The source log is the part of a research report that makes everything else checkable. Findings carry a short reference, and the reference leads to a log line that says what was read, where, when and what it was used for. This page describes the fields of a log line and how to use the log. It shows structure only: no real source, company or finding appears here.
A log is not a bibliography added at the end. Each finding carries a reference and each reference leads to a log line. If a reader doubts a finding, the log shows the document behind it and the date it was read, so a later change to that document can be seen against the reading.
A finding that depends on a source that cannot be located again is not a verified fact.
A short identifier that findings quote, so that one source can support many lines without being retyped.
Which family it belongs to: official record, the subject's own material, independent third-party mention, platform profile or client-provided.
Where it can be found again: a page address, a record identifier or the name of the supplied document.
When the source was read. Pages and records change, and the date is what makes a finding a dated reading.
Which finding or findings rely on it, and which evidence label each carries.
Anything that affects weight, such as a thin record, a promotional origin or a possible name match.
Citations point to the relevant passage, not the whole source.
Listing a source in the log means it was read, not that it is right.
A citation points to a source. It does not reproduce it.
Each finding in the report ends with its reference.
The same page or record is reached. If it has changed, compare it with the date read.
The finding should say no more than the source does. If it does, ask about it.
A line without a reference is not backed by the log; ask which of the four labels it carries.
Research reports what can be established from public and provided sources. It is not a guarantee about a counterparty's future conduct and not legal advice.
Yes. A source log comes with each report, and it is built to be read alongside the findings.
This page describes references and locators, not copies of sources, and it makes no commitment about keeping any.
Because pages and records change. The date turns a finding into a dated reading.
Compare what you find now with the date read. A difference means the source changed after the reading, not that the finding was wrong when made.
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