Editorial Policy — Process, fact-checking, medical review, conflicts of interest

Editorial process

Every article published on Shu Dong Talk follows a four-step process:

1. Human-written draft — written by an editor who has lived experience with the topic. AI-assisted drafting is not used.

2. Medical review — articles that mention health, sleep, breathing, anxiety, or the body are reviewed by Dr. Chen Shuyuan, MD. Medical claims are sourced to peer-reviewed literature.

3. Fact-checking — all data points (sleep hours, heart rate, time intervals, money amounts) are cross-checked against the editor’s primary records. We link to verifiable sources.

4. Conflict-of-interest disclosure — if we mention a product we have tested, we disclose how we obtained it (purchased, review unit, sponsored). Affiliate links are tagged with rel="sponsored".

What we do not publish

• AI-generated content
• Medical claims without peer-reviewed citations
• Product reviews without prior testing
• Sponsored content disguised as editorial
• Guest posts from writers without relevant lived experience

Corrections

When we publish a correction, it is dated and appended to the original article. We do not silently edit articles to hide errors. Readers who point out genuine errors are credited in the correction note (unless they request anonymity).