AI Research Assistant

What core features does Paperguide offer?

Paperguide combines AI-powered search, literature review, deep research reporting, an AI writing assistant, and a reference manager in one platform. It helps you find papers, get research-backed answers with citations, automatically extract and compare data from papers, generate comprehensive reports, write drafts linked to your references, and manage citations with real-time collaboration. It also includes Chat with PDF & Papers, Generate Full Documents, AI Insights and Metrics, and an Original Text for Verification.

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How does Paperguide's AI Search work?

Paperguide uses question-based search that understands research queries beyond simple keywords. It analyzes millions of papers and delivers comprehensive, citation-backed answers from a database of over 200 million papers.

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Can Paperguide automatically extract data from papers for literature reviews?

Yes. Paperguide’s Literature Review feature automatically extracts and compares key data from multiple papers in a customizable format, with structured summaries and quotes/original text for verification.

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What is the Deep Research Report and how does it help?

Go beyond basic search with AI that understands your research, finds relevant papers, screens and extracts data, analyzes trends, contradictions, and consensus in the field, and generates a comprehensive report with structured sections backed by 220+ million papers.

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What can Paperguide's AI Writer do?

Generate and polish academic content using your references while maintaining academic integrity. It helps you generate complete drafts linked to your reference library, polish writing with simple AI commands and a text humanizer, and maintain academic integrity with automatic citations for all AI-generated content.

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How does Paperguide's Reference Manager help with citations?

Import references from Zotero, BibTeX, RIS, DOI, and direct URLs; organize your library with folders and labels; annotate and take notes on papers; get AI-generated summaries of methodologies and findings; and collaborate in real time with shared libraries and configurable permissions.

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What are AI Insights and Metrics?

AI Insights and Metrics evaluate paper quality and methodologies, including AI-based classification and, where available, metrics such as SJR rankings and citation counts, to help you understand the rigor and impact of sources.

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Do you provide Original Text for Verification?

Yes. Paperguide makes the original text from sources accessible so you can verify data points and supporting quotes directly from the source.

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Do you support OCR PDFs?

Yes. Paperguide supports OCR PDFs to enable text extraction from scanned documents.

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Do you search full texts or just abstracts?

Paperguide analyzes and extracts data from full texts where available, not limited to abstracts.

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Which databases or sources does Paperguide search?

Paperguide searches across a large collection of papers in its database, designed to cover life sciences, academia, and other domains, rather than listing individual databases by name.

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How large is Paperguide's paper database?

Paperguide provides access to a database of over 200 million papers; the Deep Research feature mentions backing by 220+ million papers for comprehensive analyses.

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How accurate are the AI-generated summaries?

AI-generated summaries come with citations to the original sources. You can verify findings with quotes and the source text to confirm accuracy.

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Is there a free plan or trial available?

Yes. Paperguide offers a free starting option to explore the platform and its core features.

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How can I import references and manage my library?

You can import from Zotero, BibTeX, RIS, DOI, and direct URLs. The Reference Manager supports organizing references with folders and labels, annotating on papers, and real-time collaborative sharing.

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Can Paperguide generate citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles?

Yes. Paperguide can generate and format citations in popular styles such as APA, MLA, and Chicago.

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How can I contact Paperguide's team?

You can reach the team via the website’s Contact options listed in the footer and through social channels (e.g., Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.).

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Are there discounts for faculty and students?

Yes. Paperguide offers a Faculty & Student Discount.

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How do I get started with Paperguide?

Click Get Started for Free on the site to begin using Paperguide and explore its core features.