Editorial Standards
The rubric every article gets graded against before it publishes.
A science site asks for a specific kind of trust: you're taking our word for how the world works. Words are cheap, so ScienceStruck runs on a rubric instead. Before an article publishes here, it has to score on every line below, and when one slips past us anyway, the corrections process at the bottom is how it gets caught.
Accuracy is graded hardest
Constants, dates, formulas, conversion factors, and every safety-relevant number are verified against authorities that would satisfy a picky examiner: scientific reference works, standards bodies, government science agencies. "Everyone knows" is not a citation, and a claim that can't be verified is rewritten to what can or removed. Where science is genuinely unsettled, the article says so — presenting an open question as closed fails the rubric as badly as an error.
Clarity counts, and so does honesty about it
Explanations start from the phenomenon, use analogies openly, and say where the analogy breaks down. Simplifying is the job; oversimplifying into wrongness is a failing grade. Known misconceptions get corrected by name, because half our readers arrive carrying one.
Anything you might try gets a safety line
Experiment guides and chemistry how-tos follow published safety guidance, state it plainly, and name adult supervision wherever the audience includes students. The mixtures you must never make are spelled out, not assumed. And nothing on this site is medical, dietary, or psychological advice — articles that touch the body or the mind explain mechanisms and research, then stop, because the next step belongs to a professional who can see you.
Corrections are welcome news
Being corrected is how science works, and we don't get to exempt ourselves. A confirmed error is fixed on the page, and a substantive fix updates the article's modified date. To report one, write through the contact page with the article, the sentence, and ideally the source that contradicts it — reports built that way get handled first.
Advertising sits outside the classroom
If advertising runs on the site, it pays the bills and buys nothing else: no influence on topics, no influence on conclusions, and clear labels on anything sponsored or affiliate-linked. An article's job is to be right, and that job has no second bidder.
The rubric covers every article here, newest to oldest. Hold us to it — the contact page is open, and grading goes both ways.