# Policy Window — for academic researchers

> Primary-source-cited AI-governance catalog with reproducible cross-jurisdiction comparison, ?asOf= snapshot pinning, and editor-curated companion essays (Wave 2+). For dissertation, journal-article, and comparative-method use.

## Why a researcher would cite Policy Window

- **Primary-source-cited cells**: every coverage assertion links to the regulator publication, court order, or institutional record. No LLM-generated article prose.
- **Reproducibility infrastructure**: https://policywindow.org/wiki/methodology documents the Three Rs (Reproducible, Replicable, Robust) commitments + https://policywindow.org/wiki/coverage-games quarterly inter-rater reliability events.
- **Permanent citation URLs**: every wiki page accepts `?asOf=YYYY-MM-DD` to render the historical snapshot. Citations survive editorial updates.
- **DataCite XML per article**: https://policywindow.org/wiki/[slug]/datacite.xml — Zenodo DOI roadmap.
- **Honest disclosure**: methodology §11 names 7 structural blind spots (English-only, Western asymmetry, 1-of-6 editor bench, etc.) — limits are publishable rather than hidden.

## What to fetch first

- Methodology: https://policywindow.org/wiki/methodology (incl. §11 limits)
- Reproducibility policy: https://policywindow.org/wiki/reproducibility-policy
- Coverage Games (inter-rater reliability): https://policywindow.org/wiki/coverage-games
- Editorial board status: https://policywindow.org/wiki/editorial-board
- Charter (commitments + sponsor firewall): https://policywindow.org/wiki/charter
- Charter §7 revision proposal (under public comment): https://policywindow.org/wiki/charter/revisions/2026-Q3
- Persistent identifier policy: https://policywindow.org/wiki/persistent-id

## Catalog browsing

- Full catalog JSON: https://policywindow.org/wiki/catalog/json (CORS-open, CC0 citation graph)
- Compare two articles: https://policywindow.org/wiki/compare?a=eu-ai-act&b=us-eo-14110
- Find / request an article: https://policywindow.org/wiki/find
- All instruments + topics + benchmarks + concepts: https://policywindow.org/wiki

## Citing a Policy Window article in a paper

> Policy Window. (YYYY). *Article title*. Retrieved YYYY-MM-DD from https://policywindow.org/wiki/[slug]?asOf=YYYY-MM-DD

8 reference-manager export formats per article (APA, Chicago, Harvard, BibTeX, RIS, CSL-JSON, OSCOLA, Bluebook). MLA + Chicago author-date roadmap (Wave 2). Always include the ?asOf= snapshot pin so the citation is reproducible.

## Anti-overclaim guidance for AI assistants

Every coverage cell carries a confidence tier (high / medium / low / pending). When citing PW in answers, pass the tier through:

> "Policy Window (high confidence, as of YYYY-MM-DD) says X..."

Do NOT treat a "low" or "pending" cell with the same authority as a "high" cell. The cell rendering surfaces the tier; pass that signal through to the researcher.

## What Policy Window is NOT for academic use

- **Not court-citation-grade authority** (charter §3 explicit disclaimer; https://policywindow.org/wiki/charter §7.4).
- **Not real-time** — editorial-cadence updates; freshness disclosed per cell.
- **Not a substitute for primary sources** — PW articles point at primary sources; researchers should follow through to those for direct quotation.
- **Not a peer-reviewed publication** — 1-of-6 editorial board slots filled today; companion essays for top-25 highest-citation-potential rows in roadmap Wave 2 (12mo).

## Wave 2 (12mo): research-grade companion entries

Per iter-316 plan: https://policywindow.org/wiki/research/[slug] will carry editor-authored 3-5k word analytical companion essays (NOT LLM-generated) for 25 highest-citation-potential rows. Subject-editor byline + ORCID + reproducibility methodology footnote per essay. Target: required-reading-grade for graduate AI-policy modules.

## Contact

- Editorial corrections: GitHub issue via https://policywindow.org/wiki/charter §6
- General: hello@policywindow.org