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Specification

Citation Verification Specification

This specification defines how citations recorded in the Canonical Citations Register (register-canonical-citations.md) are verified against authoritative publisher sources, how verification results are logged in the Citation Verifications Register, and how verification confidence is recorded and refreshed.

Type
Specification
Version
1.2.41
Date
2026-11-07
Owner
Governance Library Maintainer
Approving authority
Governance Library Maintainer
Classification
Public
Confidentiality
Public
Category
Core Governance
Review frequency
Annual and upon material change to publisher source patterns, AI verifier environmental capabilities, or verification methodology
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

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Outline

  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Operating model and verifier roles
  • 4. Why "spot sampling" is not sufficient
  • 5. Threat model
  • 6. Trust tiers and source rules
  • 7. Publisher allow-list
  • 8. Verification procedure
  • 9. Citation Verifications Register fields
  • 10. Confidence ratings
  • 11. Disposition of D-rated entries
  • 12. Verification freshness
  • 13. Non-deferrable rules
  • 14. Out-of-scope acknowledgements
  • 15. Framework alignment

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