Three stages before publication
- Intake & source check: completeness, patient anonymisation, conflict-of-interest declarations and the sources the content relies on.
- Clinical & evidence review: an editor checks clinical accuracy against the cited evidence and can send the item back to its author for correction.
- Sign-off: sponsorship labels are confirmed, and an editor approves the item and publishes it or schedules it for a set time.
Every editorial decision (approve, schedule, publish, send for correction, reject, unpublish) is recorded with the name of the editor who made it.
Contributions from doctors
Only doctors whose registration we have verified can submit. Authors are told the outcome of every decision on their submission, with the editor's note. Editors can send a clinical case back to its author to check and sign off the edited version before it is published under the author's name.
AI-assisted content
Some drafts are prepared with AI help. They go through exactly the same review, and a person approves every item before it goes live. See the AI use policy.
Corrections and updates
If you find an error, use Report a problem on the page, or see Contact & grievances. We review every report. An editor can take an item off the site straight away while it is corrected; it is reviewed again before it returns.
Independence
Advertisers and sponsors have no say in what our editors publish. See Advertising & sponsorship and Conflicts of interest. The people who review content are listed on the Editorial board page.