Status Taxonomy
Statuses track what happened after an entry was produced.
- Draft: internal draft, not submitted.
- Submitted: sent to the target institution.
- Triage: under editorial review.
- Needs edits: revisions requested before publication.
- Approved: cleared for publication.
- Published: public entry is live.
- Rejected: declined for publication.
- Archived: no longer active, preserved for record.
We also record external outcomes in the status timeline (e.g., acknowledged, no response).