Guides for researchers
Practical, step-by-step answers to the questions that come up before you run an experiment or submit a paper.
How to check if a citation is real
A step-by-step way to verify any reference: check the DOI, match the title, year and authors against the published record, and spot citations invented by AI tools.
How to check if your research idea has already been done
A practical prior-art search for researchers: turn the idea into searchable claims, search the right databases, compare the closest papers, and decide whether to go ahead.
Pre-submission checklist for a research paper
What to check before you submit a paper: claims and evidence, baselines, reproducibility, references, clarity and venue fit. A checklist reviewers would use on your draft.
How to find a research gap you can defend
Find a research gap that survives review: read limitations sections, map what has been tested, look for untested combinations, and back the gap with quotes from the papers.