Question 1

What does ResearchForge do?

Accepted Answer

You describe a research idea or upload a manuscript. ResearchForge turns it into a testable hypothesis, searches the open literature across arXiv, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar and Crossref, reads the closest papers, audits the arguments, and produces an evidence-backed report with novelty gaps, counterarguments, and an actionable experiment plan.

Question 2

How long does an idea check or paper review take?

Accepted Answer

An idea check typically takes 15 to 40 minutes, depending on the volume of published literature. A paper review takes 20 to 45 minutes for full PDF parsing and two independent reviewer audits. Reference checks run in under 2 minutes. You can safely close your browser; runs continue asynchronously in the background and notify you when complete.

Question 3

Can I trust what the report says? How is evidence verified?

Accepted Answer

Every factual assertion in a ResearchForge report is strictly categorized and verified word-for-word against retrieved full-text documents. We use three explicit badges: Evidence (exact quote verified in published text), Inference (transparent reasoning step derived directly from evidence), and Hypothesis (untested proposed direction). We never allow ungrounded claims.

Question 4

Does ResearchForge prove that an idea is completely novel?

Accepted Answer

No automated tool can provide absolute mathematical proof of novelty. ResearchForge maps the exact frontier of published work, identifies the closest competing baselines, and outlines the precise delta between prior work and your proposition so you and your peer reviewers can evaluate novelty with total clarity.

Question 5

Which academic databases and publishers are searched?

Accepted Answer

ResearchForge queries open, authoritative scholarly indexes including arXiv, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Crossref, and PubMed. When open-access full text is available via Unpaywall or preprint servers, our pipeline ingests the entire text; otherwise, verified peer-reviewed abstracts and bibliographic metadata are used.

Question 6

Who can see my unpublished research ideas and manuscripts?

Accepted Answer

Only you. Your research questions, draft manuscripts, and generated reports are strictly private to your account and encrypted in transit and at rest. We never use your drafts or ideas to train language models, and you can export or permanently delete all your data at any time under Account settings.

Question 7

What happens if a run stops or encounters a rate limit?

Accepted Answer

All literature findings, paper quotes, and audit notes retrieved up to that point are saved immediately to disk. You can open any paused run and click Continue to pick up exactly where it stopped without consuming an additional monthly run allowance.

Question 8

How do plans, usage runs, and billing work?

Accepted Answer

Each plan provides a monthly quota of comprehensive runs. One run equals one complete Idea Check or one comprehensive Paper Review. Reference checks are free and unlimited on every plan (up to 50/mo on the free tier). You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time, and you always retain full access to all your past reports.

Question 9

Can the reference checker detect hallucinated or fake citations?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hallucinated citations created by generic AI tools typically fail to resolve in Crossref or OpenAlex, or have mismatched authors and years. Our Reference Checker queries authoritative databases directly without a language model, pinpointing fabricated citations and broken DOIs instantly.

Question 10

What rubric is used for automated paper reviews?

Accepted Answer

Submissions are independently evaluated by two separate reviewer agents using a standard academic five-point rubric: Novelty, Methodological Rigor, Clarity, Verifiability, and Significance. Every critique quotes the exact line in your manuscript with suggested revisions.

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