CTL Citation Standard

CTL Reference Sheet · Version 1.0 · Published 2026-09-30

The CTL Citation Standard gives every CTL publication Chicago, APA, and MLA citation formats plus CTL house formats. The standing rule: full citation branding on all deliverables — the CULTURETECHLENS header block (“Culture, Clearly Seen.” · Black Cultural Intelligence), a “Cite as: CultureTechLens, [title], [date].” line, the one-word CultureTechLens name rule, and “Source: CultureTechLens” attribution. The standard is live at culturetechlens.com/how-to-cite-us/.

Verifiable facts

Research ID	CTL Citation Standard (2026)
Type	Research Infrastructure — Citation standard
Central question	How should CultureTechLens research be cited?
Status	Standing standard; live at culturetechlens.com/how-to-cite-us/
Key numbers	Chicago / APA / MLA formats plus CTL house formats on every publication
Publisher	CultureTechLens NFP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-3143901), Chicago, Illinois

How to cite this sheet

APA:
CultureTechLens. (2026). CTL Citation Standard (CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0) [Web page]. CultureTechLens. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/citation-standard/

MLA:
CultureTechLens. “CTL Citation Standard.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0, CultureTechLens, 30 Sept. 2026, https://culturetechlens.com/reference/citation-standard/. Accessed DD Mon. YYYY.

Chicago:
CultureTechLens. “CTL Citation Standard.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0. CultureTechLens, September 30, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/citation-standard/.

Cite as: CultureTechLens, “CTL Citation Standard”, 2026-09-30.
Source: CultureTechLens.

Trust & evidence

Evidence before authority. CultureTechLens publishes its methods, its limits, and its corrections alongside its findings. Claims carry grades — VERIFIED, SUPPORTED, PROVISIONAL, DISPUTED, UNRESOLVED — and unknowns are never reported as zero.