Citation Integrity™ Commitment

Make a public commitment to information integrity

Organisations can voluntarily commit to publishing information that is accurate, attributable, current, transparent and suitable for responsible reliance and citation by people and AI systems.

Version 1.0 · voluntary self-attestation · free to adopt

By CiteAbility™ · Last updated

Key takeaways.

  • The Commitment is a public statement of intent about how an organisation publishes information.
  • It is verifiable: each commitment can be confirmed at a public URL.
  • It is not a certification and does not assert an assessed score.
  • It cannot be used to imply endorsement by any AI system.

What this is

A voluntary self-attestation, not an assessment

The Commitment is a public statement made by an organisation about how it intends to publish information. It is not a product, not a score and not certification.

Boundary statement

Adopting the Citation Integrity™ Commitment does not mean that CiteAbility™ has independently verified, measured, approved or certified the organisation. It records the organisation’s own public commitment to these principles.

No guaranteed outcomes

Adoption does not guarantee citation, recommendation, ranking, inclusion or favourable treatment by any AI system or provider.

The Commitment — version 1.0

Ten principles of information integrity

Plain-language principles an organisation states publicly. They describe conduct, not measurement.

  1. 01

    Accuracy

    We aim to publish factual information that is accurate and supportable.

  2. 02

    Evidence

    Material factual claims should be supported by appropriate evidence or identifiable sources.

  3. 03

    Attribution

    Where information originates from third parties, appropriate attribution should be provided.

  4. 04

    Transparency

    We clearly identify who we are, what we do, and who is responsible for published information.

  5. 05

    Freshness

    Important factual information should be reviewed and updated when circumstances change.

  6. 06

    Corrections

    Material errors should be corrected promptly and transparently.

  7. 07

    Source Integrity

    We will not deliberately manufacture, misrepresent or manipulate sources, citations, reviews, credentials or evidence.

  8. 08

    AI Transparency

    Where AI materially contributes to published factual content, appropriate human oversight and verification should be applied.

  9. 09

    Machine Accessibility

    We aim to make legitimate public information reasonably accessible to search engines and AI systems where appropriate.

  10. 10

    Accountability

    We accept responsibility for information published under our organisation’s name.

Committed → Measured → Certified

Three distinct levels. They are not interchangeable.

Understanding the difference matters: one is self-declared, one is measured by CiteAbility™, and one is earned by passing the certification checks.

1. Committed

The organisation commits

An organisation voluntarily adopts the public Citation Integrity™ Commitment. This is its own statement of intent — nothing has been checked by CiteAbility™.

2. Measured

CiteAbility™ measures

Separately, CiteAbility™ independently measures relevant published information through its Audit, Score and monitoring products. Adoption of the Commitment does not affect any measurement.

See how measurement works

3. Certified

Citation Integrity™ Certified

Certification is earned by passing the certification checks at a full assessment. It is included with paid plans, cannot be self-declared and cannot be purchased.

About Citation Integrity™ Certified

Citation Integrity™ Certified remains independently assessed and cannot be purchased. Adopting the Commitment does not begin, shorten or influence certification, and it does not change a Citation Integrity™ Score.

How adoption works

Recorded, publicly verifiable, reversible

  1. 1. An authorised person at the organisation adopts the Commitment from their CiteAbility™ dashboard, for a named company and website.
  2. 2. CiteAbility™ records the version, the date and the company, and issues a public verification link.
  3. 3. The organisation may display a “Committed to Citation Integrity™” badge that links to that verification page.
  4. 4. A Commitment may be withdrawn at any time. The original record is kept and shown as withdrawn.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The questions organisations ask us most often.

How is the Commitment different from Certification?
The Commitment states intent and is available without a formal assessment. Certification reflects an assessed result against the framework.
Can anyone verify a Commitment?
Yes. Every commitment has a public verification page, so a claim on a website can be checked independently.
Does the Commitment cost anything?
Making the Commitment is about how you publish information, not about buying a product. Paid plans add assessment, monitoring and certification.