Who is responsible
Hasna Elhay, founder of the Interflourishing Institute, is responsible for reviewing website content and for editorial decisions. Read her founder story or our mission and current stage.
Our research directions describe exploratory questions. They should not be read as completed studies or established research programs. The manifesto sets out commitments; it is not evidence that those commitments have been achieved.
Different claims need different labels
Evidence
A report of an observation or study should identify its source, methods, scope and limitations. Evidence about one system, population or setting does not automatically establish the same result elsewhere.
Interpretation or hypothesis
An explanation or inference goes beyond what was directly observed. For example, asking whether a relationship-based assessment helps people notice overlooked costs is a research question, not a demonstrated benefit.
Ethical commitment
Our view that human wellbeing, possible AI interests and ecological health deserve consideration is a position about what matters. It does not establish that current AI systems are conscious or that these interests always align.
Personal account or proposal
The founder story describes personal experience. A proposed method or hypothetical example describes something to examine or try. Neither is presented as a controlled study or a validated intervention.
Sources, review and assistance
For evidence-based writing, our standard is to link to original research or methods where available, keep qualifications beside the claims they limit, and distinguish measured results from estimates and projections. Sources should support the specific statement being made.
Founder review is not independent peer review. We will describe external review only when it has actually occurred, identify its scope, and credit reviewers with their permission. A citation, affiliation or discussion does not imply endorsement.
AI tools have assisted with drafting and website development. AI output is not a source of evidence or an independent reviewer. Editorial responsibility remains with Hasna. Substantive research outputs should describe relevant assistance and the checks performed on their claims.
These are publishing standards, not a claim that every page has undergone a formal literature review. Where a source or interpretation is uncertain, we should state that uncertainty and revise the claim when warranted.
Funding and independence
Our conclusions should follow evidence and reasoned judgment, including when they are inconvenient to potential supporters. Support must not purchase a favorable assessment, control our conclusions, or prevent us from publishing criticism.
Before accepting future support, we intend to examine whether the supporter has interests in work we might evaluate. This includes relevant employment, investments and other financial ties of individual supporters, as well as the interests of organizations. Individual funding is not automatically free of conflicts.
Our standard is to disclose relevant support and conflicts alongside affected work, and to decline arrangements that compromise editorial independence. This statement sets expectations for future support; it does not announce a donation program or describe an existing donor base.
Current disclosure: As of , Hasna Elhay reports no conflicts of interest. This is a dated personal disclosure, not an independent audit or a guarantee that future conflicts cannot arise.
Questions, corrections and revisions
If you spot an error, a missing qualification or a relevant conflict, contact info@interflourishing.org or use the contact form. Include the page URL, the statement at issue, and a source or explanation that helps us assess it.
Hasna is the point of responsibility for considering these requests. Our standard is to record substantive corrections on the affected page, with a date and a description of what changed. Routine spelling and formatting fixes do not need a research revision label. We will not describe a disputed claim as settled simply because it has been published.
Page history
: First publication of these standards, the responsible editor and the current conflict disclosure.
See our approach to inquiry and working definition of interflourishing.