Can this replace a systematic review search strategy?

No. It is a discovery and screening aid. Systematic reviews still need a documented protocol, database-specific searches, deduplication, eligibility review, and reproducible reporting.

Does every result belong in my literature review?

No. Every result is a screening candidate. Read the original paper and apply your inclusion and exclusion criteria before using it.

What can I inspect before citing?

Where available, LitSource exposes the title, journal, year, DOI or PMID, source links, and evidence context so you can verify the record yourself.

Evidence Workbench

Find Sources for Your Literature Review

Enter a research question, claim, or paragraph to find academic papers and inspect the records behind each candidate source.

Human review boundary

Every result is a screening candidate. Apply your protocol and inspect the original paper before inclusion.

Search real research records

Query → candidates → source check

Capabilities

Move from a claim to traceable sources with less friction

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

Question-to-source discovery

Start with the language of your review rather than a perfectly formatted database query.

Inspectable paper records

Review titles, journals, years, DOI or PMID signals, and source links before shortlisting a study.

Evidence-aware screening

Use returned context to decide what deserves full-text review; a search match is not an inclusion decision.

Use cases

How people use it

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

Scope a new review

Map a research question to candidate terminology and papers before building a formal protocol.

Fill a thematic gap

Find sources for a section or claim that remains unsupported in a draft review.

Verify the shortlist

Open original records and confirm study design, population, eligibility, and publication status.

FAQ

Questions before you start

Review common questions before searching for sources or checking citations.

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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