--- title: Editorial Standards and Corrections | Culture Crest url: https://www.culturecrest.work/editorial-standards publisher: WCRC Culture Crest note: Plain-text copy of the page for agents. The HTML page is canonical. --- Assessment and measurement # Editorial standards and corrections policy WCRC Culture Crest publishes rankings built from secondary research, assessments built from primary evidence, and guides written by its Research Desk. These are the rules that apply to all three: where evidence comes from, how figures are produced, how pages are dated and updated, and how anyone can ask for a correction. By WCRC Culture Crest Research Desk ยท Updated 23 October 2026 ## What Culture Crest publishes - **Rankings.** [India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250), built only from secondary research. - **Assessments.** The [Culture Crest Workplace Analysis](https://www.culturecrest.work/assessment) and [Most Valuable Workplaces](https://www.culturecrest.work/most-valuable-workplaces), built from primary evidence collected inside an organisation. - **Guides and research.** [Workplace and HR guides](https://www.culturecrest.work/guides), a [glossary](https://www.culturecrest.work/glossary), and [editorial research](https://www.culturecrest.work/insights) from the Research Desk. ## How evidence is used The ranking uses four evidence streams, all secondary: employee sentiment research (40%), public disclosure audit (25%), wcrc analyst evaluation (20%), third-party validation (15%). WCRC did not survey employees for the ranking. [How it was built](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250-methodology). Every figure about the ranking is computed from the published ranking data and links back to it. A number that is not about the ranking is a definition or a formula, not a statistic about India or about HR. ## What a score means A score is a position on the WCRC Equity Index scale in one edition and one cohort. It is not a percentage of employees satisfied, and it is not a verdict on any individual employee's experience. Equal scores share a position. A list is described by what it measures: a pillar leaderboard is titled by the pillar, not by who the organisation might suit. ## How the guides are written Guides give general information in plain language, written by the Research Desk. They draw on established definitions, and where a guide relies on a specific outside source it names that source. They are not legal, medical or professional advice. ## Open data and reuse The ranking is published as open data under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): you may reuse it with credit and a link. Files, the licence and how to cite are on the [press and citation page](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/press). ## Corrections A ranked organisation can submit documented corrections to facts used in its evaluation. Corrections are reviewed against the evidence; ranks are not negotiated. 1. Email info@culturecrest.work with the page, the fact you believe is wrong, and the document or source that shows it. 2. A second analyst reviews the claim against the evidence. 3. If the evidence supports the change, the page is corrected, its updated date moves, and a change to the open data is recorded in the [changelog](https://www.culturecrest.work/data/v1/changelog.json). 4. If it does not, the entry stands and we reply with the reason. Ranks are not negotiated. ## Updates and dates Pages show when they were last updated. The ranking is an annual edition; the current one is the Founding Edition (2026), so there is no year-on-year movement to report yet. Open data files carry a version and a changelog, and the sitemap's dates change only when a page's content changes. ## What this site does not do - It does not survey employees for the ranking. - It does not rank workplaces for any single group of employees. - It does not certify an organisation. - It does not publish an organisation's internal data without its agreement. ## Frequently asked questions ### How does Culture Crest check the figures it publishes? Figures about the ranking are computed from the published ranking data, so a page cannot disagree with the data. The ranking itself passes five validation checks before release: triangulation, outlier detection, second-analyst review, research sign-off, factual corrections. ### How do I request a correction? Email info@culturecrest.work with the page, the fact you believe is wrong and the document that shows it. A second analyst reviews it against the evidence, and the page is corrected only if the evidence supports the change. ### How often is the ranking updated? The ranking is an annual edition. The current edition is the Founding Edition (2026). Open data files carry a version number and a changelog. ### Can I reuse the ranking data? Yes. It is published under CC BY 4.0: reuse it with credit to WCRC Culture Crest and a link to the ranking. Written by the WCRC Culture Crest Research Desk, part of [WCRC Intelligence](https://www.wcrcint.com/). General information, not professional advice. Culture Crest Workplace Analysis Measure it inside your organisation A published ranking shows how a workplace reads from outside. An assessment measures it from within: a survey, an audit of systems and verified outcome data. info@culturecrest.workAbout the Workplace Analysis ## Read next - [How the 2026 ranking was builtRead](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250-methodology) - [Press and citation kit for the rankingRead](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/press) - [Workplace culture assessment: methods, what to measure and how to choose oneA workplace culture assessment measures what working in an organisation is really like, and whether its systems and results match.Read](https://www.culturecrest.work/workplace-culture-assessment) - [guidesRead](https://www.culturecrest.work/guides) - [About WCRC Culture CrestRead](https://www.culturecrest.work/about-wcrc)