Warconomy derives a citation-readiness label for every source from its authority (official, intergovernmental, research, industry), its citation role (source of record, supporting context, unused), how directly it backs a live observation, and its review metadata. Readiness explains why a source is trusted and how strong its link to a maintained value is — it is not a claim that any value is correct. Everything here is computed deterministically from the source fields and their usage; no manual scores.
- 50 sources: 21 high, 9 medium, 20 low readiness.
- 42 official/international, 6 research; 24 are source-of-record for a live value.
- Readiness explains why a source is trusted — it is not a correctness claim.
Readiness at a glance
Breakdowns
By readiness
- High: 21
- Medium: 9
- Low: 20
By authority
- Official: 22
- Academic / research: 6
- International institution: 20
- Industry: 2
By citation role
- supporting context: 8
- source of record: 24
- unused: 18
24 sources are source-of-record for a live value; 6 are research estimates; 18 are not currently used in a live value. Machine: source-quality.json.
Readiness matrices
How citation readiness cross-tabs against source authority and the categories each source backs (a source can span several categories).
Authority × readiness
| Authority | High | Medium | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| Academic / research | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| International institution | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Category × readiness
| Category | High | Medium | Low |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conflicts | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Chokepoints | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Commodities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashboards | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sanctions | 11 | 3 | 0 |
26 sources back no live observation; 8 back only sample rows. Turn these into actions on the review-actions page, or see the source health checklist.
Sources by citation readiness
How readiness is derived
- High — an official/international publisher backing a live observation via a deep link, manually reviewed.
- Medium — authoritative research backing a live value, or an official source backing facts/observations less directly.
- Low — unused in a live value, or weaker authority/linking.
- Limitations (e.g. annual lag, research methodology, not legal advice) are derived from each source’s type, cadence, and tags.
Frequently asked questions
- What does source readiness mean?
- It is a derived label (high/medium/low) describing how directly a source backs a maintained value — based on authority, citation role, deep-linking, and review metadata. It explains why a source is trusted, not whether a value is correct.
- How is readiness scored?
- Deterministically from each source's type, cadence, URL, and how it is used (live observations vs facts). There are no manual scores. Official publishers backing a live deep-linked value rank highest.
Key terms
- Source quality — Warconomy's derived view of a source's citation-readiness — authority, role, and how directly it backs a maintained value. Surfaced on the /source-quality dashboard.
- Source of record — The authoritative publisher Warconomy treats as definitive for a value — typically an official or intergovernmental body. News summaries and inaccessible charts are not used as the source of record.
- Citation readiness — A derived label (high / medium / low) describing how directly a source backs a maintained value, based on its authority, role, and deep-linking. It explains why a source is trusted, not whether a value is correct.
Related Warconomy pages
Cite this page
Warconomy, “Source quality”, reviewed as of June 5, 2026. https://warconomy.com/source-quality.
Machine-readable: the JSON dataset and source registry. More citation formats on the citation catalog. Values are source-linked and manually maintained; not real-time.
Related trust surfaces
See the review actions checklist, the source registry, data coverage, data review, and the methodology.