Contributor Agreement
Effective date: pending launch
1. Editorial Standards
As a condition of publishing on ArcheTelos, every contributor commits to the following. These standards apply equally to text, video, podcast, and any other format. They are enforced consistently and without exception.
ArcheTelos will not publish:
- Racial commentary, racial ranking, or supremacist framing
- Religious sectarianism or attacks on any faith tradition
- Partisan electoral advocacy
- Comparative coverage that ranks European traditions against other heritages
- Personal attacks, harassment, or grievance content
- Unsourced or fabricated historical claims
- Content that reads as recruitment material for any political movement
Contributors who repeatedly attempt to introduce such material will have their contributor status revoked.
The full editorial position — including what we do publish and how we treat the intersection of European traditions with other histories — is set out on the About page (sections "What We Are Not" and "Our Lane") and the FAQ (section "Editorial Position"). This Agreement incorporates those documents by reference.
2. Contributor License
Defines the rights contributors grant to ArcheTelos for publication, archival, and distribution. Counsel to draft.
3. Originality and Sources
Originality warranty, sourcing standards, attribution requirements, plagiarism handling. Counsel to draft.
4. Editing
ArcheTelos performs light editing for clarity, accuracy, and house style. We will not change a contributor's argument or voice without sign-off.
5. Compensation
Payment terms, schedule, and conditions. Counsel to draft once compensation model is finalised.
6. Term and Termination
Duration, termination grounds (including violation of Section 1), post-termination rights in published work.
7. Indemnification and Warranties
Standard publisher protections. Counsel to draft.
8. Governing Law
Counsel to advise.
9. Contact
Editorial questions and pitches: contributors@archetelos.stream.