DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

BBC News vs BBC Research & Development — Discipline

Name: BBC News vs BBC Research & Development — Citation Discipline comparison
Creator: SourceScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.

By the SourceScore Editorial TeamPublished by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified 28 Apr 2026

Verdict

BBC Research & Development outscores BBC News on Citation Discipline by 4 points (B · 84 vs B · 80).

News

BBC News

bbc.com

B·80

Rank #99 of 130 on Discipline

Editorial Guidelines mandate dual-source verification; corrections page public.

Higher Discipline

Research

BBC Research & Development

bbc.co.uk/rd

B·84

Rank #92 of 130 on Discipline

BBC editorial + technical-research practices; methodology disclosed.

Global rank · Discipline

Source	Score	Grade	Rank	Detail
BBC News bbc.com	80	B·80	#99 / 130	view →
BBC Research & Development bbc.co.uk/rd	84	B·84	#92 / 130	view →

Why these Discipline scores

BBC NewsB·80

Discipline · 80/100

Editorial Guidelines mandate dual-source verification; corrections page public.

BBC Research & DevelopmentB·84

Discipline · 84/100

BBC editorial + technical-research practices; methodology disclosed.

Signals behind the Discipline score

BBC News

BBC Editorial Guidelines
Public ethics + editorial code.

BBC Research & Development

BBC R&D papers
Public technical papers with peer-review-equivalent standards.

Other dimensions for BBC News vs BBC Research & Development

SourceScore Index

Composite head-to-head — BBC News leads

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Sources & references

Every score on this page is read from the two publications below and graded against the published rubric. No score is bought, estimated or supplied by the source being scored.

Source evaluated — BBC News (bbc.com) · verified 28 Apr 2026 · full scoring record
Source evaluated — BBC Research & Development (bbc.co.uk/rd) · verified 28 Apr 2026 · full scoring record
Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
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