Knowseeker publishes practical information on health, relationships, lifestyle, and personal development. We aim to help readers understand these subjects and make informed decisions through clear, accurate, and useful content.
These standards guide our original articles, guest contributions, and sponsored content.
Editorial Responsibility
Knowseeker’s Chief Editor is Dr. Prosper Yole, a medical doctor practising in Nigeria. He holds an MBBS from the University of Benin and is registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
Editorial oversight includes assessing submissions, editing articles, verifying factual claims, and deciding whether content suits our audience. You can read more about his background on his professional profile page.
Articles identify their authors and, where applicable, their reviewers. Professional contributors must represent their qualifications and experience accurately.
Accuracy, Sources, and Evidence
Factual claims should be supported by reliable sources appropriate to the subject. For health articles, we prioritise relevant peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, and authoritative health organisations, including the WHO and CDC.
References or links support key medical claims so readers can examine the underlying evidence. We distinguish established findings from preliminary research, professional interpretation, and personal experience. Where evidence is limited or conflicting, we explain that uncertainty.
We do not present individual experiences as proof that a treatment works, or describe a treatment as universally safe or effective.
Medical Authorship and Review
Health content must be written by a suitably qualified medical contributor or assessed by a medically qualified editor before publication. Medical assessment considers the accuracy of clinical claims, the supporting evidence, and whether the wording could mislead readers.
Medical authorship and separate medical review are identified accurately. An article written by a doctor may identify that person as its medical author. Where another qualified professional completes a separate medical review, the article identifies that reviewer.
We do not describe an article as independently medically reviewed solely because its author is a doctor.
Originality and Clear Communication
Articles must offer useful, original explanations rather than reproduce another publication’s work. Quotations, research findings, and other borrowed material require appropriate attribution.
We use descriptive headings, understandable language, and titles that reflect the article’s content. Article length depends on the detail needed to explain the subject responsibly.
Contributors remain responsible for accuracy, originality, and references when using tools to assist their writing.
Updates and Corrections
We reassess articles when relevant new evidence, changed guidance, or a reported error makes an update necessary. Substantive revisions should be reflected in the article’s update date. We do not change dates merely to make an unchanged article appear recent.
Readers can report possible errors through our Contact Us page. Please include the article URL, the passage concerned, and any supporting source.
We assess reports and correct confirmed errors. Significant corrections that change an article’s meaning or advice should be explained in a visible correction note. Articles may be withdrawn if their accuracy or suitability cannot be resolved.
Sponsorship and Editorial Independence
Sponsored articles and relevant commercial relationships must be clearly disclosed. Paid placements and affiliate links are marked appropriately, including the use of sponsored link attributes.
Payment does not exempt an article from editorial assessment or determine our medical conclusions. We may request changes or decline content that is inaccurate, misleading, or unsuitable for our audience.
Images and Privacy
Images must be owned by the contributor, appropriately licensed, or used with permission. Credits are included where required. Images and diagrams should accurately support the subject.
Contributors must not disclose identifiable patient information or submit identifiable clinical photographs without appropriate consent.
Use of Health Information
Our health articles provide general education. They cannot replace an individual medical assessment, diagnosis, or treatment, and reading an article does not establish a doctor–patient relationship.
For personal medical concerns, seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional.
Contributions and Enquiries
For submission instructions and commercial enquiries, visit Write for Us. Editorial questions and correction requests can be sent through our Contact Us page.
These standards may be revised where and when necessary.
