SciWiki:Assisted article creation

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Science Article Development & Review Internship

Help build trusted science knowledge in Indian languages. Review, enrich, and translate science articles with AI assistance and careful human review.

Languages: Telugu (తెలుగు) · Hindi (हिन्दी) · Tamil (தமிழ்) · Bengali (বাংলা) · Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) · Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) · Marathi (मराठी)

Pilot project

Overview

As a SciWiki intern, you will review, enrich, and translate science articles for SciWiki in the seven pilot languages listed above. This guide explains how to use AI assistance while maintaining factual integrity. Every article must be based on supplied source material and checked by a human editor.

Drafting, translation and structure

Create or translate clear introductions, organize articles into sections, prepare infoboxes where appropriate, and check scientific terminology and transliteration.

Quality, formatting and metadata

Correct translation errors, check facts and references, format the article in wikitext, and verify categories, links, images, and tables.

Recommended workflow

1. Gather sources

Collect the approved PDFs, images, text files, or existing wikitext. Check that the material is readable and identify the relevant pages or sections. No source means no article.

2. Prepare the prompt

Enter the subject, target language, and task in the master prompt below. Attach the source material before asking the AI to draft or translate.

3. Verify the draft

Compare every claim, name, number, unit, and citation with the source. Remove unsupported statements and flag unclear passages.

4. Review the language

Correct literal translations, check scientific terms, and make the prose natural and consistent without changing its meaning.

5. Preview and submit

Check the lead, headings, references, images, tables, categories, and links. Complete the checklist and submit the draft for review before publication where required by the project.

Core operational guidelines

1. Work only from supplied sources

• Use only the source material provided for the task.
• If no source is supplied, stop and request it.
• Do not add facts from memory or let the AI fill gaps with outside knowledge.
• Keep a record of the source pages or sections supporting the article.

2. Preserve wikitext and references

• Keep image and media filenames unchanged. Translate captions and descriptive alternative text where appropriate.
• Preserve reference tags, reference names, URLs, authors, and publication details.
• Preserve table structure, template names, and technical parameter keys unless a verified SciWiki equivalent is required.
• Translate visible prose and labels without changing their meaning.
• Use verified local targets for links and categories. Do not invent page titles, template names, or interlanguage prefixes.

3. Keep every claim traceable

• Every factual claim, number, name, and citation must be supported by the supplied material.
• Never invent statistics, URLs, authors, dates, or publication details.
• Check decimal points, units, symbols, scientific names, and table values carefully.
• If a passage is unreadable or ambiguous, flag it instead of guessing.

Example editorial comment

<!-- Source unclear: value in table 2 is not legible. -->

4. Use clear, neutral language

• Write natural, professional prose in the target language.
• Use established scientific terminology consistently.
• Where an appropriate regional term is unavailable, retain the English term in parentheses on first use and flag terminology for review.
• Avoid promotional wording, personal opinions, and claims stronger than the source supports.
• Include an infobox only when appropriate, using source-supported data and translated visible labels.

Master prompt template

Copy the text below, replace the placeholders, and attach your source material.

Role:
Act as a science encyclopedia writer, translator, and editor assisting the SciWiki project.

Task:
Subject: [Enter subject]
Target language: [Enter language]
Task type: [Create a draft / Translate existing wikitext / Improve a draft]

Use only the attached source material.

Source requirements:
- If no source is attached, stop and request it.
- If the material is unreadable or insufficient, explain the limitation.
- Do not add facts from memory or outside sources.
- Every factual claim, number, name, and citation must be traceable to the supplied material.
- Never invent URLs, authors, dates, statistics, or publication details.
- Flag uncertain material with an editorial comment:
  <!-- Review needed: explain the source problem. -->

Article requirements:
- Write neutral, natural, encyclopedic prose in the target language.
- Begin with a clear lead supported by the source.
- Use appropriate sections with standard wikitext headings.
- Match the article's depth to the available source material; do not pad it.
- Preserve numbers, units, scientific names, and the strength of the source's claims.
- Use consistent scientific terminology.
- Add an infobox only if appropriate and supported by the source.

