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Faculti exists to make scholarly thinking accessible. Our corpus consists of named researchers speaking on the record about their own work and the wider questions in their field. The integrity of this corpus depends on consistent editorial standards applied to every contribution.

This document sets out the standards Faculti's editorial team applies when reviewing submissions. It is intended to inform contributors, institutional partners, and readers about what Faculti publishes and why.

Who contributes to Faculti

Faculti publishes contributions from researchers and practitioners with relevant expertise. This typically includes academics with active research positions, doctoral researchers presenting their own work, policymakers and practitioners speaking from professional experience, and senior figures from research-relevant institutions. We verify contributor identity and affiliation before publication.

We do not publish content from individuals presenting themselves as experts in fields where they hold no demonstrable standing.

What Faculti publishes

Faculti publishes contributions that meet the following standards:

• The contributor speaks within their area of demonstrable expertise.
• The content engages with substantive scholarly or policy questions, presents arguments, evidence, or analysis at a level appropriate for an informed audience, and reflects the contributor's genuine professional position at the time of recording.
• Claims made are presented in good faith. Where a claim is contested, the contributor may make it as their position; where a claim is presented as established fact, it should be defensible against the relevant literature.
• The contribution is the contributor's own work and is not generated, in whole or substantial part, by automated systems.

What Faculti does not publish

Faculti does not publish:

• Content that promotes hatred, harassment, or discrimination against any group.
• Content that denies well-established scientific consensus where that denial is presented as expert opinion. Faculti welcomes substantive scholarly disagreement on contested questions; we distinguish this from positions that misrepresent the state of evidence.
• Content that breaches confidentiality, non-disclosure obligations, or institutional restrictions on public discussion of research.
• Content that infringes the intellectual property of others, including verbatim reproduction of substantial sections of others' work without proper attribution.
• Content presented as a contributor's own scholarly contribution but produced wholly or substantially by automated systems.
• Content that is defamatory, unlawful, or could reasonably be expected to cause harm to identifiable individuals.
• Promotional content for commercial products, services, or organisations beyond the normal academic disclosure of affiliations and funding sources.

Editorial review

Every submission is reviewed by Faculti's editorial team before publication. Review includes verification of speaker identity, cross-referencing of substantive claims against the contributor's published work and the wider literature, and assessment of fit with these standards. Where a submission requires editorial attention — for instance, where a claim contradicts the contributor's own published work without explanation, or where editorial standards are not met — the editorial team will contact the contributor before making a publication decision.

Faculti reserves the right to decline submissions that do not meet these standards. Decline does not imply judgement on the quality of the underlying research; it reflects Faculti's editorial fit and standards.

Disagreement and dissent

Faculti's value as a research platform depends partly on its willingness to publish substantive disagreement. We publish contributions from scholars who hold minority or heterodox positions within their fields, provided those positions are presented as the contributor's argument, are defended with evidence and reasoning, and engage seriously with opposing views. We do not require contributors to align with consensus; we require them to engage with the literature honestly.

Corrections and withdrawal

Where a published contribution contains a factual error, the contributor may request a correction. Where a contribution becomes the subject of credible allegations of research misconduct, retraction of the underlying work, or other circumstances that would normally lead an academic publisher to act, Faculti's editorial team will review the contribution and may correct, annotate, or withdraw it.

Contributors may request withdrawal of their own contributions at any time. Faculti will remove withdrawn contributions from public access on its platform within a reasonable period.

Updates to these standards

Faculti's editorial standards will evolve as the platform and the wider research environment evolve. Substantive changes to these standards will be communicated to active contributors. The current version of these standards is the version published on this page.

Faculti is a media producer. Recordings created on the Faculti platform — including video, audio, transcripts, and associated metadata ("Submissions") — are Faculti's media works. By participating in a Faculti recording, you grant Faculti the rights set out in this section in respect of your contribution.

Ownership of Recordings

Faculti owns all rights, title, and interest in Submissions, including all copyright in the recording itself. This ownership extends to transcripts, edits, translations, excerpts, and other derivative works produced by Faculti from the Submission.

You retain ownership of your underlying scholarly work, including any papers, slides, or research materials referenced or shown during recording. Faculti does not claim ownership of your published research, your unpublished research, or any materials you have authored independently of Faculti. You grant Faculti a non-exclusive licence to display materials shown on screen during recording solely as they appear within the Submission.

Your Rights as a Contributor

You retain the right to be identified as the speaker in the Submission. Faculti will credit you as the contributor and will not misrepresent your identity, affiliation, or the substantive content of your contribution. You may request correction of factual errors and may request withdrawal in accordance with the Correction and Withdrawal section below.

Contributor Representations and Warranties

By submitting to Faculti, you represent and warrant that:

(a) you are the person depicted and recorded in the Submission;

(b) you participate voluntarily and have authority to do so, including any necessary institutional or funder approvals;

(c) you hold all rights necessary in materials shown on screen during recording, including slides, papers, and figures;

(d) the contribution is your own and is not generated, in whole or substantial part, by automated systems without disclosure;

(e) the claims you make are made in good faith and reflect your genuine professional position at the time of recording;

(f) the Submission does not breach confidentiality obligations, non-disclosure agreements, or institutional restrictions on public discussion;

(g) the Submission does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third party;

(h) the Submission does not contain defamatory, unlawful, or harmful content.

Editorial Review

All Submissions are reviewed by Faculti's editorial team before publication in accordance with Faculti's Editorial Standards. Faculti may decline, edit, or request modifications to any Submission at its sole editorial discretion. Submission does not guarantee publication.

Correction and Withdrawal

You may request correction of factual errors or withdrawal of a published Submission by contacting Faculti's editorial team. Faculti will consider such requests in good faith and in accordance with academic publishing norms. Withdrawn Submissions will be removed from public access on the Faculti platform within a reasonable period; Faculti cannot guarantee removal from third-party indexes or systems that have referenced the content prior to withdrawal.

No Compensation

Submissions are made on a voluntary basis. You are not entitled to compensation in connection with your Submission unless explicitly agreed in writing in a separate contract with Faculti.