Two paths into the directory
Want to be listed in the directory? If you’re a writer, blogger, newsletter author, journalist, or run a social account you believe meets our human-directed standard: you can nominate yourself (or someone else) for a free Recognized listing. No fee. No draft uploads required. We’ll review your work editorially and notify you of the outcome.
→ Nominate a work or author. Free of charge.
Want formal Certification? Certification is our full verification process, suitable for authors and publications who need to demonstrate their process formally, for professional, journalistic, or academic contexts.
Certification requires submitting process evidence (drafts, version history, editorial notes), is reviewed by independent human peers, and carries a formal certificate and stronger badge.
→ Submit for Certification. See Pricing here.
What we’re looking for
HumanProof’s standard is human-directed authorship: a human made the creative and editorial decisions: the ideas, the voice, the argument, the judgment about what stays and what goes.
We list works across all these formats:
- Blog posts and personal essays
- Newsletters (Substack and others)
- Journalism and news writing
- Books and long-form writing
- Social media accounts with a genuine sustained voice
- Reports, research, and policy writing
How Certification works
Step 1 — Submit the final version This is the version you want publicly certified and listed in the registry. Word, PDF, or plain text.
Step 2 — Provide supporting drafts or version history To demonstrate a human creative process, include earlier versions of the work showing how it evolved. Strong evidence includes:
- A Word document with tracked changes across multiple sessions
- Google Docs version history screenshots
- Editor feedback, comments, or review notes
The clearer your process, the stronger and faster your certification.
Step 3 — Include reference material (optional but helpful) If your work draws on research or sources, you can include a reference list, notes, or links. This helps establish that the work involved human research and editorial judgment.
Step 4 — Declaration You’ll confirm that you are the original creator, and that the work reflects substantive human authorship. If you used AI tools, disclose them here. Grammar and translation aids are fine when declared.
Then what? Once submitted and payment received, an independent peer reviewer will assess your submission. You’ll hear back within one week. If certified, your work is added to the public registry immediately.
If the work is genuinely human-directed, the submission process is straightforward: you already have the drafts.