claim is limited to early or non-human work, we say so.

Corrections

We correct errors promptly. If a paper, interpretation, or citation is wrong, the correction is noted on the article rather than silently edited away. Readers can send corrections to editors@compoundchronicle.com.

Independence

The publication is part of a research ecosystem that includes reference, protocol, and verification resources. We link to those resources when a topic is better served by a specialized tool or reference — and we link only where the link serves the reader. We do not accept payment for coverage, and we do not allow commercial relationships to determine what we cover or how we frame it.

Community reports

Where we describe community-reported patterns, we mark them as anecdotal. Collective experience is informative, but it is not a substitute for controlled study.

Research only

All content is for research and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice.