Editorial Policy

Accuracy and Verification

Articles should be based on information that can be checked. Editors and writers should prefer primary sources such as central banks, governments, regulators, official statistics, public records, provider documentation, company disclosures, and original research. Verification should be proportionate to the importance, complexity, sensitivity, and potential practical effect of the claim being published.

• Pre-publication review focuses on material facts, including names, dates, figures, quotations, institutional claims and financially consequential statements.
• Dates, currencies, units, jurisdictions, and institutional names should be stated precisely.
• Company statements and press releases should be identified as claims unless independently confirmed.
• Uncertainty, missing data, and methodological limitations should be disclosed when they affect interpretation.

News, Analysis, and Opinion

Reporting should distinguish confirmed developments from analysis, scenarios, forecasts, and opinion. Forecasts are uncertain assessments, not guarantees. Headlines should not overstate the evidence or create a misleading impression of certainty. A reader should be able to understand which parts of an article describe documented events and which parts interpret their possible meaning.

Sources

Named and on-the-record sources are preferred because readers can better evaluate their knowledge and interests. Currency Information rarely uses unnamed sources and only under the conditions described in the Unnamed Sources Policy.

We do not invent sources, quotes, documents, confidential briefings, credentials, or insider access.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently from advertising and commercial relationships. Advertisers cannot purchase positive coverage, favorable reviews, recommendations, corrections, scores, awards, or editorial conclusions. This separation applies not only to final conclusions but also to story selection, sourcing, updates, corrections, and the presentation of limitations.

Currency Information currently uses display and programmatic advertising, including Google AdSense. It does not currently publish sponsored articles or use affiliate links.

Reviews, Comparisons, and Rankings

Reviews and rankings should use identifiable criteria, relevant evidence, and material disclosures. Paid visibility does not determine editorial ranking position.

Where providers differ by country, eligibility, fee structure, supported currency, or service condition, those limitations should be stated. Rankings should not imply that one option is suitable for every reader.

AI Use

AI may be used only for selected conceptual, decorative, or AI-assisted illustrations. AI is not used for article drafting, translation, summarization, source monitoring, quote generation, fact-checking, or publication decisions.

AI-generated images must not be presented as documentary photographs, authentic banknotes, official documents, real announcements, or evidence of events. Human editors remain responsible for every publication decision.

Corrections and Updates

When a material factual error is confirmed, the affected article is corrected and a correction note is added when the change materially affects the reader’s understanding. Updates should not conceal the original publication history or make rewritten historical material appear to be unchanged original reporting.

Correction concerns may be sent to corrections@currencyinformation.org.

Conflicts and Disclosures

Relevant financial, professional, institutional, or commercial interests should be disclosed when they could reasonably affect how a reader evaluates the work. Sources and contributors should identify material relationships to the subject they discuss.

Editorial Contact

Editorial questions, source recommendations, and story suggestions may be sent to editorial@currencyinformation.org.

Assignment and Story Selection

Potential stories are evaluated for relevance to the publication’s subject area, reader value, timeliness, public interest, availability of credible sources, and the ability to add useful context. A company announcement, press release, advertising inquiry, or partnership proposal does not automatically receive editorial coverage.

Editors may decline a story when the available evidence is weak, the topic falls outside the publication’s scope, the material is primarily promotional, or publication would create avoidable confusion or harm without sufficient public value.

Headlines, Images, and Presentation

Headlines, summaries, captions, charts, and images should accurately represent the article. They should not turn a limited development into a universal claim, imply certainty where there is only a scenario, or use alarmist language unsupported by evidence. Presentation should provide an accurate entry point to the article rather than substitute emotional force for evidence.

Authentic images and source materials should be used where appropriate. AI-assisted illustrations must be labeled when needed and must not be presented as documentary evidence.

Updates, Republishing, and Historical Articles

Articles may be updated when a central bank publishes a new decision, a provider changes its fees, a regulation takes effect, or a factual problem is identified. The publication date and update date should be handled consistently so that readers can understand the age of the information.

Historical articles may be rewritten or substantially expanded, but rewritten material must not be presented as unchanged original reporting. Where an old URL remains useful, the current version should make its editorial status clear.

Plagiarism, Attribution, and Originality

Currency Information does not present another publication’s work as its own. Direct quotations should be limited, accurate, and attributed. Data, images, charts, documents, and research should be credited according to their source and permitted use.

Reader Complaints and Appeals

Readers may challenge a factual statement, sourcing decision, ranking method, commercial label, or other editorial practice. A complaint should identify the relevant URL, exact concern, and supporting evidence. Editorial disagreement alone does not establish an error, but documented criticism may lead to clarification, correction, or further reporting. A documented complaint may reveal a factual error, an unclear distinction, missing context, or a policy issue even when the requested outcome is not adopted.