SayPro Adhere to all deadlines and quality expectations as laid out by SayPro’s research guidelines

SayPro Research Compliance Protocol

Objective: Ensure every research output is timely, high-quality, and aligned with SayPro’s standards of excellence.

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✅ 1. Understand the Research Guidelines

• Request the latest version of SayPro’s Research Guidelines or download it from the internal portal.
• Familiarize yourself with:
  • Expected formats and templates
  • Citation and referencing style
  • Review and approval workflows
  • Submission and publishing rules
  • Ethical standards (data use, community engagement)

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🗓 2. Meet All Deadlines

Task Type	Typical Deadline	Tip
Weekly report	Every Friday, 4PM	Submit early morning to avoid rush
Draft research paper	2–3 weeks from assignment	Use a timeline planner (see below)
Topic list generation	Within 48–72 hours	Use GPT tools for faster drafting
Final project report	As specified	Allow time for peer review and formatting

Tool: Use a personal deadline tracker (Excel/Notion/Trello). Include:

• Task
• Assigned date
• Deadline
• Responsible person
• Status

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🧠 3. Deliver High-Quality Work

Minimum quality expectations include:

• Clear, concise writing with logical flow
• Proper formatting using SayPro templates
• Reliable, cited data (APA or SayPro standard)
• AI-assisted outputs must be reviewed and refined
• Visuals (charts, tables, infographics) labeled and sourced
• Section headers and page numbers in all documents
• All deliverables submitted as per SayPro file-naming standards

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🧰 4. Tools to Help You Meet Expectations

Need	Tool
Time management	Google Calendar, Trello, Notion
Document quality	Grammarly, Hemingway Editor, ChatGPT
Research support	GPT, SayPro archives, Google Scholar
Format compliance	SayPro templates + brand guide
Collaboration	Google Docs, SayPro shared drive

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🔁 5. Review & Quality Assurance Workflow

Before submitting any document:

1. Self-check using a SayPro quality checklist
2. Peer review if required
3. Revise based on reviewer or team lead feedback
4. Final proofing before upload
5. Submission log update (date/time, file link, version)