Editorial Policy: Writing, Sources and Review Credits
Our guides should make a travel decision easier and show what supports the advice. This page explains the standards we use and how to interpret the evidence and credits you see. A published guide is not automatically a fully reviewed guide.
Writing and review credits
Iceland.org publishes the guides; Erik Rivera is the owner and founder. “Published by Iceland.org” identifies the publisher, not a named writer or a completed human review. Where an individual writing or review credit is not available, we do not invent one.
A human factual review needs a named reviewer, date, the version examined and a defined scope. The reviewer checks claims against sources and records unresolved issues. A review of parking information, for example, does not verify every other claim on the page. Substantive changes require review of the changed version.
Some existing guides are still awaiting complete factual and editorial review. A source citation or an updated date should not be read as a claim that this work is finished.
Sources and fact checking
- Identify the claim that needs support: for example a parking rule, opening time or measured value.
- Use the responsible authority for rules and access, the named operator for its product, and the original dataset for statistics where available.
- Check that the evidence covers the actual place, date, unit and conditions being described. Record uncertainty or conflicting sources.
- Link to the supporting page and record the source-check date beside the claim where a source note is provided.
- Remove or qualify an unsupported assertion. A link to an organisation’s homepage does not verify every statement in a guide.
These are the standards for verification, not a claim that every legacy page has completed every step. A note marked “source checked” records a particular source check; it is not a full-page review or a live feed.
Before travelling, use SafeTravel alerts, road conditions and weather forecasts. Confirm changing prices, opening hours and activity requirements with the responsible operator.
Experience and AI assistance
AI tools assist with research organisation, drafting, editing and consistency checks. Their output is not a factual source. A person’s identity or ownership role alone does not establish subject expertise, a visit or a product test.
An account described as first-hand should identify the contributor and relevant visit or observation date, with supporting notes or media. Images need appropriate usage rights and captions. Stock imagery and diagrams must not be passed off as evidence of our own trip.
Suggested itineraries, budgeting worksheets and schematic maps can be useful research-based tools. Their assumptions and limits should be clear; they must not be labelled measured, tested or personally experienced without evidence.
What dates mean
- Updated: a content edit date, not necessarily a new visit or a full factual review.
- Source checked: when the linked evidence was examined for a specific claim.
- Reviewed: only a documented human review, with the person and scope identified.
A formatting edit should not refresh the apparent age of the underlying research. Old review credits must not silently carry over to changed advice.
Commercial disclosures and suppliers
Tour comparisons, package ideas and trip enquiries have a commercial purpose. A proposal must be assessed on its actual operator, price, inclusions and terms; a listing does not guarantee availability or establish a supplier contract.
Commercial links may generate commission. Affiliate, sponsored or hosted material should identify the relevant relationship where the reader encounters it. The disclosure must describe the actual arrangement; the presence of a link does not itself establish a partnership.
We do not publish “best”, “cheapest”, tested-product, service-history or supplier-relationship claims as facts without evidence and a clear comparison scope. Read how trip enquiries work before requesting arrangements.
Corrections and unresolved information
Send a correction through the contact page. Include the page URL, the statement, why it may be wrong and any supporting source. Avoid sending sensitive travel documents for a content correction.
Corrections need to be assessed against the relevant evidence. Material corrections should identify what changed. There is no guaranteed response or correction deadline. For an urgent travel decision, follow the responsible authority or operator’s current instructions instead of waiting for a website update.
Country reference: Iceland statistics.