Editorial Standards

OnlineTyping publishes typing guides, exam prep material, and testing methodology that people rely on for real learning and real career decisions. This page documents the standards every article on the site is held to before it goes live.

Authorship

Every article is attributed to a named editor from our editorial team. The byline links to the editor's bio and full list of published work. We do not publish anonymous content and we do not use AI-generated ghostwriting behind a fake human name.

Editors write within their declared focus area. Martin covers pedagogy, John covers methodology and data, and Le Su covers India-specific and multilingual content. When a piece falls between two focus areas, both editors sign off before publication.

Sourcing and citations

Any factual claim in an article — a benchmark speed, an exam requirement, a study finding, a technique's effectiveness — is expected to have a source. Primary sources (government exam notifications, peer-reviewed research, official platform documentation) are preferred over secondary reporting.

When a claim describes an observation from our own platform data, the article says so explicitly (“on our platform”, “in test sessions we observed”) rather than presenting it as external evidence. We do not fabricate research figures or invent user counts.

Accuracy and fact-checking

  • Numbers (WPM thresholds, exam speeds, study sample sizes) are cross-checked against the source before publication.
  • Government exam requirements (SSC CGL, CHSL, DEST, and equivalents) are verified against the latest official notification and re-checked whenever a new recruitment cycle is announced.
  • Product claims (“our test measures X”) match what the platform actually does — verified against the code and calibration data before the article ships.
  • Where a topic is genuinely contested (e.g. Dvorak vs QWERTY speed gains), we present both sides with their strongest evidence rather than picking a winner rhetorically.

Corrections

When we learn an article contains an error, we correct it. For substantive corrections (a wrong number, a misidentified exam requirement, a factually incorrect claim), we update the article, refresh the “last updated” date, and note the correction inline where it matters. For typos or minor prose edits we simply fix them.

To report an error, email support@online-typing.com or use the contact form. We aim to acknowledge reports within two business days.

Editorial independence

OnlineTyping is not sponsored by any typing-hardware or exam-coaching company. When we recommend a specific keyboard, book, or coaching resource, the recommendation is editorial — not paid. If that ever changes for a specific piece of content (a sponsored review, an affiliate link), it will be disclosed inline at the top of that article.

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