Who We Are
About Quantum Pets editorial
At this moment “we” could be considered a sort of a stretch, as Quantarum Pets is a family endeavor that hopes to grow over the years to follow. What we can promise upfront is that editors and contributors to Quantarum Pets provide you with honest advice and peer reviewed information about caring, training, raising, and loving your pet.
Matthew, our founder, has more than 30 years of experience in owning pets. Mostly dogs, but also cats and small mammals. Just now Matthew, with his family, lives with an Old English Sheepdog named Gigi, and cutest little Bichon Havanese called Ema. He has combined his love of animals and his love of science and decided to make an information center where anyone interested in having a pet as their family member would get the most accurate and complete pet-related knowledge. Further below we have described in details what is our approach in combining personal experience with research to provide you with honest views and peer-reviewed facts.
Scientific method is a beautiful approach on finding truths around us. We love it as it depicts a realistic picture of the nature, so our aim is to build this Website to be one of the reliable sources of information on the Web. In order to achieve highest level of integrity, we have to be open to criticism, and that is the reason why we developed corrections policy that is explained further down in the text.
Quantarum Pets strives to be your source when seeking objective, relevant, as well as practical training and caring insights for your pet. We are a small but dedicated team of content creators and with the help of our veterinary review team, we aspire to provide you with accurate health related knowledge based on research data and experience.
About our founder: Dr. Sumner has over 30 years of experience of owning pets. He founded Quantarum Pets to provide honest and reliable source of information to new and experienced pet owners to aid in choosing, caring and training their bellowed furry family members, pets, support and working companions.
Short bio of our Founder and Editor in chief:
Matthew was born and raised in Croatia. His beautiful wife Ana and his two sons, Bartol and Maro, tolerate his adamant interest in variety of fields. Matthew has always been keen on studies and research, so he has several degrees, including undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rijeka University, as well as graduate degree from Harvard University. When he was six years old his mother introduced him to his first Old English Sheepdog Astra. Astra is even today celebrated as one of the most important members of our family of pets, as she was present during roughest times of war and provided comfort to all family members when spending nights in the bomb shelter. To this day, several Old English Sheepdogs, Akitas, Havanese, cats and guinea pigs have been proud members of Sumner family. Matthew currently lives with an Old English Sheepdog girl Gigi and Havanese girl Ema. Matthew decided to start QuantarumPets to merge his love of scientific research, everlasting thirst for knowledge, and his experience of raising and training pets.
Editorial Guidlines
Having quality, originality, accuracy, and honesty in mind, Quantarum Pets authors have to follow strict ethical and editorial standards before an article can be published. To find an objective truth is a combination of knowing enough about a subject but being aware at all times how much you don’t know. That is the reason it always commendable to question what you read or what other say. In line with this approach, at Quantarum Pets we strive to provide objective insights combined with personal experiences in order for you to make informed decisions about wellbeing of your pet. Keep in mind that objective truth is around us no matter what we do, your goal is to find it and use it for your own benefit. Quantarum Pets endeavors to be your agent in finding reliable data that you can, together with us, turn into information and knowledge. In case that you find that any of our articles require improvement, please contact us here.
Before an article can be published, a content created by one of our associates has to go through the verification and fact checking process that is done by an editor in charge of that section. At the same time, another content creator will be utilized to proofread and check accuracy of the content. Considering that each article has sources section, our Editor in Chief verifies that all information in the article is based on proper research and that citation is done correctly. We also conduct reviews of all our articles twice per year in order to update information and verify that facts and sources are still valid.
In case that article contains any health-related information, including but not limited to quality of life of your pet, our editorial team will consult veterinary and other animal health experts to verify accuracy of the article. Verified articles would be clearly marked for verification. Currently our team is small, so we do not have permanent members of the veterinary review board, but rather use freelances and experts available in our area of residence. When possible, full disclosure of the review board will be disclosed with a published article.
Most of the illustrations, photographs, videos, and interactive activities are original and made by the creative team of Quantarum Pets. In cases where other sources are used, this will be clearly identified in accordance with the copyright licenses applicable to that particular case.
References and fact checking
After completing articles, content creators have to submit the article for fact checking to a designated editor and another content creator to verify accuracy of the content and ensure all citation is done appropriately. It is responsibility of the content creator to ensure that all statements of fact, financial and health information is well researched and based on qualitative and quantitative data that is up to date.
Quantarum Pets authors and editors adhere to the highest standards of academic and journalistic integrity; therefore, all our articles rely only on peer-reviewed academic journals, expert interviews, information gathered from academic institutions, governmental agencies, licensing boards, and regulatory organizations, such are American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA), American Association of Feline Practitioners (CatVets), American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI), Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), British Veterinary Association (BVA), and similar. Navigating Internet to find well-researched and trustworthy information about the health of your pet is not an easy or trivial task. That is why at Quantarum Pets we endeavor to verify all sources and utilize veterinary and animal-health experts in the review process.
Published and reviewed date is stated on the top of every published article, while at the bottom of the article you can find sources used to gather information for that article. We are pet owners as well and have faced numerous training and health-related challenges. Therefore, we understand how important is to have trustworthy and found source of information, especially when feeling anxious about the wellbeing of your pet. This is the reason that we always emphasize in all our health-related articles that no source can replace visit to your animal health care specialist, and this will be highlighted at any instance when we feel reinforcement is required.
Ethics and Editorial Independence
The Quantarum Pets relies on contributors that follow only the highest ethical principles of journalism. Any kind of dishonesty or unfair representation could be harmful to our readers’ trustworthiness. We have a zero tolerance on copyright or intellectual property violations. All our affiliates are required to follow Copyright Law of the Republic of Croatia, which is harmonized with requirements of the European Union, Copyright Law of the United States, FTC Guidelines on Disclosures, and Fair use.
At the Quantarum Pets content has to be original and unbiased with warranted editorial independence. According to our advertising guidelines, our sponsors are not permitted to change or influence any of our articles. Product reviewes are done as described in the next section and even though we do participate in affiliate marketing programs, our affiliate partners do not have any leverage in affecting our preferences, selected products, or articles. Commissions from affiliate programs and advertisers help us to produce quality content, but do not impel our journalist integrity. All authors contributing to Quantarum Pets content creation have an obligation to fully disclose any personal or financial relationship with any source that could compromise their objectivity.
Product Reviews
How many times would you find yourself in a pursuit of an essential purchase, only to discover that product reviews or customer feedbacks are little “too good to be true”, or that feedback does not reflect the quality of the product you already purchased?! It happens so often, and it is mission of the Quantarum Pets to provide you with the independent and research-based product reviews that are both subjective and objective at the same time. Subjective as we recommend only the products we would chose for ourselves, and objective as they are based on actual tryout of the products and opinions of consumers and control groups. We may receive commissions from your purchases, but we never accept compensation for the content we create or products we recommend, as our goal is to aid you find the best product for your pet.
Product reviews are done by conducting a thorough research, testing products and living with them for a period required to get a complete insight in positive and negative consumer aspects, and by interviewing industry experts or previous consumers. Authors at Quantarum Pets strive to provide you with an easy-to-read representation of manufacturer data and previous user reviews, so that you can make an informative decision. Therefore, there are three steps for product reviews: editorial research and data analysis, product testing, and community research by interviewing industry experts and current users.
