The question, people, authority, intended output, and first review point can be named clearly enough for bounded work.
Full scholarly project · 12 to 36 weeks
Research Question to Publication
A complete pathway from a consequential question through readiness, methods, analysis, interpretation, writing, review, dissemination, and preservation.
Purpose and use
A reusable pathway with a distinct record for every recipient.
Coordinate a rigorous multi-hub project with explicit ownership, contribution evidence, decision history, and publication gates.
This template can be assigned to several laboratory crews, group spaces, labs, individuals, or a combined recipient set in one owner action.
Each recipient receives a separate assignment status, dates, notes, linked project, evidence trail, and completion decision.
Stage sequence
10 stages carry the work from readiness into release.
- 01
Question and audience
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 02
Evidence landscape
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 03
Readiness and permissions
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 04
Protocol and methods
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 05
Data and analysis
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 06
Interpretation
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 07
Writing
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 08
Internal review
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 09
Submission and revision
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
- 10
Public record and learning return
Record the responsible person, source materials, decision, evidence, current status, next action, reviewer, and handoff before advancing.
Required outputs
Deliverables make progress examinable.
Project charter
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Responsibility matrix
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Protocol or analysis plan
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Evidence map
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Decision record
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Contribution ledger
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Claims matrix
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Manuscript package
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Dissemination record
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Preservation summary
Preserve a dated version, named owner, review status, supporting reference, revision history, and release decision.
Readiness gate
Confirm these conditions before substantive work advances.
- Named project lead and local stewardsRecord who verified this condition, the evidence or approved reference, the decision date, limits, and next review point.
- Data ownership and access establishedRecord who verified this condition, the evidence or approved reference, the decision date, limits, and next review point.
- Institutional and ethics requirements resolvedRecord who verified this condition, the evidence or approved reference, the decision date, limits, and next review point.
- Authorship process acknowledgedRecord who verified this condition, the evidence or approved reference, the decision date, limits, and next review point.
- Secure working pathway identifiedRecord who verified this condition, the evidence or approved reference, the decision date, limits, and next review point.
- Review and release authority recordedRecord who verified this condition, the evidence or approved reference, the decision date, limits, and next review point.
Review rhythm
One template, several disciplined return points.
Confirm purpose, people, authority, permissions, access, deliverables, dates, and stop conditions.
Examine work completed, contribution evidence, quality, uncertainty, support needs, decisions, and the next bounded action.
Reconcile claims, permissions, authorship, accessibility, audience, confidentiality, publication status, and preservation.
Next action