RESEARCH METHODS / 18

Maintain corrections and revisions

A revision record explains when and why the basis of a conclusion changed.

About 3 min
Study notes & citation

Maintain corrections and revisions. Institute of Chinese Mantic Arts. https://www.manticarts.com/en/handbook/corrections

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Research focus

Distinguish typography, new material, procedural corrections and changed conclusions. Record date, location, explanation and responsibility.

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Procedure and example

Create a before/after example and check translations, tables, summaries and citations. Keep substantial changes traceable.

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Output and review

Deliver a revision log and correction channel. Preserve unresolved questions without filling gaps with unwarranted certainty.

Resources and methodological references

The procedures and exercises are editorial teaching suggestions. These resources provide textual, collection or open-research access; links imply no affiliation or endorsement.

Chinese Text Project · Introduction ↗
Resource information for text search and locating words and editions.

International Dunhuang Programme ↗
Manuscript collections, images and catalogue access.

Editorial study material · 2026-09-28