The Whiteside Literature Review Standard (WLRS) v2.0 A Constitutional Framework for Governing Scholarly Evidence as Permanent Intellectual Assets WGRS-WP-2026-001 | Foundational Research Governance Document | Version 1.0

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This publication introduces a new constitutional model for governing scholarly evidence in the age of artificial intelligence. Rather than treating literature reviews as one-time academic exercises, the WLRS establishes a framework for preserving, organizing, and reusing scholarly evidence as permanent intellectual assets across multiple research projects.

The Whiteside Literature Review Standard (WLRS) v2.0 introduces a constitutional approach to literature review governance. Rather than treating scholarly sources as one-time citations, WLRS presents a structured framework for managing evidence as permanent intellectual assets that can be reused across dissertations, journal articles, conference papers, books, executive education, and future research projects.

As the inaugural publication in the Whiteside Research Governance Series (WGRS), this working paper establishes the foundational governance principles for acquiring, evaluating, organizing, preserving, and reusing scholarly evidence throughout its lifecycle.

Inside this publication

• Constitutional framework for literature review governance
• Four governing principles of scholarly evidence management
• Two-stage Foundational Gate methodology
• Thirteen-part Citation Hub Architecture
• Executive Summary Evidence Register
• Six-level Research Maturity Model
• Living Scholarship governance mechanisms
• Tool-independent AI governance principles
• Reference Implementation (RI-001)
• Publication governance apparatus
• Interactive multimedia companion resources

Bonus Companion Resources

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• Author video overview
• AnointedEDU Podcast – Season 2, Episode 3
• Deep Dive Discussion – Season 2, Episode 4
• Official publication website
• Research collection
• ORCID author profile

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• Doctoral students
• Faculty researchers
• Academic librarians
• Research supervisors
• Journal authors
• AI-assisted researchers
• Research governance professionals
• Higher education leaders

Publication Information

Series: Whiteside Research Governance Series (WGRS)

Research Code: WGRS-WP-2026-001

Author: Jermaine E. Whiteside

Version: 1.0

Status: Independently Published Foundational Research Governance Document

ORCID: 0009-0004-7136-6859

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Important Publication Notice

This publication is released as a working paper for scholarly discussion and refinement. It introduces a proposed constitutional governance framework and includes clearly identified implementation limitations and future validation plans. Companion standards referenced throughout the manuscript are identified as works in preparation.

Categories

• Research Methods
• Academic Writing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Higher Education
• Research Governance
• Knowledge Management

Companion Media

This publication is accompanied by free educational resources available through AnointedEDU.

• 📺 Constitution Overview (YouTube)
• 🎙 Companion Podcast – Season 2, Episode 3
• 🎙 Deep Dive Discussion – Season 2, Episode 4
• 🌐 Official Publication Website
• 📚 Whiteside Research Governance Series Collection

All companion resources are accessible through the QR codes embedded in the publication.

About the Whiteside Research Governance Series

The Whiteside Research Governance Series (WGRS) is an ongoing publication program dedicated to developing constitutional frameworks, governance standards, and implementation methodologies for scholarly research in the age of artificial intelligence. Each publication builds upon a common governance architecture while addressing a specific dimension of research governance.

Suggested Citation

Whiteside, J. E. (2026). The Whiteside Literature Review Standard (WLRS) v2.0: A constitutional framework for governing scholarly evidence as permanent intellectual assets (Whiteside Research Governance Series, Institutional Working Paper No. 001, Version 1.0). Anointed EDU Press. https://repository.anointededu.com/record/WGRS-WP-2026-001/v1.0/

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Research Governance, Literature Review, WLRS, Academic Research, Doctoral Research, Evidence Management, Knowledge Management, AI in Research, Higher Education, Research Methods, Scholarly Communication, Citation Management, Governance Science, Constitutional Governance, Jermaine Whiteside, AnointedEDU, WGRS