Editorial Standards

These standards explain how FeedsAtlas chooses topics, checks claims, reviews drafts, and corrects published work.

What we publish

Focus: Home Cooking & Food Culture.

FeedsAtlas is a kitchen journal for everyday home cooking: weeknight meals, pantry systems, kitchen skills, culinary traditions, and simple meal planning — written so you can cook with more confidence, not more fuss.

Home cooks who want clear methods, pantry help, and kitchen skills without chef-speak, restaurant recaps, or nutrition lectures.

Primary categories: Weeknight Cooking, Pantry and Ingredients, Kitchen Skills, Culinary Traditions, Meal Planning.

How we choose topics

• Every article starts from a clear reader question and aims to leave the reader with a useful answer.
• Topics should fit the site's focus and avoid repeating an existing page without adding something new.
• We publish guides meant to help readers, not pages built only to chase search terms.

Sources and evidence

• Prefer primary or official sources—government agencies, standards bodies, manufacturer documentation, or peer-reviewed research—over secondary roundups.
• Factual claims that are not common knowledge should include a direct citation link in the article.
• When a topic needs evidence, include at least two authoritative sources.
• We do not invent statistics, quotes, interviews, product tests, first-hand experiences, case studies, current prices, or credentials.

Review before publishing

• Does the article answer the reader's question?
• Are claims supported, and do the citation links work?
• Is the structure clear, with useful sections and practical detail?
• Are images relevant, properly licensed or original, and described accurately?
• Do related links help the reader continue on a useful next step?
• Is the byline assigned to a named contributor for this site?

How we use AI

AI tools may help with research, outlining, drafting, and copy-editing. A human reviewer remains responsible for accuracy, sourcing, and whether an article is ready to publish. This disclosure also appears on our About page.

Author roles

Author names and titles describe editorial coverage roles (for example, a section editor). They are not claims of professional licensure, medical/financial/legal qualification, or verified personal experience.

Images

• Use original or properly licensed images only.
• Choose visuals that match the article topic.
• Write accurate alt text that describes the image content.
• Keep a record of where each image came from and how it is licensed.

Dates, updates, and links

• Each article shows a publication date. Material updates should also show an updated date and, when substantive, a correction note.
• Related links should help readers continue with the same topic, not pad the page.

Topic boundaries

These kitchen guides are not nutrition, diet, or medical advice. Doneness temperatures, leftover storage, and thawing follow official food-safety sources. If someone may have a foodborne illness, the article should point readers toward a clinician rather than offering a diagnosis.

Independence and corrections

Editorial decisions for these guides follow the standards above. Advertising is separate from this editorial process. To report an error, follow our corrections process or use the contact form.