Every score on CitePep is built only from work a publisher actually accepted. It is fully transparent, separated by topic, and it belongs to the contributor, not to any one publisher.
Every profile shows three independent measures, each computed from accepted contributions.
A weighted total of your accepted contributions. Authoring and editing carry the most weight, then reviewing, then corrections, sources, and citations.
Your acceptance rate, tempered by track record. A perfect record over a few items counts for less than a strong record over a long history, so trust reflects both quality and consistency.
A separate score for each topic you contribute to, so a profile shows precisely where expertise is concentrated, whether that is climate science, databases, or animal behavior.
Not every contribution carries the same signal, so each type is weighted by the editorial work it represents.
Only accepted work counts. Self-claimed bylines, unaccepted submissions, and unverifiable credits carry no weight at all. That is the rule that keeps reputation from being bought.
Trust is acceptance rate tempered by how much has been decided, so a new profile is never overstated.
3 of 3 accepted
38% · New contributor
A perfect rate over a few items is treated cautiously. The score grows as the record grows.
94 of 100 accepted
92% · Established record
A long, consistent history of accepted work earns a high, stable trust score.
Levels are earned through accepted work over time, never bought or self-assigned.
It belongs to the contributor, not to a single publisher. The history you build travels with you to every publication you work with, and answers one question for anyone reading: who is this person, and what have they done before?
There is no way to pay for a score, a level, or a credit. Every point comes from work a publisher accepted, and every rule that produces it is public in our editorial standards.
Every contributor profile shows these scores, the contributions behind them, and a public proof record for each one.