Manifold Atlas: Editorial Policy

This page describes the editorial process and guidelines of the Manifold Atlas. 

1 The editorial process

• The manifold atlas contains two sorts of pages:
  • evolving pages pages which are continually open to improvement and expansion but which are not scientifically quotable,
  • static pages which have been approved by the editorial board and which are preserved as quotable scientific documents.

• New and young pages bear the Stub template indicating that they are under development.

• After a page reaches maturity, the editorial board will organise for it to be refereed.

• Evolving pages which have been approved by the editorial board have an editorial message which links to the corresponding static version of the page.

2 Editorial guidelines

• An article is called mature when it satisfies the criteria of accuracy, completeness and clarity.

• Accuray: a primary function of the Manifold Atlas is to serve as a reliable reference for research about manifolds. Therefore the most important criteria for an article is that all information in it correct.

• Completeness: since the Manifold Atlas is a reference source, articles on a given subject should not ignore important aspects of that subject.

• Clarity: as a reference source, it is important ...