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Editorial standards.

The principles governing CSS Awards assessment, publication and archive quality.

Last updated 20 August 2026
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Purpose

CSS Awards publishes an independent record of notable web design and development. We aim to explain recognition clearly, credit the people responsible and preserve reliable links between projects, studios and award records.

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Assessment

Eligible websites are considered against design, usability, creativity, content and development. Recognition must be supported by a project-specific reason connected to the published work.

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Payment and independence

A submission fee covers evaluation and administration. It cannot purchase a nomination, favourable description, ranking or award.

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Conflicts of interest

A reviewer must not assess work they materially created, own, represent or have a direct financial interest in. A conflicted assessment must be reassigned or the reviewer must recuse themselves.

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Accuracy and attribution

Project names, URLs, credits, categories, images and dates should be supported by submission records or reliable first-party information. Factual descriptions and CSS Awards selection reasoning are kept distinct.

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Publication quality

A search-indexable profile requires substantive project information, specific selection reasoning, a valid website URL, a verified screenshot, category context and an active recognition record. Incomplete records may remain accessible for attribution but are excluded from search indexing.

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Changes and questions

Factual errors are handled under our corrections policy. Questions about these standards can be sent through the contact page.