Last updated: 26 May 2026
This editorial policy describes how JBAI Insider produces, reviews, and publishes content. It exists to make our standards visible to readers and to hold us accountable to those standards.
The JBAI Insider editorial team has full authority over what we publish and how. No advertiser, affiliate partner, sponsor, or commercial partner has approval rights over our editorial coverage. We frequently cover products and services that do not pay us, and we sometimes decline to cover products that do pay us, when the editorial judgment warrants it.
We focus on AI search and citation optimization (GEO) because it's an area where mainstream coverage tends to be thin, oversimplified, or vendor-driven. Our goal is practitioner-grade analysis: depth that experts will respect and clarity that newcomers can use. We prioritize accuracy and usefulness over engagement or virality.
Factual claims in our articles are backed by credible sources. Our hierarchy of source preference, from strongest to weakest: (1) primary regulatory or government sources (IRS publications, SEC filings, central bank announcements, etc.), (2) named expert sources speaking on the record, (3) vendor documentation for vendor-specific claims, (4) reputable secondary sources (established trade publications, academic research, established financial publications), (5) our own original research and operations data where we have it.
We cite sources inline using the pattern "[claim], according to [source name] in [date or report]" to enable readers to verify independently. We avoid uncited claims for material factual statements.
We use AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity) for first-draft generation, research summarization, code generation in technical articles, and editorial review assistance. All AI-assisted content is reviewed and edited by human editors before publication. We do not publish content generated solely by AI without human research, editing, and accuracy verification.
Articles where AI was used for substantial production carry an AI-assistance disclosure note. Articles where AI was only used for tooling assistance (spell-check, formatting, code suggestions) are not separately disclosed.
Every article carries a named author. Authors are accountable for accuracy and are reachable through our contact page for editorial questions about their work. Author bios disclose relevant credentials and any material conflicts of interest related to the article topic.
We correct factual errors when surfaced. Material corrections (changes to central claims or substantive numbers) are disclosed prominently in the article footer with the correction date. Minor corrections (typos, formatting, link rot) are made silently. We add update dates to articles where we materially refresh content for time-sensitive topics (rates, regulatory changes, vendor pricing updates).
We disclose material conflicts of interest in two places: (1) affiliate relationships in our affiliate disclosure and inline at the point of each affiliate link, (2) other commercial relationships (advertising sponsors, content partnerships) where they could plausibly influence an article. Authors disclose personal conflicts of interest (e.g., ownership of a vendor they cover) in the article they write.
We don't publish: sponsored content disguised as editorial, recycled press releases without independent verification, opinion pieces presented as factual analysis, content that promotes products we don't genuinely recommend, content optimized purely for search engine ranking without editorial value, or content that violates our reader trust principles in any other way.
This editorial policy is a living document. If you believe we've violated any standard above, or if you think the policy itself should be stronger or clearer, contact us via the contact page with "Editorial" in the subject line.