LitSource · Text to sources
Find original source from text
Where did this text come from? Start with an uncited sentence or paragraph and look for candidate academic papers you can inspect.
From a passage to a source you can check
If your task is “paste text source,” begin with one specific claim. To find source from text, keep distinctive details such as the study population, method, and outcome. Compare candidate titles, authors, dates, and identifiers, then open the relevant publication.
- Paste a focused sentence into the source finder from text.
- Review the candidate papers for the same research question.
- Read the passage in context and follow references to earlier studies.
- Record the source you inspected, or keep the origin marked as unverified.
A candidate is a starting point
Candidates do not prove original authorship or claim support. A paper may discuss the same topic without containing your wording or supporting your conclusion. For a quotation, locate the exact passage; for a paraphrase, check the methods and results. Follow cited references when a review summarizes an earlier study.
Coverage and full-text access are limited. Books, private documents, translations, and heavily paraphrased text may be difficult to trace. No match does not prove a source is fake. If you cannot read the necessary text, do not claim its origin is confirmed.