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Find sources for essay

Paste a sentence or paragraph from your essay and find candidate scholarly sources with evidence passages, then inspect each original paper before citing.

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LitSource returns candidate papers and source passages; inspect the original study before citing.

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Essay-first discovery

Start from the sentence or paragraph you already wrote instead of rebuilding it as a keyword query.

Candidate scholarly sources

Get paper leads with source passages and links so you can judge whether each one fits your essay.

Fast handoff to results

Continue directly into the literature results flow to compare titles, abstracts, and source context.

Preview

Paste an essay sentence and review candidate scholarly sources that may support or refine it.

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What it does

Essay-first discovery

Next step

Continue to the tool that matches your task

Capabilities

Move from a claim to traceable sources with less friction

Find supporting literature, inspect source details, and continue with the right research workflow.

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Essay-first discovery
Start from the sentence or paragraph you already wrote instead of rebuilding it as a keyword query.
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Candidate scholarly sources
Get paper leads with source passages and links so you can judge whether each one fits your essay.
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Fast handoff to results
Continue directly into the literature results flow to compare titles, abstracts, and source context.

Use cases

How people use it

Use LitSource when you already know which claim, citation, or reference list you need to investigate.

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Backfill essay citations
Find sources for an essay paragraph that states a claim but still needs a citation.
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Check a claim before citing
Look for real literature before relying on a claim from notes, drafts, or AI output.
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Prepare for revision
Collect candidate sources before responding to instructor or reviewer feedback on an essay.

FAQ

Questions before you start

Review common questions before searching for sources or checking citations.

No. A match means the paper is a candidate lead. You still need to read the source and decide whether it actually supports your specific claim.

No. It finds candidate scholarly sources from literature search workflows and links you to records you can inspect before citing.

LitSource opens the results workspace so you can review candidate papers and evidence passages.

Related workflows

Continue with nearby research checks

Move between source discovery and citation verification workflows without returning to the home page.

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