DOIs and the Permanent Record
Kronos deposits its papers and data with DOIs so every claim has a permanent, versioned address that cannot be silently edited or withdrawn.
A citable, permanent address
A DOI is a permanent identifier that points to a specific, fixed version of a document or dataset. By depositing to DOI-issuing archives, Kronos gives every claim an address that will resolve years from now and that cannot be quietly rewritten. A correction becomes a new version with a new DOI, while the old one stays visible.
Why permanence serves honesty
- A claim cannot be edited after the fact without leaving a versioned trail
- Readers can cite exactly what they read, not a moving target
- A superseded result stays on the record with a pointer to its replacement
- The date of a prediction is fixed, which is what makes pre-registration meaningful
Versioning as candor
When we revise a paper — for example depositing a corrected edition after a reconciliation — the new DOI does not erase the old one. Anyone can see what changed. That is the opposite of a silent edit, and it is deliberate: the permanent record is how we make our corrections auditable rather than convenient.
A program that commits its claims to permanent, versioned records is accepting that its past statements will be remembered. We think that accountability is exactly the right pressure.