Editorial Guidelines & Fact-Checking

Purpose and scope

Vedic Matters publishes educational material about Vedic traditions, astrology, calendars, scriptures, yoga, Ayurveda, temples, and related cultural subjects. We aim to distinguish traditional belief, historical context, calculation-based results, and modern interpretation clearly.

Sources and attribution

Writers should identify primary scriptures, recognized translations, established commentaries, or reputable modern references whenever a claim depends on a particular source. Quotations and adapted material must be attributed. We do not present anonymous internet claims as established fact.

Astrology and calendar content

Astrological interpretations are presented as traditional or educational guidance, not guaranteed outcomes. Calculated dates and timings depend on location, timezone, astronomical inputs, and the selected tradition or ayanamsa. Pages should state these dependencies where they materially affect a result.

Health-related content

Ayurveda, yoga, and wellbeing articles are educational and do not replace diagnosis or treatment from a qualified healthcare professional. Writers must avoid promises of cures and should encourage professional advice where safety, medication, pregnancy, or serious symptoms are involved.

Ayurveda knowledge-library method

Our Ayurveda knowledge guides explain the history, vocabulary, texts, and internal logic of a classical knowledge system. They are not treatment plans. Each guide should:

• identify the Sanskrit term and provide a bounded working translation;
• cite a classical passage, a text-critical or institutional resource, or relevant scholarly research;
• distinguish the base text from commentary, translation, and our explanatory synthesis;
• name disagreements in enumeration, attribution, chronology, or translation when they materially affect the topic; and
• avoid claiming that a classical category is identical to a modern biomedical category without appropriate evidence.

Source hierarchy and link checks

We prefer identifiable primary texts and critical editions, official institutional collections, peer-reviewed scholarship, and recognized reference works. Secondary summaries may help readers navigate a topic but should not be the only support for a disputed or health-related claim. Sources are listed on the page so readers can inspect them directly.

Author and review transparency

Where author information is available, articles link to a contributor profile. Library pages attributed to the Vedic Matters Editorial Team are organization-authored explainers and do not imply review by a physician or Ayurvedic clinician. A named reviewer is shown only when that person has actually reviewed the page and their role can be verified. Material changes update the modification date. Automated tools, editorial summaries, and contributor-written articles are not represented as personal professional advice.

Corrections

We correct factual, calculation, attribution, and formatting errors when identified. Substantive corrections should be reflected in the page’s updated date. Readers can report an issue to support@vedicmatters.com and should include the page URL and the source supporting the correction.

Independence and commercial content

Commercial relationships, paid tools, or promotional links should not alter the factual standard applied to editorial content. Calls to action must remain distinguishable from the educational material around them.

Last reviewed: 27 October 2026