# Human-review checkpoints (protocol §P7) — items awaiting the principal investigator

| Checkpoint | What to review | Where | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| H-0 | Plan, protocol, decisions D1–D7 and amendments A-000–A-002 | `RESEARCH_PLAN.md` §10, `protocol/PROTOCOL.md`, `protocol/amendments.csv` | pending |
| H-1 | Record-linkage precision sample (500 DBLP↔OpenAlex pairs, 200 reserved for the PI) | `data/metadata/linkage_sample.csv` (to be generated by `systematic_review/linkage_sample.py`) | pending |
| H-2 | Taxonomy validation sample (2,000 works, two LLM raters; 200 for the PI) | `taxonomy/validation/` | pending |
| H-3 | Landmark list (≥ 1,000) and specialist reviews | `literature_synthesis/landmarks/` | pending |
| H-4 | Structural-change results and interpretation (no causal language) | `results/econometrics/` | pending |
| H-5 | Manuscript conclusions | `manuscript/` | pending |

Conclusions that depend on an unsigned checkpoint are labelled "pending human review" in the manuscript.