Editorial standards

How we research, source, review, and update every piece of educational content on Ethical Non-Monogamy.

Who writes

Every guide, glossary entry, and Q&A is human-written. AI tools may assist with drafting, fact-checking, or copy-editing, but every published page is reviewed and signed off by a named editor. We do not publish machine-generated content unattended.

Sourcing

Where research exists, we cite it. Our preferred sources, in order:

1. Peer-reviewed academic work on consensual non-monogamy (Conley, Sheff, Moors, Rubel, Bogaert, and similar).
2. Published books from credentialed practitioners (Polysecure, The Ethical Slut, More Than Two, Opening Up, Designer Relationships).
3. Clinical and educational organisations (Kink Aware Professionals, APA Division 44, Center for Positive Sexuality).
4. First-person community knowledge, treated as community knowledge and labelled as such.

What we do not do

• We do not pretend community wisdom is research, and we do not pretend research is universal truth.
• We do not recommend a specific structure as “more evolved” than another. Monogamy is a valid choice; so is every form of ethical non-monogamy.
• We do not publish unsourced statistics. If a number appears, the study that produced it appears with it.
• We do not pay for placements, and we do not accept paid placements in our directories.

Corrections

If you spot an error, please tell us via our contact form. We post corrections inline on the affected page with the date they were made.

Updates and freshness

Pages carry a last reviewed date. Cornerstone content is reviewed annually at minimum; high-traffic guides are reviewed more often. When practice changes (legal updates, new research, community consensus shifts), we update the page rather than publish a new one, and we note the change.

Voice and language

Plain English. Specific words for specific things. No clinical-sounding euphemism (“intimate partner” when we mean partner; “engage in” when we mean do). No moralising. We assume the reader is a capable adult.

Trust signals

• Named editors per article (rolling out).
• Reviewer credentials, where applicable.
• Disclosure of any commercial relationship (we presently have none).
• Open citations, linked.