Build your digital publication correction log.

How to build your digital publication correction log

1. 1

   Describe the job

   Keep reported errors, source checks and editorial corrections connected.

2. 2

   Review the first version

   Choose how the author records the article and how the editor reviews the next step.

3. 3

   Refine the views

   Ask First to adjust the fields and views for the people who will use the app.

4. 4

   Test before sharing

   Walk through the process with a sample record and check who owns the next action.

What to include in your digital publication correction log

• Keep the article in context

  Keep article, reported error, source check, correction text, editor decision and public note together so the next person can understand the request or record.

• When the next step needs a decision

  A reader reports a wrong date in an article. Preserve the original claim, verify its source and record the accepted correction before changing publication copy.

• Keep public note visible

  Record the approved correction and any public explanation alongside the original report.

• Choose what each person needs

  Give the author a working view and the editor a review view. Keep article and reported error attached to the decision as the work moves between them.