1. Sourcing Hierarchy
Every factual claim on LooksMaxing Stack must be supported by the strongest available source. We rank sources in descending order of weight:
- Peer-reviewed human clinical trials — randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses indexed in PubMed, Cochrane, or equivalent. Highest weight.
- Regulatory filings — FDA, EMA, and PMDA submissions; prescribing information; clinical trial registry records (ClinicalTrials.gov, EU CTR).
- Peer-reviewed animal (mammalian) studies — used when human data is limited or absent. We label these explicitly as preclinical.
- Peer-reviewed in-vitro studies — lowest-tier primary source. Used only when no in-vivo data exists, and always labeled as in-vitro.
- Conference abstracts and preprints — cited only when they represent the most recent available evidence and flagged as not-yet-peer-reviewed.
- Vendor Certificates of Analysis (COA) — used only for product identity, purity, and form claims. Never used as evidence of therapeutic effect.
We do not cite forum posts, Reddit threads, YouTube videos, influencer content, or uncredentialed blog posts as primary sources. We may reference community experience for color — always labeled as anecdotal.
2. Medical Review
Every guide, stack protocol, and product monograph is reviewed by our Medical Reviewer, Dr. Sarah Whitfield, MD (board-certified Internal Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism fellowship). Her role:
- Verify that every dosing recommendation matches the cited source.
- Flag contraindications, drug interactions, and populations who should avoid a compound.
- Confirm the "for laboratory and educational use only" framing is accurate for each compound.
- Block publication for any unsupported clinical claim.
Dr. Whitfield signs off on a review log that is retained internally. Her byline appears on every article she reviews as "Reviewed by Dr. Sarah Whitfield, MD."
3. Update Cadence
We revisit every guide and product page on a 90-day cadence. At each review window the writer searches PubMed for new literature published since the last review, updates dose guidance if clinical consensus has shifted, adds or revises contraindications, and refreshes the "Updated" date.
Major regulatory events (new FDA filing, black-box warning, market withdrawal) trigger an immediate out-of-cycle update within seven calendar days of the event.
4. AI-Assistance Disclosure
We use large-language-model tools (including Claude and GPT-class systems) as research and drafting aids. They help with literature-search scaffolding, first-draft structure, and copy editing. However:
- No AI-generated text is published without human review.
- Every citation and dose is verified by a human against the primary source.
- Our medical reviewer's clinical judgment is not delegated to AI.
- AI tools do not have authorship bylines. A human author is responsible for every page.
5. Conflicts of Interest & Affiliate Disclosure
LooksMaxing Stack earns affiliate commissions when readers purchase from our vendor, Apollo Peptide Sciences, through our outbound links. This is our primary source of revenue.
We manage this conflict as follows:
- Firewall between commerce and editorial. Our medical reviewer does not know the commission rate on any product. Product-rank decisions in guides are made by the editorial team based on evidence strength, not commission.
- Visible disclosure on every affiliate-linked page. We disclose the relationship in plain language, not just in a buried footer.
- FTC-compliant link markup. Every outbound commercial link is marked with
rel="nofollow noopener sponsored". - Willingness to recommend against. If a vendor product is lower-purity or inadequately documented, we will recommend readers pick another option — even if it costs us revenue.
6. Corrections
If we get something wrong, please email corrections@looksmaxingstack.com with the URL, the specific claim, and a citation to the correct source. We respond within five business days.
When we make a material correction:
- The "Updated" date is revised.
- A dated correction note is appended to the bottom of the page.
- For claims that materially affect safety or dosing, we reprocess the guide through medical review.
7. What We Do Not Do
- We do not prescribe, dispense, or sell peptides ourselves.
- We do not recommend peptides for human use outside appropriate clinical or laboratory contexts.
- We do not accept gifts, free product, or sponsorship from vendors other than standard affiliate commissions disclosed above.
- We do not publish content funded by pharmaceutical manufacturers or vendor PR.
8. Governance
Editorial policy is set by the Editor-in-Chief (Jordan Lee) and Medical Reviewer (Dr. Sarah Whitfield, MD). Material changes to this policy — including new source-rank rules, review cadence changes, or affiliate relationships — require joint sign-off.
This page is the canonical version of our editorial standards. It is updated whenever policy changes; the "Last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision.
Contact
Editorial questions: editorial@looksmaxingstack.com
Corrections: corrections@looksmaxingstack.com
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