pepi.ninja

Editorial standards

Methodology

Last updated · 2026-05-02

SECTION 01 — SCOPE

What this site does

pepi.ninja covers two intersecting subjects: (1) the FDA's review and policy framework for compounded peptide preparations, and (2) the publicly available scientific literature on individual peptide molecules.

We are a curator. We do not generate original research. We do not give medical advice. We do not endorse the use of any substance.

SECTION 02 — OUT OF SCOPE

What this site does not do

  • We do not sell, distribute, manufacture, or facilitate the sale of any substance.
  • We do not give personalized medical advice.
  • We do not make therapeutic claims. Our peptide pages report what cited sources state, with neutral verbs only.
  • We are not affiliated with any peptide manufacturer, compounding pharmacy, or supplement vendor.

SECTION 03 — SOURCES

Source whitelist

The only sources we cite as authority:

Peer-reviewed

  • PubMed-indexed peer-reviewed papers (PMID required)
  • Cochrane reviews

Regulatory

  • FDA documents (warning letters, PCAC minutes, briefing materials, guidance documents, DailyMed labels)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov registered trials (NCT number required)
  • International regulators (EMA, Health Canada, TGA)

Reference

  • NIH/NLM resources (MeSH, PubChem)
  • DrugBank
  • Recognized references (Merck Manual, USP)

Journalism (news posts only)

  • Established science journalism (STAT News, Endpoints News, Reuters Health, Nature News) — for news posts only, not for biological claims

SECTION 04 — ATTRIBUTION

Attribution rules

  1. 01 RULE 01 — CITATIONS

    Every factual claim about a peptide cites a specific whitelisted source with a working link.

  2. 02 RULE 02 — NEUTRAL VERBS

    We use neutral reportage verbs only.

  3. 03 RULE 03 — LIMITATIONS

    We include study limitations the authors themselves note.

  4. 04 RULE 04 — NO ENDORSEMENT

    No first-person editorial endorsement.

  5. 05 RULE 05 — TRANSPARENCY

    Every page displays its last_updated date.

SECTION 05 — VERB POLICY

Banned verbs & preferred alternatives

Per attribution rule 02, we use neutral reportage verbs only. The list on the left is rejected at lint time; the list on the right shows neutral phrasing we accept.

BANNED · 11 VERBS

  • treats
  • cures
  • shows
  • demonstrates
  • proves
  • confirms
  • works for
  • effective for
  • is effective
  • is shown to
  • has been shown

PREFERRED · NEUTRAL

  • reports
  • observed
  • measured
  • investigated
  • evaluated
  • associated with
  • cited
  • found

SECTION 06 — CORRECTIONS

Reporting a citation error

If you find a citation that is broken, misattributed, or misrepresents its source, email corrections@pepi.ninja (forwards to editorial). Include the URL of the page, the citation in question, and the issue. We aim to verify and correct within seven days.

corrections@pepi.ninja