# OCT Publication Package Checklist v0.1
Date: 2026-04-19Purpose: operational checklist for publication on GitHub and preprint candidate release.
## A. Manuscript package
1. `OCT_FOUNDATIONAL_OPERA_DRAFT_v0_9.md` present.2. `OCT_FOUNDATIONAL_OPERA_PREPRINT_CANDIDATE_v1_0.md` present.3. `OCT_EDITORIAL_PASSLOG_v0_9.md` present.4. Notational consistency (`Coh_Omega`, `Phi_Omega`, `Delta_Omega`) verified.
## B. Validation package
1. Cycle 1 report present.2. Cycle 2 report present.3. Cycle 3 report present.4. Cycle 4 report present.5. Unified decision matrix present.6. Freeze candidate v1.0 present.
## C. Reproducibility package
1. Cycle3/cycle4 scripts present in `datasets/cycle3_work` and `datasets/cycle4_work`.2. Generated inputs/metrics present in `datasets/cycle3_inputs` and `datasets/cycle4_outputs`.3. Manifest and checksum dataset present in `datasets/cycle3_raw`.
## D. GitHub readiness
1. `INDEX.md` updated with new artifacts.2. `PROJECT_MEMORY.md` updated with current progress.3. Recommended commit: `oct: finalize v0.9 draft and v1.0 preprint candidate`.4. Recommended tag after review: `oct-v1.0-preprint-candidate`.
## E. Gate before final publication
1. Final human review of the preprint candidate manuscript.2. Check consistency between textual claims and `revise` status in decision matrix.3. Fill in `OCT_PREPRINT_METADATA_TEMPLATE_v0_1.md`.4. Consolidate `OCT_PREPRINT_METADATA_FILLED_v0_1.md`.5. Choice of license and final bibliographic metadata (DOI-ready version, if desired).
## F. Gate closing (2026-04-19)
1. Metadata finalized in `OCT_PREPRINT_METADATA_FINAL_v1_0.md`.2. Repository aligned license (`CC BY-NC-SA 4.0`).3. Only DOI assignment at the time of external deposit remains optional.