Teaching Paper: Publication Title and Abstract Safeguarding Review Form
Author: Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia
Publisher: NEYA Global Publishing
Journal: NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies
Publication Type: Teaching Paper
Series: Safeguarding Tools for Preventing Research Harm
Year: 2026
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5669-1676
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-cgsnf-tp-12
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Abstract
Teaching Paper: Publication Title and Abstract Safeguarding Review Form provides a practical safeguarding tool for reviewing the title and abstract of research outputs before publication, dissemination, or public presentation. It is designed for research involving vulnerable communities, non-profit field sites, small organisations, sensitive topics, and contextually identifiable participant groups.
The form addresses a specific but high-impact ethical risk: the title and abstract often become the most visible and searchable parts of a publication, shaping how communities, participants, and host organisations are represented beyond the full article. This teaching paper helps researchers, supervisors, editors, ethics reviewers, and host organisations assess whether the title or abstract overexposes vulnerability, shifts the agreed research frame, sensationalises sensitive material, increases contextual identifiability, or creates reputational and safeguarding risks.
It supports safer publication practice by ensuring that the most visible elements of research are reviewed for proportionality, accuracy, and protection of vulnerable communities.
About This Teaching Paper
This teaching paper forms part of the Safeguarding Tools for Preventing Research Harm series. It is intended to help researchers and institutions review publication titles and abstracts before public release, especially when research involves vulnerable communities, identifiable organisations, sensitive findings, or host relationships built on trust.
This Tool Supports
- reviewing titles and abstracts for safeguarding risk
- identifying whether visible publication language overexposes vulnerability
- checking whether the title or abstract shifts the agreed research frame
- assessing contextual identifiability in searchable publication metadata
- evaluating whether sensitive findings are presented proportionately
- strengthening ethical review before publication or dissemination
Intended Users
This teaching paper is intended for researchers, supervisors, ethics committees, journal editors, safeguarding officers, non-profit leaders, communication teams, host organisations, and institutions reviewing research outputs involving vulnerable communities.
Citation
Kazanskaia, A. N. (2026). Teaching Paper: Publication Title and Abstract Safeguarding Review Form. NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies. NEYA Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-cgsnf-tp-12
Institutional Use Notice
This teaching paper forms part of the NEYA Global knowledge architecture. Institutional, organisational, professional, training, consulting, curriculum, programme design, research supervision, ethics review, safeguarding review, publication review, or implementation use requires an active license from NEYA Global
