Features
See which sentences still need a source while you write.
The claim detector reads your draft sentence by sentence and underlines factual claims that have no citation yet, much like a spell checker underlines a typo.
What it looks like
What you get
- Each sentence is sorted: factual claim, your own argument, common knowledge, or already cited.
- Click an underline to see why that sentence needs a source.
- Search for sources right from the sentence, in any language.
- Runs in the background, so it never blocks your typing.
How it works
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Step 1: Write as usual
Open your draft in the editor or the add-in.
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Step 2: Claims are underlined
Sentences that make a claim but have no citation get a wavy underline.
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Step 3: Find a source
Open the underline to see why it was flagged and search for a source.
More features in this group
- Get a source suggested for every sentence that needs one. PaperQED finds the sentences in your draft that state a fact without a citation and suggests papers that back them, each with the passage that matters. Pick one and the in-text citation and bibliography entry are added in your citation style.
- Catch fake and wrong references before your supervisor does. Paste your bibliography or upload a DOCX, PDF, BibTeX or RIS file. Every entry is matched against real scholarly records and gets one of four clear statuses.
- Know when a source has been retracted, or isn't what it seems. Every verified reference is checked for retractions, corrections and expressions of concern, and gets a source card: journal quartile, indexing, citation count, age and source type.
- Check that each paper really says what you cite it for. For every sentence and its citation, PaperQED finds the most relevant passage in the paper and labels the match. Every label comes with the verbatim quote, where it sits in the paper, a short reason and a confidence level.
- Hand in proof, not promises: the Citation Integrity Report. One PDF sums up the whole check: how many references, their status, retractions, source quality, claims without a citation and the claim–source results. Attach it when you submit your thesis.
- The same checks inside Word or Google Docs. Most theses are written in Word. The add-in brings the claim detector, citation search, claim–source checks and citation insertion into a sidebar next to your document, signed in with the same account.
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