ScriptureSide Editorial Policy
Last updated: August 21, 2026
ScriptureSide publishes Bible text alongside study notes, summaries, prayers, reflection prompts, and practical applications. This policy explains which material comes from a Bible translation and which material is prepared by ScriptureSide.
Scripture text and biblical authorship
Scripture quotations are identified by translation. The translation name, license status, text provider, and required attribution are shown near the content or on our Bible Text Licenses & Attributions page.
We do not label the ancient or traditional author of a biblical book as the author of a ScriptureSide web page. When authorship is relevant to a study note, we distinguish a traditional attribution from a historically certain claim. We also avoid assigning one author automatically to collections such as Psalms or to books whose authorship is debated or unknown.
Who prepares the study notes
Labels such as Study notes prepared by ScriptureSide Editorial Team refer to the original material added by this site, including explanations, summaries, prayers, FAQs, and application prompts. They do not claim authorship of the quoted Scripture text.
How we use AI
AI may assist with drafting, outlining, organizing references, or producing an initial version of study material. Pages that use this workflow are labeled as prepared with AI assistance. AI is not treated as an author, editor, theological authority, or reviewer.
An AI-assisted label does not mean that a page has received independent human or theological review. A separate Reviewed by label appears only when an identifiable person or accountable team has actually completed the stated review.
Editorial review status
When a page is reviewed, the review may include one or more of the following:
- checking that quoted verse references and translations match;
- reading the surrounding passage to reduce out-of-context interpretation;
- checking factual claims and linking to appropriate sources;
- editing repeated, generic, unclear, or unsupported language;
- checking medical, mental-health, crisis, and safety language for appropriate limits.
We do not display professional or theological credentials unless they are accurate and relevant to the review performed. Pages without a named reviewer should not be understood as independently reviewed.
Corrections and material updates
We correct inaccurate quotations, broken sources, misleading explanations, and material factual errors. A displayed last-updated date should reflect a meaningful content change, not a routine build, deployment, or cosmetic edit.
Pastoral, medical, and crisis boundaries
ScriptureSide offers spiritual study and encouragement. It does not replace qualified pastoral care, medical treatment, mental-health care, legal advice, or emergency services. Content involving illness, self-harm, abuse, or immediate danger should direct readers toward appropriate professional or emergency support rather than relying on generated text.
Contact and corrections
To report a quotation, attribution, licensing, or editorial concern, email [email protected]. Please include the page URL and a short description of the issue.