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# Evidence Assessment Template
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## Purpose
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Per-source quality assessment card. Used by the source_verification_agent to systematically evaluate each source entering the research pipeline.
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## Assessment Card
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```markdown
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## Evidence Assessment Card
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### Source Identification
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- **Citation (APA 7.0)**: [full reference]
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- **DOI/URL**: [link]
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- **Type**: [journal article / book / report / web / conference paper / thesis / other]
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- **Access Date**: [when verified]
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---
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### Quality Assessment
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#### 1. Evidence Level
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**Level**: [I / II / III / IV / V / VI / VII]
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**Justification**: [why this level]
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#### 2. Publication Venue
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- **Journal/Publisher**: [name]
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- **Indexed in**: [Scopus / WoS / PubMed / DOAJ / other / none]
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- **Impact Factor/CiteScore**: [value or N/A]
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- **COPE member**: [Yes / No / Unknown]
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- **Predatory indicators**: [None / Flags: list]
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**Venue Grade**: [Excellent / Good / Adequate / Questionable / Unacceptable]
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#### 3. Author Credibility
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- **Author(s)**: [names]
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- **Affiliation(s)**: [institutions]
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- **ORCID**: [if available]
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- **Track record**: [publication history in field]
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- **Expertise match**: [relevant to topic? Yes/Partial/No]
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**Author Grade**: [Excellent / Good / Adequate / Unknown / Questionable]
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#### 4. Methodological Quality
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- **Design**: [description]
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- **Sample**: [size, selection, representativeness]
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- **Analysis**: [appropriate for design?]
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- **Limitations acknowledged**: [Yes / Partially / No]
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- **Replicable**: [Yes / Partially / No]
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**Method Grade**: [Excellent / Good / Adequate / Weak / Flawed]
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#### 5. Currency
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- **Publication year**: [YYYY]
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- **Data collection period**: [if stated]
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- **Field velocity**: [Rapid / Moderate / Slow / Foundational]
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- **Still current**: [Yes / Conditionally / No]
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**Currency Grade**: [Current / Acceptable / Dated / Outdated / Foundational]
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#### 6. Conflict of Interest
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- **Declared COI**: [None / Listed: details]
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- **Funding source**: [source or Not stated]
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- **Potential undeclared COI**: [None detected / Possible: details]
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**COI Grade**: [Clean / Minor / Moderate / Significant / Critical]
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---
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### Overall Assessment
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| Dimension | Grade |
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|-----------|-------|
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| Evidence Level | [I-VII] |
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| Venue | [Excellent-Unacceptable] |
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| Author | [Excellent-Questionable] |
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| Method | [Excellent-Flawed] |
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| Currency | [Current-Outdated] |
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| COI | [Clean-Critical] |
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| **Overall** | **[A / B / C / D / F]** |
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### Recommendation
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- [ ] **Use as primary evidence** (Grade A-B)
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- [ ] **Use as supporting evidence** (Grade B-C)
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- [ ] **Use with explicit caveats** (Grade C-D)
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- [ ] **Do not use** (Grade D-F) — Reason: [specific reason]
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### Notes
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[Any additional observations, caveats, or context]
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## Batch Assessment Summary
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```markdown
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## Source Verification Summary
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**Date**: [YYYY-MM-DD]
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**Sources assessed**: [N]
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**Assessor**: source_verification_agent
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### Grade Distribution
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| Grade | Count | % |
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|-------|-------|---|
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| A (Excellent) | X | X% |
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| B (Good) | X | X% |
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| C (Adequate) | X | X% |
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| D (Weak) | X | X% |
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| F (Unacceptable) | X | X% |
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### Flagged Sources
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| Source | Issue | Severity | Recommendation |
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|--------|-------|----------|---------------|
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| [ref] | [issue] | [High/Medium/Low] | [Include with caveat / Exclude] |
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### Predatory Journal Alerts
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[List any flagged journals]
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### Overall Source Base Quality
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**Assessment**: [Strong / Adequate / Mixed / Weak]
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**Recommendation**: [Proceed / Supplement / Major revision of source base needed]
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```
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## Usage Notes
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- Complete one card per source for full verification
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- Batch summary should be produced after all cards are complete
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- Minimum spot-check: 20% of sources get full card assessment
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- All Grade D/F sources require documented justification
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- Any predatory journal flag requires full verification
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