Protocols
This page is work in progress [[9 February 2026]]
Table of contents:
1. AI protocol
3. Citation and referencing protocol for our main research
(How to cite sources and format references)
4. Citation and referencing protocol for our Nation Dates series
(How to cite sources and format references)
5. Style and selection protocol for our Nation Dates series
(How to select, write and present the content consistently)
The McGuinness Institute’s protocol documents
AI protocol
25 September 2025
The purpose of this protocol is to clarify how the Institute is currently using AI and how this tool will be acknowledged in our publications. This is not a strict protocol, but rather a collection of guiding principles that will guide the research team as they go about their work.
Library protocol
January 2026
Citation and referencing protocol for our main research [WIP]
This document is currently being updated and will be published in mid-July 2026.
The Nation Dates series protocol documents
Citation and referencing protocol for our Nation Dates series [WIP]
This document is currently being updated and will be published in mid-July 2026.
Selecting and writing protocol for our Nation Dates series [WIP]
This document is currently being updated and will be published in mid-July 2026.
