SciMatic Check is an optional check of your manuscript before you submit it. It never blocks submitting.

What it checks

• References – every reference is looked up in Crossref and OpenAlex and marked as verified, with details that differ, not found, retracted, under an expression of concern or corrected, each with its DOI.
• Journal fit – length, abstract, keywords, sections, reference count and citation style, against the journal's rules.
• Statements – funding, conflicts of interest, data availability, ethics, consent and AI use.
• Signals worth a second look – things an editor may question, each with why it may be innocent. There is no AI score: no tool can reliably tell whether a text was written by AI.

How to run it

Open SciMatic Check, upload the manuscript (.docx or .pdf), choose the journal you will submit to and click Run SciMatic Check. You can also run it from the checklist after you upload your manuscript on SciMatic.

The price, if there is one, is shown next to the button before you start, and a check that does not finish is not charged. Your report is private. If you choose Share with the editors, the journal sees a "Checked" badge on your submission and can open the report.

Applying the suggestions

For a manuscript you are preparing on SciMatic, you can have the check's reference corrections, consistent citations and language corrections implemented in the paper; the button shows any price first. Statements are never written for you: the missing ones are listed for you to add.

Your file is read by Google's Gemini AI and deleted within 24 hours; the report is kept for 12 months. SciMatic never trains AI on manuscripts.