How the desk reports research
Sterling Times writes about work in progress, and this policy explains how it keeps a finding at its real size.
Naming the source
A finding is attributed to the team, the institution and the publication that carries it.
A preprint, a conference paper and a peer reviewed article are each named for what they are.
Size before significance
A sample, a duration and a margin of error are given whenever the study reports them.
An animal or laboratory result is not written as though it already applied to people.
Distance to application
A piece says how far a technology stands from production, and who says so.
A funding announcement is reported as money committed, never as a working system.
Corrections: Sterling Times
A misread figure, a misattributed institution or a wrong date is amended in the article, which then carries its update date.
Researchers and readers can ask for a correction through the contact form.
Who writes here
Author pages state the subjects a contributor follows, without claiming a doctorate, a laboratory post or a fellowship.
What this desk does not do
Sterling Times gives no medical, engineering or investment advice and endorses no product.