What an evidence register is, and what it is for

An evidence register is a numbered list of discrete, checkable evidence items: a specific paper and its citation count, a specific press article and its URL, a specific role and its dates. Each entry names the criterion or prong it supports and what the reviewing attorney would need to independently verify it.

A register is easier to audit than a narrative: every claim is one line, every line has a verification hook, and gaps are visible as missing rows rather than hidden in prose.

A register also disciplines honesty: an item that cannot be named specifically cannot go in. Vague claims ('widely recognized in the field') have no register row; dated, sourced facts do.

Every visaforge dossier includes an evidence register in exactly this shape — numbered, criterion-mapped, verification-hooked, and built from what you told us.