The homeopathy.software editorial board

The homeopathy.software editorial board is the standing group responsible for what this site publishes and how it discloses the one material connection that shapes the whole project: the site is funded by Similia, the software at similia.io [1]. Its job is to keep an editorial hub on software-augmented homeopathic practice honest while routing qualified practitioners and students toward a recommended tool [1][2].

What the board governs

The board owns four standing rules.

• Allowed bylines. Only four bylines may appear on the site: Editorial Board, Marco Ruggeri (Founder and Editor), a named Guest Contributor with disclosed credentials, and the Editorial Team for staff-edited compilations. Pseudonyms and anonymous bylines are blocked [1].
• Citation discipline. Every non-trivial factual claim carries a numbered [N] citation that resolves in a ## References section. Classical attributions cite the practitioner-tradition literature — repertory editions, materia medica, and the recorded clinical corpus [3].
• Grading the tradition. Claims are tagged by source tier. The classical corpus from Hahnemann, Kent, Hering, Boenninghausen, Boger, Vithoulkas, and Sankaran is cited at source tier C and presented with the edition, year, and rubric context that allows readers to verify the attribution. Single anecdotes are tier D [1].
• Disclosure. The funding relationship with Similia is stated in the footer of every page and on the funding page, and competitor rankings follow the published rubric rather than commercial preference [1].

Traditional indications and the classical record

The board documents the historical development of the classical literature — which practitioner wrote which repertory, in which edition, and why the distinctions matter to software users working with those sources today. This includes the lineage from Kent's Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica through its successive editions and derivative repertories, the role of Boenninghausen's Therapeutic Pocketbook in polarity analysis, and Boger's synthesis of both traditions [4].

Pages on this site present traditional indications and keynotes as recorded in that literature, with the edition and rubric context that lets practitioners verify each attribution against the original source.

Why an independent hub, not a vendor page

The editorial board keeps a firm line between this hub and the Similia product surface. A page here addresses a keyword from the buyer's-guide, methodology, or biographical angle; it does not mirror a similia.io product page targeting the same purchase intent [2]. That separation is what lets the board recommend a competitor for some readers when the rubric points that way, and it is what makes the funnel hand-off an editorial judgement rather than an advertisement [1][2].

Working with the board

Practitioners who want to test the tools this site writes about can do so without committing: Try Similia Pro free opens the 14-day Pro trial, with the Free plan available indefinitely afterward and student discounts on the Pro tiers [5]. Corrections, source disputes, and conflict-of-interest questions are handled in the open: the board logs every substantive fix on the corrections log and explains its reasoning on the editorial stance page. The full team and contributors roster lists every active byline. The founder and editor, who signs off on board policy, is profiled at Marco Ruggeri.

References

[1] homeopathy.software editorial board (2026) Editorial process and evidence grading, https://homeopathy.software/about/editorial-process/.

[2] homeopathy.software editorial board (2026) Editorial process and evidence grading, https://homeopathy.software/about/editorial-process/.

[3] homeopathy.software editorial board (2026) Editorial process and evidence grading, https://homeopathy.software/about/editorial-process/.

[4] Winston, J. (1999) The Faces of Homœopathy: An Illustrated History of the First 200 Years, Great Auk Publishing, Tawa.

[5] Similia Help Centre (2026) Similia Pricing and Subscription FAQ, similia.crisp.help, updated 2026-04-22, fetched 2026-06-14.