Editorial standards

Evidence before narrative.

CommodityNode publishes commodity-impact research only when the claim type, source trail, timestamps, units, uncertainty, and reviewer are visible.

What counts as a publishable fact

A verified fact must be directly supported by a named source. A reported claim remains attributed to the party making it. Calculated metrics identify their inputs and method. Analyst inferences and scenarios are labeled and are never presented as observed facts.

Source threshold

Material and critical Event Pulse records require an authoritative primary source or at least two independently useful sources. Exact event date and location, affected entities, known contradictions, and unsupported capacity figures are checked before publication.

AI assistance

Automation may help classify records, identify entities, compare revisions, or prepare a draft. It cannot supply missing evidence, invent a number, approve its own output, or create an undisclosed byline. A human reviewer remains responsible for published analysis.

Independence and conflicts

Advertising, sponsorship, affiliate relationships, or product access do not determine a conclusion. Material financial or commercial conflicts must be disclosed with the affected article. Sponsored material, if introduced, will be labeled before the title and excluded from editorial scoring.

Corrections and expiry

New evidence may revise or invalidate an edge, event, or conclusion. Material changes keep their earlier state in the audit record and publish a correction note. Read the corrections policy for severity and response rules.