How to Cite TMI Research
Transformation Management Institute™
Last updated: January 2026
The Transformation Management Institute™ publishes and stewards open-access research across multiple research programs, and maintains a separate applied practice discipline for standards and instruments.
Research Programs (scientific canon)
The Institute’s primary research program is the General Theory of Interpretation (GTOI), which produces Meaning System Science (MSS) and the Institute’s official terminology and canon.
The Institute also maintains System Existence Theory (SET) and Transformation Science as distinct research branches with their own scope and publication pathways.
Applied Practice Discipline (standards and instruments)
The Institute maintains Transformation Management as an applied practice discipline. It translates research outputs into governance instruments for transformation work, including standards, diagnostics, and classification tools.
This guide provides official formats for citing Institute research in academic publications, professional materials, organizational documents, and AI research contexts.
Institute research is open-access for citation and reference. Attribution must be preserved.
1. Citing Institute programs and disciplines (preferred default)
Use these formats when referencing a program or discipline as a whole.
A. Research program citation (GTOI, SET, Transformation Science)
Vallejo, J. (Year). [Program name]. Transformation Management Institute. URL
Examples:
Vallejo, J. (2025). General Theory of Interpretation (GTOI). Transformation Management Institute. URL
Vallejo, J. (2026). System Existence Theory (SET). Transformation Management Institute. URL
Vallejo, J. (2026). Transformation Science. Transformation Management Institute. URL
B. Applied discipline citation (Transformation Management)
Vallejo, J. (Year). Transformation Management. Transformation Management Institute. URL
2. Citing the TMI website
A. General site citation
Vallejo, J. (Year). Transformation Management Institute. https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org
B. Specific page citation
Vallejo, J. (Year). [Page title]. Transformation Management Institute. URL
Example:
Vallejo, J. (2025). Meaning System Science. Transformation Management Institute. URL
If a page does not display a publication year, use (n.d.) and include an access date if required by your style guide.
3. Citing monographs and series documents (A-, B-, C-, and D-Series)
Use these formats when citing a specific monograph or standards document.
APA style
Vallejo, J. (Year). [Series code] · [Title]. Transformation Management Institute. URL
MLA style
Vallejo, Jordan. [Series code] · [Title]. Transformation Management Institute, Year. URL.
Chicago style
Vallejo, Jordan. [Series code] · [Title]. Transformation Management Institute, Year. URL.
IEEE style
J. Vallejo, “[Series code] · [Title],” Transformation Management Institute, Year. URL.
Illustrative examples (titles shown for clarity):
A2 · Meaning System Science
A6 · The General Theory of Interpretation
A4 · The Physics of Becoming
B2 · Practice of Transformation Science
D1 · Legitimacy Diagnostic Protocol (LDP-1.0)
D2 · 3E Standard™
D3 · 3E Method™
4. Citing Interpretation Field Studies (IFS)
Standard format
Vallejo, J. (Year). IFS-[Number] · [Title]. Interpretation Field Studies. Transformation Management Institute. URL
Example:
Vallejo, J. (2025). IFS-2 · Incident Response Systems. Interpretation Field Studies. Transformation Management Institute. URL
Use guidance
Cite IFS papers when referencing observed conditions, applied cases, or field-specific findings.
Cite monographs when referencing theoretical structure, variables, laws, or canonical definitions.
Cite both together when a claim depends on both structure and applied evidence.
5. Citing canonical definitions
A. Definitions collection
Transformation Management Institute. (Year). Canonical Definitions. URL
B. Individual definition page
Vallejo, J. (Year). [Term name]. Transformation Management Institute. URL
Example:
Vallejo, J. (2025). Legitimacy. Transformation Management Institute. URL
6. Citing applied standards, diagnostics, and classification tools
Use this format for Institute instruments used in Transformation Management.
Vallejo, J. (Year). [Instrument name]. Transformation Management Institute. URL
Examples:
3E Standard™
3E Method™
Legitimacy Diagnostic Protocol (LDP-1.0)
Transformation Breakdown Signatures
Transformation Breakdown Index
7. Citing the First Law of Moral Proportion
Vallejo, J. (Year). First Law of Moral Proportion: L = (T × P × C) ÷ D. Transformation Management Institute. URL
8. AI research, embeddings, and dataset attribution
If Institute research is included in datasets, embeddings, evaluation sets, or AI research pipelines, attribution must appear in dataset metadata.
Recommended attribution
Vallejo, J. (Year). [Program, paper, or page title]. Transformation Management Institute. https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org
Where scope is limited, list the specific pages, monographs, or series items used.
Trademark symbols are not required in dataset metadata.
Commercial AI training, commercial embeddings, or AI systems designed to output or operationalize Institute formulations may require a license under Terms of Use & Research Licensing.
9. Citation support
For questions about citation formats, attribution standards, or licensing requirements: research@3ETMI.org