SHAPE Singapore Editorial Standards
How SHAPE researches, writes, reviews and improves health and wellness stories.
What we publish
Useful by design
We focus on practical fitness, nutrition, preventive health, mental wellbeing and active Singapore life. Every guide should answer a real question, give a safe next step and connect readers to deeper learning or a useful tool.
Start with our current editorial guides to see that standard in practice.
Health content
Clear boundaries protect readers
Health stories separate general education from personal medical advice. We avoid diagnosis, guaranteed outcomes and oversimplified claims. We flag red-flag symptoms, known limits and situations where a doctor, dietitian, physiotherapist or another qualified professional should be involved.
Sources and updates
Use the strongest practical evidence
We prefer current primary research, systematic reviews, professional guidelines and Singapore public-health sources. Time-sensitive advice is checked at publication and reviewed when guidance changes. Each article displays an update date, and older SHAPE URLs are clearly labelled as refreshed archive topics.
AI-assisted visuals
Illustration, never proof
Some editorial images are created with generative tools under human art direction. They are illustrative. They are not evidence of an outcome, a product test or a real patient. We label them and do not use generated visuals to imitate a medical condition.
Corrections
Tell us exactly what needs attention
If we get something wrong, we correct the material and update the date. Material changes are recorded in our public corrections log. Send a clear note and a supporting source to [email protected] or use the contact page.
Named expert review
No anonymous or invented credentials
A medical review label appears only after an identified qualified professional has reviewed the relevant claims. Our clinical review policy explains the standard, while the expert contribution route provides a transparent way to take part.