Paperpal
AI academic writing assistant designed by scientific publishing experts: grammar, generation, and plagiarism check in one tool
Overview
Paperpal is developed by Cactus Communications, a major player in scientific publishing. It corrects grammar and academic style in English, generates manuscript sections, paraphrases, creates citations in 10,000+ styles, and performs 30+ submission readiness checks (abbreviation consistency, IMRaD structure, etc.). A Word extension lets you use it directly in your regular editor.
The free version includes 200 language suggestions/month, 5 AI uses/day, and 7,000 words of plagiarism checking. The $139/year Prime annual plan (or $25/month) grants unlimited access to all features and 10,000 words/month of plagiarism checking. Team and institutional plans are available. Interface is English only.
Our verdict
Best for non-native English researchers submitting papers to international journals who want to improve their academic English and reduce back-and-forth with editors. Not for you if you write primarily in French: this tool is not designed for francophone publications.