ACADEMIC_REPRODUCIBILITY.md

# Academic Reproducibility Statement

## Project
**Federal FOIA Intelligence Search**

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## 1. Reproducibility Scope

This project emphasizes **procedural reproducibility**, not dataset replication.

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## 2. Deterministic Components

- FOIA search URL generation
- Citation formatting
- Appendix construction
- Visualization logic

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## 3. Non-Deterministic Components

- External agency search results
- AI-generated text (explicitly labeled)
- Network latency measurements

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## 4. Version Control

- All code versioned
- Feature gates documented
- Phase-based expansion policy

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## 5. Transparency Measures

- Citation hashes
- Timestamped outputs
- Disclosure blocks
- Immutable public URLs

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## 6. Limitations

- Agency content may change over time
- FOIA releases are incomplete by nature
- AI outputs are not stable artifacts

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## 7. Replication Guidance

To replicate research:
1. Record timestamps
2. Preserve citation hashes
3. Archive public URLs
4. Treat AI outputs as non-authoritative

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## 8. Research Integrity Statement

> This project prioritizes **verifiable sources over reproducible automation**.

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## Citation Recommendation

Use primary FOIA sources as canonical references.