Frequently asked questions

An AI research assistant searches academic literature and returns structured answers with real citations. Scholise is an AI research assistant that queries 235M+ peer-reviewed papers across OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and arXiv, and links every claim to a verifiable source — it never invents references.

Use Scholise Source Finder: enter your topic, filter by year and open access, and save real papers to your project. Every result is a peer-reviewed paper with a working DOI or database link.

No. Scholise only cites real papers from academic databases. Every source is a real, peer-reviewed paper with a working link. AI-suggested sources are clearly labelled as unverified and cannot be saved to your project until confirmed.

Yes. Scholise has a free plan that includes 15 Research Assistant questions per day, searching 235M+ papers, saving up to 20 sources per project, evidence tables, and reference export in 8 citation styles. Pro is $7.99/month for unlimited access.

The Research Assistant is an AI chat feature that searches peer-reviewed literature in real time and returns structured answers with verified citations. Every answer includes a Summary, Evidence section, Contested Areas, and Gaps in the Evidence. You can ask follow-up questions and save sources directly from the conversation.

Scholise searches OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and arXiv — covering 235M+ peer-reviewed papers. PubMed is included automatically for biomedical and health queries; arXiv for STEM queries (preprints are clearly labelled). Every result is a real, citable paper.

Scholise supports APA 7, Harvard, IEEE, MLA 9, Chicago, Vancouver, AMA, and ACS. You can also export in BibTeX and RIS formats for use in Zotero or Mendeley.

No. Scholise is a study aid, not a ghostwriter. It helps you find and organise evidence, check your draft for citation gaps, and generate outlines — but it does not write essays or complete assignments. You write your own work.

ChatGPT regularly invents academic references that do not exist — titles, authors, and journals that are completely fabricated. Scholise only surfaces real papers from academic databases. Every citation is verifiable. Scholise is also purpose-built for academic research with structured tools like evidence tables, Citation Checker, and outline generation.

Yes. From any source in your project, you can open a dedicated conversation with that paper. Scholise reads the full paper text where available and lets you ask questions about its findings, methodology, limitations, and how it relates to your research.

Scholise is built for literature review workflows: search peer-reviewed papers, save sources to a project, build an evidence table, run a draft citation check, and export references in APA, Harvard, IEEE, and more — all in one Research Workspace.

Yes. Cancel anytime from your account settings. No lock-in, no cancellation fees.

Yes. Scholise is a web app that works on desktop and mobile browsers.

Yes. You can import sources via BibTeX, RIS, DOI, URL, or plain APA citation text.

Yes. Scholise searches PubMed — the NIH's database of 35M+ biomedical and clinical papers — automatically when you ask medical, nursing, biology, or health-related research questions. No separate account or login needed.

Yes. Scholise automatically searches arXiv for STEM, computer science, physics, and mathematics queries. arXiv papers are preprints and may not yet be peer-reviewed — Scholise labels these clearly so you know the difference.

Scholise searches across 5 major academic databases covering 235M+ papers: OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Crossref, PubMed, and arXiv.