Hybrid Prosecutorial Research Standard (HPRS): A Formal Methodology for Cross-Disciplinary Research Simultaneously Governed by Multiple Scholarly Citation Standards

The Hybrid Prosecutorial Research Standard (HPRS) is a formal methodology designed to govern research that simultaneously makes claims in two or more distinct academic disciplines — each with its own citation rules, evidentiary thresholds, and expert audience — without sacrificing the standards of any of them. Every major scholarly citation standard (APA 7th Edition, Chicago 17th Edition, Bluebook 21st Edition, CSE 8th Edition, and GPO Style) was designed for a single disciplinary domain. When research occupies two or more domains simultaneously, no single standard is adequate, and applying them without a defined conflict-resolution hierarchy produces direct, irreconcilable contradictions in citation format, heading structure, quotation thresholds, and mathematical disclosure requirements. The HPRS was built to occupy the space none of these standards covers alone. It synthesizes all five into a single decision architecture, resolves all identified inter-standard conflicts through a documented hierarchy, and adds original requirements for cross-domain situations none of the five standards addresses — most critically, the Claim Transparency Framework for compounded cross-domain probability arguments. This record contains: (1) The HPRS Complete Governing Standard — all six scholarly registers, the five-tier Claim Transparency Framework, the citation conflict-resolution hierarchy, fourteen operational modules, and a five-gate pre-publication validation checklist; (2) A Master Compliance Document demonstrating the HPRS applied to a real research collection; (3) Master Compliance Checklist — all five gates completed, all deviations documented, all resolutions recorded. The HPRS is domain-agnostic. It applies to any research that crosses disciplinary lines requiring simultaneous adherence to multiple incompatible citation standards. Version 1.0 · 2026 · Developed by C.B. Tinker.