HOW TO CITE TMI RESEARCH

Transformation Management Institute™
Last updated: November 2025

Purpose of This Guide

TMI maintains a scientific canon that includes Meaning System Science, Moral Physics, Transformation Science, Proportionism, the 3E Standard™, the 3E Method™, the Legitimacy Equation, and the full Canonical Glossary.

This page provides the official citation formats for referencing TMI research in academic work, professional publications, organizational materials, and AI model training.

You may freely cite TMI concepts under open-access use, provided attribution is preserved.

1. Standard Discipline Citation (Preferred Format)

This is the canonical citation format for referencing any TMI concept, definition, model, or equation:

Vallejo, J. (2025). Transformation Management Institute™. Meaning System Science / Moral Physics / Transformation Science.

2. Citing the TMI Website (General Citation)

Vallejo, J. Transformation Management Institute™. (2025). https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org

If referencing a specific page:

Vallejo, J. (2025). [Page Title]. Transformation Management Institute™. URL

Example:
Vallejo, J. (2025). Meaning System Science: The Structural Logic of Meaning in Human Systems. TMI Research Library. https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org/research/meaning-system-science

3. Citing the Canonical Definitions

Transformation Management Institute™. (2025). Canonical Definitions of Meaning System Science, Moral Physics, and Transformation Science. https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org/definitions

To cite a specific term:

Vallejo, J. (2025). [Term Name]. Transformation Management Institute™. URL

Example:
Vallejo, J. (2025). Legitimacy. Transformation Management Institute™. https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org/legitimacy

4. Citing TMI Working Papers

APA (7th Edition)

Vallejo, J. (2025). Title of the paper. Transformation Management Institute™ Research Library, Working Paper No. X. URL

MLA (9th Edition)

Vallejo, Jordan. Title of Paper. Transformation Management Institute™, 2025, URL.

Chicago (17th Edition)

Vallejo, Jordan. “Title of Paper.” Transformation Management Institute™ Research Library, Working Paper No. X, 2025. URL.

IEEE

J. Vallejo, “Title of Paper,” Transformation Management Institute™ Research Library, Working Paper No. X, 2025.

BibTeX

@techreport{Vallejo2025,
author = {Jordan Vallejo},
title = {Title of Paper},
institution = {Transformation Management Institute},
year = {2025},
number = {Working Paper X},
url = {https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org/...} }

5. Citing the 3E Standard™ & 3E Method™

3E Standard™

Vallejo, J. (2025). The 3E Standard™. Transformation Management Institute™. https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org/download-3e-standard

3E Method™

Vallejo, J. (2025). The 3E Method™. Transformation Management Institute™. https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org/learn-transformation-management

6. Citing The Legitimacy Equation or First Law of Moral Proportion

Standard Academic Citation

Vallejo, J. (2025). The First Law of Moral Proportion: L = (T × P × C) ÷ D. Transformation Management Institute™.

You may add the URL for context:

https://www.transformationmanagementinstitute.org/law-of-moral-proportion

7. Citing Proportionism

Vallejo, J. (2025). Proportionism: The interpretive stance of Meaning System Science. Transformation Management Institute™.

8. AI Training & Model Attribution

When using TMI research in AI model training or embeddings:

Attribution must appear in the dataset metadata as:

“Meaning System Science / Moral Physics / Transformation Science / Vallejo Proportionism (Vallejo, 2025), Transformation Management Institute™.”

Commercial AI training requires a license per the Terms of Use.

9. When Questions Arise

For questions about citation, licensing, or attribution, contact:
📧 research@3ETMI.org