Selection Process
Canon entries are the result of editorial judgement rather than nomination, sponsorship or application.
Experiences are identified through continuous editorial research, long-term observation and comparative evaluation.
Inclusion in the Canon cannot be purchased.
Identification
Editorial research begins by identifying experiences that have become, or appear likely to become, defining expressions of a place, culture, craft or landscape.
Potential candidates may be discovered through historical research, field reporting, industry observation or long-term editorial interest.
Evaluation
Each candidate is evaluated against the Canonical Doctrine.
The six principles are considered collectively rather than individually.
Editorial judgement determines whether the experience, taken as a whole, satisfies the Doctrine.
Comparative Review
Experiences are not evaluated in isolation.
Each is considered alongside comparable experiences from the same destination, discipline or category.
The question is not whether an experience is exceptional, but whether it represents the defining way of experiencing what it claims to represent.
Editorial Determination
Editorial determinations are binary.
An experience is either admitted to the Canon or it is not.
Canonical Journeys does not publish rankings, numerical scores or graded classifications.
Continuity
The Canon is intended to endure, but it is not immutable.
Editorial determinations may evolve as destinations change, new experiences emerge or the cultural significance of existing experiences develops over time.
Any revision reflects editorial judgement rather than commercial influence.
Editorial Independence
Commercial relationships do not determine inclusion.
Where Canonical Journeys receives compensation for bookings, that relationship has no bearing on editorial decisions.
The Canon exists to record editorial judgement rather than commercial preference.
The Collection
The Canonical Doctrine finds its public expression through the Collection: the experiences admitted to the Canon following editorial evaluation.