Registry Status Definitions
The fixed language shown on every record for each status. It is the same on every record and is never paraphrased.
- Certified
- Evaluated under the Christian Book Integrity Standard v[X.Y]. Certified [date]. Certification confirms authorship accountability, AI disclosure, and sampled source integrity. It is not a theological endorsement.
- Publisher Verified
- Published by [imprint], an imprint on the Christian Book Standard recognized publisher list. Recognition requires that an imprint acquire and contract with named human authors and maintain editorial and review processes, under the published criteria. This edition has not been individually submitted for certification, and Christian Book Standard has not verified its authorship, AI disclosure, or sources. The accountable party may submit this edition for certification at any time.
- Submitted
- Received for review. Certification: pending.
- Revoked
- Certification revoked [date]: [reason category].
Certified and Publisher Verified
Both are legitimate registry records. Neither is a demerit and neither is a version of the other. They differ in what was verified: the book, or the imprint that published it.
Not in registry
This title is not in the Christian Book Registry. That does not mean it is not real or that it failed review; it may never have been submitted.
On a certified record
- Eligibility Affirmation
- The accountable party signed the Statement of Christian Belief published in the Christian Book Integrity Standard and declared this work to be a Christian work. Christian Book Standard verifies that the affirmation was made under a verified identity. It does not evaluate the theology of the work.
- Responsible-party variant
- Eligibility Affirmation signed by the responsible party for this edition.
- Tradition
- Tradition: [value] — self-described by the accountable party. Christian Book Standard assigns no theological labels and does not evaluate this field.
Other fixed lines
- Affiliated record
- Affiliated: submitted on public terms.
- Record history, empty
- No corrections, complaints resulting in action, or revocations.