Who decides what’s in.

The criteria

To pass review, a title has to clear four bars:

1. Rights. The licence is in our accepted list and we can verify it from the source. See /licensing.
2. Authority. Published by a recognised body — a government agency, a peer-reviewed body, a respected NGO, or a named expert with public credentials.
3. Currency. Reviewed or republished within the last five years for clinical / safety content. Older for evergreen reference material.
4. Usefulness.The board has to be able to point at the scenario or audience it serves. We don’t add content just because it’s free.

How it works

Submissions land in library@gobagplus.app. Two board members triage independently; agreement means the title moves to a draft entry. Disagreement triggers a third opinion. Medical content always gets a third opinion, and the standard medical disclaimer is attached automatically.

What we publish about the process

• Every title’s metadata carries last_reviewed and the source URL — the audit trail is in the open.
• Rejected titles get a reason in our internal log. We’ll share the rationale on request.
• Conflict of interest: board members recuse from votes on titles published by organisations they’re affiliated with.

The board

The current board is the GoBagPlus core team. We’re actively looking to add an external medical reviewer — if you’re a GP, emergency physician, or paramedic who’s interested in spending an hour a month on this, please email us.