Labcritics covers scientific instruments, laboratory software and the companies behind them. Getting technical detail right matters more here than being first, and this page describes how we verify what we publish.
Sourcing
Claims about a product’s specifications, pricing, availability or performance are traced to a primary source wherever possible: manufacturer documentation, datasheets, peer-reviewed publications, regulatory filings, official announcements, or direct testing. We link to primary sources so readers can check our work.
Manufacturer claims
Performance figures supplied by a vendor are attributed to that vendor rather than presented as independent findings. We distinguish between what a manufacturer states, what independent testing shows, and what we have verified ourselves.
Verification before publication
Before an article goes live we check that every specification, figure, product name, company name and date is supported by a source, that quotations are accurate and in context, and that links resolve to what they claim to.
Anonymous and off-record sources
We prefer named sources. Where a source cannot be named, an editor knows their identity and the reason for anonymity, and we explain to readers why the source is unnamed.
Updates to published work
Where a product changes materially after publication — a specification revision, a price change, a discontinuation — we update the article and note the change rather than silently editing it.
Reporting an error
If you believe something we published is inaccurate, email info@labcritics.com with the URL and the specific claim in question. See our corrections policy.