How the library is written
The research library exists to explain what published research actually shows. These are the rules every article follows before it is published, and every time it is reviewed.
Authorship
Articles are written and reviewed by Team Iconic Peptides. We don’t attribute articles to named experts or claim credentials we can’t document. Every article shows the date it was last reviewed.
Sources
We cite, in order of preference:
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses indexed in PubMed
- Peer-reviewed primary studies (PubMed, PMC or DOI)
- Regulators and official bodies: TGA, the Poisons Standard, FDA, EMA, WADA, Sport Integrity Australia, ICH, USP and Ph. Eur.
- Authoritative databases: PubChem, UniProt, DrugBank, ClinicalTrials.gov and ANZCTR
We never cite supplier, vendor or clinic websites, forums, social media, Wikipedia or AI-generated summaries. Every non-trivial claim carries a numbered citation, and every journal reference includes its PMID and/or DOI (regulatory and database sources link to the official page). Each identifier is checked against PubMed or Crossref before publication; a reference that can’t be verified is removed.
Evidence levels
- In vitro
- Cell or tissue-culture studies only.
- Preclinical
- Animal studies, with or without in-vitro work.
- Early human
- Case series, retrospective chart reviews, or pilot and phase 1 studies.
- Clinical trials
- Randomised controlled trials published in peer-reviewed journals.
- Approved medicine (elsewhere)
- A regulator-approved product exists. Research material is not that product.
What we never publish
- Anything describing how a product would be used in people or animals.
- Therapeutic or outcome claims about any compound. Findings are reported by what was observed, in which model, at what level of evidence.
- Customer stories, comparison imagery or lifestyle framing.
- Comparisons that name other suppliers.
Review and corrections
Articles are re-reviewed at least every 12 months, and sooner when a significant study or regulatory change is published. Some topics are held back from publication until they have had legal review. If you find an error, tell us; corrections are made and the review date updated.