The review
Check that your citations say what you claim
Refine looks up the works you cite and reads what they actually say. When a citation can't be found, points to a different work, or doesn't support the claim you make about it, you get a comment with the evidence.
How it works
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Refine finds every citation
It picks out each cited work and the claim you make about it, matching numbered citations to your reference list.
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It reads the cited work
It looks each work up in scholarly databases and reads its abstract or full text where available.
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You get a comment where it matters
Problems appear as comments on the citation, with the source's own words as evidence.
Key benefits
Catch citations that don't exist
A reference missing from the scholarly record, or pointing to a different work, is flagged before a referee finds it.
Claims that stretch the source
See where a cited work says less than, or something different from, what your sentence attributes to it.
Retracted work
Learn when a work you rely on has been retracted or carries an editorial concern.
Evidence you can check
Each comment quotes what the cited work says, so you can judge it yourself.
Quiet when it isn't sure
Refine comments only when it can back the problem up. A paywalled paper it couldn't read is left alone.
Example use cases
- A literature review with dozens of citations to verify before submission.
- A draft where an AI assistant helped with the references.
- A thesis chapter built on sources you read years ago.
- A grant proposal that leans on a few key papers.
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