Journal: structured notes and short studies
This journal records concise observational notes and short descriptive studies that illustrate negotiation formats, sequencing patterns, and notation use. Entries emphasize neutral description of interactional structure, including move segmentation, role alignment, signaling markers, and timing. Each entry is written to clarify how the observed sequence maps to a taxonomy template and to provide a visual or tabular record that preserves structure while omitting identifying details. The journal is intended as a companion to the models and archive, offering focused exemplars, methodological reflections, and short-case annotations that support reproducible documentation practices. Content avoids prescriptive recommendations and outcome-oriented language; it documents structural features and annotation choices so that independent reviewers can interpret and, where appropriate, reproduce the segmentation and labeling decisions for comparative analysis.
Editorial and methodological notes
Editorial notes describe the neutral stance and methodological constraints that govern journal content. Each item follows an explicit set of requirements: entries must identify the model classification applied, list annotation tags used, and attach a visual map or tabular export that demonstrates the mapping between moves and descriptors. Methodological notes explain segmentation rules, how simultaneous or overlapping moves are represented, and the conventions used to indicate interruptions or conditional branches. The editorial policy requires explicit anonymization steps for any excerpt drawn from source materials, and each entry includes a short provenance note that states whether the record derives from a primary transcript or from a summarized observation. The journal thus functions as a methodological ledger where annotation choices are recorded and can be inspected for reproducibility and clarity by other reviewers working with the same taxonomy and visual conventions.
Entries and referencing
Journal entries are compact and structured to permit cross-referencing with the archive and models. Each entry includes a short neutral abstract, the model template tag, a concise visual map in graphite notation, and a machine-friendly tabular export listing moves with role tokens, marker types, and sequence indices. Cross-references link marker tokens in the journal entry to sample records in the archive so that readers may compare how similar structural markers appear across contexts. The referencing approach emphasizes transparent mapping between visual notation and tabular descriptors so that the same episode can be rendered in multiple formats without changing the underlying structural labels. Access to full exports is subject to the archive's anonymization policy described in the Archive section.
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Entry: Parallel-track exchange (procurement meeting)
Short exemplar showing parallel tracks with synchronized acknowledgment tokens and an explicit legend linking tokens to annotation tags.
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Entry: Branching proposal sequence (panel briefing)
Example illustrating conditional branches and annotated timestamps with normalized intervals to protect context-specific timing.
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Entry: Multi-party closing protocol
Record focusing on role-aligned closing moves and notation for concession markers and final confirmations.
Contributing observations
Contributions to the journal are limited to neutral, descriptive records submitted by authorized reviewers and researchers who follow the project's annotation standards. Submission materials should include anonymized transcripts or structured exports, a brief methodological note describing segmentation choices, and a statement of the model template applied. Submissions are evaluated for compliance with anonymization and formatting requirements; journal entries do not endorse or evaluate negotiation outcomes. The submission workflow is focused on maintaining consistent documentation practices that enable comparative structural study and reproducible labeling across independent reviewers.