Research dossier
Every usable source, graded and annotated with what it can and cannot support.
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Loading the requested page…Wikipedia Content Writing & Research
Wikipedia content writing is a research discipline before it is a writing one. We locate and grade the coverage that exists, then write only to what those sources support — no promotional framing, no claims a reader cannot check.
The Short Version
Wikipedia content writing produces article copy that follows the encyclopedia's three core content policies: verifiability, neutral point of view, and no original research. In practice, every substantive sentence carries an inline citation, contested claims are attributed to whoever made them, and topics receive weight in proportion to their coverage in reliable sources. The house style is deliberately plain. Adjectives that cannot be sourced come out, marketing language never goes in, and the lead section summarises the article instead of selling the subject.
Editorial guidance from The Wikipedia Studio team.
Primary references: notability, verifiability, neutral point of view, and paid-contribution disclosure.
What This Service Covers
Scope is agreed in writing before work starts. Nothing on this list is an upsell — it is what a compliant, durable article needs.
What You Receive
Every usable source, graded and annotated with what it can and cannot support.
Article copy organised into the sections readers and reviewers expect for the subject type.
A statement-to-source index so any claim in the draft can be traced to its reference.
A clear record of the claims that no reliable source currently supports, and what coverage would be needed.
How It Works
Fees
Research and writing are quoted together, scaled to the volume of coverage rather than the length of the finished article. Counter-intuitively, a heavily covered subject costs more: forty sources have to be read, graded, and reconciled where several contradict each other. Short articles are not cheap articles. If the search turns up too little to support an article at all, we stop there, charge only for the research done, and hand over the dossier.
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Drafts written to policy from the first sentence, rather than marketing copy edited afterwards to look neutral.
A graded dossier showing which source supports which claim, useful long after the draft itself is filed.
A clear record of what no reliable source currently supports, so nobody is guessing about the gaps.
Why Work With Us
Every engagement is run by editors who work to Wikipedia's published standards. You can read more about the team and how we work.
Content Writing & Research Questions
Not for Wikipedia. The encyclopedia only records what reliable, independent sources have already published, so a subject with no such coverage cannot be written about verifiably. We tell you this before taking the work rather than after invoicing for it.
Our editors research, write, and review the copy, and a second editor checks every claim against its source before delivery. Wikipedia's reviewers are experienced at spotting unsourced generated text, and it is one of the fastest routes to a rejection.
It is the requirement to represent significant viewpoints fairly and without editorial endorsement, in proportion to their coverage in reliable sources. It does not mean giving equal space to every claim, and it does not mean omitting well-documented criticism.
It is genuinely useful for orientation, dates, spellings, and for pointing us at coverage we might otherwise miss. It cannot be cited in the article itself, because self-published material is not independent of the subject.
Anything published on Wikipedia is released under the platform's open licence and belongs to the encyclopedia, where other editors may change it. The research dossier and drafts we prepare for you remain yours.
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