Scope And Responsibility
ToolsQuark publishes educational tools, not personalized professional advice. Every page should make its purpose, method, assumptions, and limits understandable without hiding important caveats behind a disclaimer.
Source Hierarchy
We prefer sources in this order when they directly fit the claim:
- Government and public-health agencies, standards bodies, and professional clinical organizations.
- Original peer-reviewed research describing a formula or method.
- Systematic reviews and peer-reviewed consensus statements.
- Secondary sources only when a stronger primary source is unavailable and the claim is low risk.
A reference provides background; it does not imply that the publisher endorses ToolsQuark.
Calculator Standards
Calculator pages should disclose the equation, define variables and units, show a reproducible example, explain rounding, and identify populations or situations where the estimate may fail. Metric and imperial paths are tested against equivalent inputs when both are available.
Self-Check Standards
Original self-checks are labeled as original and non-validated. Pages disclose the number of items, 1-to-4 scoring, total range, editorial result bands, and the meaning of dimension bars. They must not borrow the name, scoring thresholds, or authority of a validated instrument without actually implementing and licensing it appropriately.
Testing And Release
Generated pages are checked for valid JavaScript, canonical URLs, JSON-LD parsing, responsive overflow, reference attributes, and representative results. Interactive self-checks are completed through the result state before release.
Updates And Corrections
Pages display a last-updated date. A material formula, threshold, source, safety, or labeling change should update that date and regenerate the published page. Report reproducible problems through GitHub Issues.
Clinical Review Status
ToolsQuark does not currently claim universal clinician review. If a qualified reviewer is added in the future, the site should identify the person, credentials, review scope, and review date rather than using an anonymous badge.