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Single checks you can run in the browser, right now.
Each one answers a single question about your paper in seconds, with no account: are any of my references retracted, does this journal actually fit, does my methods section contain what a reviewer needs, do my statistics hold up.
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Reference integrity check
Paste a reference list or a DOI and see which citations are retracted, corrected, or carry an expression of concern, before a reviewer finds them.
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Journal fit finder
Describe the paper and get a shortlist of journals it actually fits, with the scope language each one uses to decide.
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Citation claim checker
Check whether the paper you cited actually supports the claim you attached to it. Miscitation survives peer review more often than it should.
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