Direct answer
That an author manuscript is the version peer reviewed and accepted by a journal, including changes made during peer review but generally excluding copyediting and stylistic edits.
Answer contract
Apply the method lens only to the exact inspected source scope; do not infer authority from adjacent topics.
Evidence and exact locators
Inspected source 1 — Section "What is the Author Manuscript?" — first paragraph.. Supports: The bounded scope recorded in the reviewed specification.
What the evidence does not establish
A specification is not a route, a release, or a public page.
Rights and reuse
Rights basis recorded in the reviewed specification; link and bounded original paraphrase only.
Dependencies and related concepts
applies-to: urn:maha:concept:evidence:author-manuscript
governed-by: urn:maha:concept:governance
evidence-for: urn:maha:concept:evidence
Questions this page can answer
What does PubMed Central, Author Manuscripts in PMC state about author-manuscript?
That an author manuscript is the version peer reviewed and accepted by a journal, including changes made during peer review but generally excluding copyediting and stylistic edits.
Which exact locator in that source supports the claim on this page?
Inspected source 1, Section "What is the Author Manuscript?" — first paragraph.
What does this source explicitly not establish about author-manuscript?
A specification is not a route, a release, or a public page.
Which canonical definition does this route depend on, and where is it owned?
applies-to: urn:maha:concept:evidence:author-manuscript governed-by: urn:maha:concept:governance evidence-for: urn:maha:concept:evidence
What would have to be inspected before this page could claim more than it does?
A source, locator, rights, scope, boundary, dependency, implementation, or release change requires a new exact-revision review.