1.b. Time to Review

One great thing about having an international editorial team is that someone is usually always online at any given time. It allows us to keep an eye on breaking news stories that come into the queue, or critical issues that need immediate attention.

Our general time to review is 3-5 business days. Factors such as national holidays, and large product launches/events could affect those wait times.

We appreciate your patience. If your article has greatly exceeded the 5 business day wait time, you can contact our support team here: https://hackernoon.com/contact

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Editing Protocol Index:

1. Editing Protocol Overview

   1. Second Human Rule

      1. Verified Writers

   2. Time to Review

2. Standards of Quality

   1. Originality Score
   2. 6 Ws Score
   3. Objectivity in ranked listicles
   4. Unranked listicles
   5. Actionable advice

3. Red Flags

   1. Subject Matter

      1. Subject matter saturation

   2. Plagiarism

   3. Sources and Citations

   4. Formatting is bad or broken

   5. Grammar level: gibberish

   6. Story is Too Short

4. Backlink Rules & Guidelines

   1. Backlink Limits

   2. Backlink quality and diversity

      1. Diversity of sources
      2. Internal linking
      3. Changing links

   3. Reposting and Canonical Linking

      1. Canonical links to company domain
      2. Canonical links to blog networks or social networks