Verify claims before prose changes. Produce a claim-status verdict and evidence trail, not just a narrative opinion.
Audit Checklist
- Identify whether the optimization space is constrained or unconstrained.
- Identify whether the claim relies on single-objective runs or a true multi-objective method.
- Identify whether the evidence comes from one run, repeated seeds, deterministic comparisons, or fixed-policy seed checks.
- Verify metric definitions, scales, units, and comparability.
- Verify whether the reported allocation pattern is observed from results or imposed by bounds.
- Verify whether the current manuscript wording matches the latest code and outputs.
Procedure
- Locate the manuscript claim or reviewer concern.
- Trace it to the relevant code path and result files.
- Classify the claim as:
supported
needs revision
unsupported
- Record the evidence files needed for the tracker.
- Propose exact wording replacements when the claim needs revision.