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title: "Editorial policy and content standards"
description: "How this site handles sources, scholarly differences, changing prices, corrections and information about World Aid Network."
source: https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/editorial-policy
retrieved: 2026-09-24T22:14:09.561Z
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Trust & transparency
# Editorial policy and content standards

How this site handles sources, scholarly differences, changing prices, corrections and information about World Aid Network.

By [World Aid Network](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/about)·Updated 23 September 2026·3 min read·[How we check guides](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/editorial-policy)
[Calculate your Zakat →](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/zakat-calculator) The quick answer
World Aid Network publishes this calculator and its educational guides. We explain calculation assumptions, cite the sources used and identify relevant differences. We do not claim a named scholarly review of every guide. A medical professional’s involvement in a programme does not establish religious review of Zakat calculations.

## Sources and the scope of our guidance

Our guides draw on published guidance from specialist Zakat organisations, primary religious references where relevant, and government sources for UK tax rules. Different sources can follow different scholarly methods. We describe a method as that source’s approach rather than treating it as universal agreement.

Worked examples are labelled as illustrative and explain their assumptions. They demonstrate arithmetic; they do not establish a personal religious obligation or certify an investment.

## Source records and review dates

Each guide links to the sources used for its method or factual background. Our internal source inventory records the publisher, the last automated access check and whether that check was blocked. An HTTP success only shows that a URL responded; it does not prove that a claim is supported. Restricted automated access does not, by itself, mean a source is broken.

The visible update date, article metadata, sitemap and feed use one page-specific record of material content changes. A site rebuild does not imply every article has been freshly reviewed. We review time-sensitive claims and sources again when a page changes, and record material corrections separately.

## Where scholarly methods differ

The calculator has stated defaults and labelled estimates. Our [method comparison](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/zakat-method-choices) identifies decisions about nisab, jewellery, pensions, shares and debts that may alter a result, with a source beside each discussion. We attribute a method to its publisher instead of presenting it as a ruling accepted by every school. A generic calculator cannot issue a personal ruling.

## Price dates and content updates

Nisab depends on a dated metal valuation. The calculator distinguishes the provider’s price date from retrieval time, rejects invalid or stale data and allows manual prices. We do not call a historical fallback a current price.

## Authorship and expertise

The publisher is World Aid Network. The site does not currently identify a scholarly panel that has reviewed all its religious guidance. We therefore do not describe these guides as “scholar-reviewed”. If a named review is documented later, it should state the reviewer, scope and date.

Medical credentials and programme involvement should only be described where relevant to the content and supported by a public record. They must not be used as a substitute for specialist religious or financial review.

## Organisation claims and donations

For current registration status and programme information, use [World Aid Network’s registration page](https://worldaidnetwork.org/about/registration-status) and its main website. The parent site still reported registration in progress when checked on 23 September 2026. An application reference is not a registered charity number; ICO registration concerns data protection.

Gift Aid should only be enabled after HMRC recognition and the relevant operational requirements have been confirmed. Programme cost estimates are not guarantees of a particular medical outcome. Donor choices do not change the calculator’s arithmetic.

## Corrections and contact

We record material changes to calculations and guidance in the [corrections log](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/corrections). If you spot an error, provide the page, the disputed statement and a supporting source using the [contact page](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/contact). A useful correction explains the issue rather than simply changing the visible date.

## Sources & calculation method

These sources inform this guide. A linked source does not endorse this site, and its publication date may differ from this page’s update date.
- [World Aid Network: current registration status](https://worldaidnetwork.org/about/registration-status)
- [GOV.UK: Gift Aid eligibility](https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid)

Scholarly methods can produce different results. See [the method choices that affect a Zakat estimate](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/zakat-method-choices) and [our editorial policy](https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/editorial-policy). This is educational guidance, not a personal ruling or a claim of named scholarly review.

To cite this guide: “Editorial policy and content standards”, World Aid Network, updated 23 September 2026, https://zakat-calculator.org.uk/editorial-policy