References:
- Preserve existing references when translating.
- For new references, use only bibliographic details actually supplied.
- Do not invent an online URL for an offline source.
- Use <ref>...</ref> for inline citations.
- Include <references /> in the references section when citations are used.

When translating wikitext:
- Preserve media filenames, reference names, URLs, and technical markup.
- Translate prose, headings, captions, and visible table labels.
- Do not translate template names or parameter keys unless a verified local equivalent is supplied.
- Do not invent local link targets, categories, or interlanguage prefixes.
- Flag unresolved technical elements for human review.

Output:
Return the article wikitext.
Put unresolved issues in HTML comments at the end of the draft.
Do not claim the article has been independently verified.

Additional prompt templates

Translate existing wikitext

Translate the supplied wikitext into [Target language].

Preserve facts, numbers, media filenames, references, URLs, and technical markup.
Translate prose, headings, captions, and visible table labels.
Keep template names and parameter keys unchanged unless a verified local equivalent is supplied.
Do not invent link targets or categories.
Flag unclear passages and unresolved technical elements with HTML comments.
Do not add new facts.

Check the draft against the source

Compare the draft with the attached source material.

Report:
1. Unsupported claims.
2. Changed names, numbers, units, or scientific meanings.
3. Incorrect or incomplete citations.
4. Important omissions that make the draft misleading.
5. Passages that cannot be checked because the source is unclear.

For each issue, provide:
Draft passage | Source location | Problem | Suggested action

Do not rewrite the article.
Do not treat an AI review as a substitute for human verification.

Review language and terminology

Review this [Target language] draft for:
- Unnatural literal translation.
- Inconsistent scientific terminology.
- Incorrect transliteration.
- Unclear or unnecessarily complicated sentences.

Present suggestions in a table:
Original | Suggested wording | Reason

Preserve the scientific meaning.
Do not add facts.
Flag terminology that needs a human subject expert.

Pre-submission checklist

☐ Every factual claim and number has been checked against the source.

☐ No invented facts, URLs, authors, dates, or publication details remain.

☐ Scientific names, units, symbols, and numerical values are correct.

☐ Media filenames are unchanged, and captions are accurate.

☐ References are preserved or correctly added from supplied details.

☐ The references section displays correctly where citations are used.

☐ Scientific terminology and transliteration have been reviewed.

☐ Infobox information is source-supported and relevant.

☐ Templates, links, categories, and interlanguage links are checked where used.

☐ The lead summarizes the article in neutral language.

☐ Unresolved issues are clearly flagged for the reviewer.

☐ The page has been previewed and is ready for the required human review.

Target science domains

Choose topics that match your expertise and the project’s current priorities. All topics remain subject to the same source and review requirements.

• Life sciences and biodiversity: Species descriptions, taxonomy, genetics, cell biology, ecology, and conservation.
• Physics and space science: Mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, astrophysics, planetary science, and Indian space research.
• Health and biomedical sciences: Public health, anatomy, physiology, nutrition, diagnostics, and pharmacology.
• Chemistry and materials: Chemical sciences, polymers, nanotechnology, semiconductors, and historical metallurgy.
• Earth and environmental sciences: Climate, meteorology, geology, hydrology, and disaster resilience.
• Agriculture and food sciences: Agronomy, plant breeding, soil fertility, sustainable farming, and food technology.
• Technology, AI and engineering: Artificial intelligence, algorithms, robotics, core engineering, and energy systems.
• Mathematics and biographies: Statistics, calculus, geometry, scientists, scientific institutions, and the history of science.

AI assists. Humans remain responsible.

AI-generated text is a draft, not a verified article. Read every line, compare it with the source, correct the language, and complete the required review before publication.