MLAO/Standards

Our standard is to produce research that is clear, correct, and trustworthy. Further, we restrict the scope of our work to non-normative research. That means that all of our work must be

• clear
  • concise
  • easy to understand
  • presented in context
• correct
  • accurate
  • representative of the whole truth (not cherry-picked to advance a particular view)
• trustworthy
  • repeatable
  • supported by references, citations, and verifiable work
• non-normative
  • an expression of fact or likely fact
  • free of personal values or preferences

If you believe that any item of our work fails to meet our standard, please report it by sending email to standards@mlao.org: be sure to include the document ID or URL of the item you are reporting and a brief description of how it is substandard.