FQFT DOI & Provenance Locking Protocol
Public Verification Rules, Metadata Locking Protocol & Archival Provenance Gates
Spine Position
Research Root · FQFT Frontier · DOI & Metadata Locking Protocol
Institutional Authority: Global Institute of Logic & Cybernetics (GILC)
Parent Framework: Fractal Quantum Field Theory (FQFT)
Corpus Layer: Provenance Verification & Metadata Governance
1. Locking Rule & Verification Criteria
A DOI or Zenodo record identifier may be entered into the canonical corpus registry only when all ten fields have been manually inspected and cryptographically verified:
| Metadata Field | Verification Requirement | Verification Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Exact character-for-character match with the public archive. | Zero truncation or formatting alteration. |
| Creator / Author | Verified canonical authorial attribution. | Exact match with authorial identity records. |
| DOI / Identifier | Resolvable canonical Digital Object Identifier. | Resolves directly to the public registry. |
| Record URL | Publicly accessible URL on Zenodo or equivalent archive. | HTTP 200 with open-access license. |
| File Manifest | Complete hash-verified bundle attached to record. | Checksums match source artifacts. |
| Release Version | Explicit semantic version or release tag. | Mapped to current corpus release cycle. |
| Publication Date | ISO 8601 publication timestamp. | Immutable public record timestamp. |
| License | Explicit Open Access / Creative Commons license. | CC-BY-4.0 or sovereign scientific open-access. |
| Local Route | Direct markdown mirror in the repository. | Accessible via canonical site navigation. |
| Claim Boundary | Clear epistemic boundary statement. | Explicit non-validation / non-acceptance boundary. |
2. Verification State Machine
Until every requirement in the locking matrix is satisfied, the record is assigned the unverified state:
STATUS = PENDING_MANUAL_VERIFICATIONOnce all ten verification requirements are satisfied, the record state transitions to:
STATUS = LOCKED_CANONICAL3. Epistemic Claim Boundary
Claim Boundary
Zenodo publication establishes public provenance, timestamping, and citation routing. It does not imply peer-review acceptance, external institutional endorsement, experimental confirmation, or consensus physical acceptance.
4. Canonical Continuations
| Destination | Scope & Focus | Primary Route |
|---|---|---|
| FQFT Theoretical Frontier | Complete overview of FQFT research monograph series | Open FQFT Frontier |
| FQFT Artifact Map | Repository artifact mapping and dependency spine | Open Artifact Map |
| Computational Companion | Numerical execution protocol and Zenodo record | Open Computational Companion |
| Prediction Ledger | 7-tier prediction accounting and empirical ledger | Open Prediction Ledger |
| Publications Registry | Public provenance registry and archived papers | Open Publications |