Anyone with a GitHub account can propose a change to The ELSA Way, and every change is reviewed by an editor before it appears on the website. This handbook describes how that works, who decides what, and the writing standards that keep chapters by different authors consistent.
Sections¶
Contributing to The ELSA Way: how to propose new content, flag gaps and submit improvements, from issue to pull request
Style guide: how to write, format and cross-reference content
Governance: the editorial board, how decisions are made and who does what
Triage and review: how editors handle issues and pull requests
Code of conduct: how we expect people to treat each other
Contributors: everyone who has contributed
Who can contribute?¶
Anyone can. Researchers can turn their findings into practical guidance. Clinicians can describe what happened when they introduced or evaluated an AI tool. Patients and community members can explain how AI affects their care. Developers can share working examples and tools, and policy makers and ethicists can add expertise on governance and regulation.
You do not need to be a technical expert. Some of the most useful contributions are short case studies, honest accounts of what went wrong, and patient perspectives that developers would not otherwise hear.