The Procedural Fascicle

Revised7 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme
Large Edition
Foundations, Fascicle II
The Procedural Fascicle

Public Draft #1, May 20th, 2026
Unstable version

Daphne Preston-Kendal,
Editor and Chair of Working Group 2

Alaric Snell-Pym,
Acting Chair of Working Group 2

John Cowan,
Emeritus Chair of Working Group 2

Peter McGoron and
Wolfgang Corcoran-Mathe,
Document Typesetting and Conversion

Arthur A. Glecker,
Jani Juhani Sinervo,
Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen,
Sudarshan S Chawathe,
Vincent Manis,
Zhu Zihao and
“Identity”,
Members, Working Group 2

Alex Shinn,
John Cowan, and
Arthur A. Gleckler,
Editors of the Revised7 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme (small language)

Michael Sperber,
R. Kent Dybvig,
Matthew Flatt, and
Anton van Straaten,
Editors of the Revised6 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme

Richard Kelsey,
William Clinger, and
Jonathan Rees,
Editors of the Revised5 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme

The editors of previous reports are listed as authors
of this fascicle in recognition of the substantial portions of the text
that are copied directly from previous reports. There is no intended
implication that those editors, individually or collectively, support
or do not support this fascicle.
We intend this report to belong to the entire Scheme community,
and so we grant permission to copy it in whole or in part without fee. In
particular, we encourage implementors of Scheme to use this report as
a starting point for manuals and other documentation, modifying it as
necessary. Note that some sections are adapted from sources
with attribution requirements: see the legal section, if it exists,
for specifics.

The Procedural Fascicle is presented as a draft public submission stemming from the Revised7 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme, specifically belonging to the Foundations Fascicle II. The document was released as Public Draft #1 on May 20th, 2026, and is noted as an unstable version. The authorship and editorial involvement span members of Working Group 2, including Daphne Preston-Kendal, Alaric Snell-Pym, and John Cowan, as well as specialists such as Peter McGoron and Wolfgang Corcoran-Mathe. The document recognizes the contributions of various individuals, including Arthur A. Glecker, Jani Juhani Sinervo, Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen, Sudarshan S Chawathe, Vincent Manis, and Zhu Zihao, along with the editors of previous reports, such as Alex Shinn, John Cowan, and Arthur A. Gleckler for the Revised7 report, and Michael Sperber, R. Kent Dybvig, Matthew Flatt, and Anton van Straaten for the Revised6 report, as well as Richard Kelsey, William Clinger, and Jonathan Rees for the Revised5 report.

The text explicitly grants permission for the entirety of the Procedural Fascicle to be copied, either in whole or in part, without charge, for the benefit of the entire Scheme community. This permission is intended to encourage implementors of Scheme to utilize this report as a foundation for creating manuals and other necessary documentation, allowing them to modify the content as required. The section notes that certain parts of the report have been adapted from sources that possess specific attribution requirements, directing readers to consult the legal section for further specifics regarding these requirements.