Frequently asked questions

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 200M+ papers, saving up to 25 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 across major academic databases covering 200M+ peer-reviewed papers. 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, draft checking, 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.

Yes. Scholise is purpose-built for literature reviews. Search for papers, save the relevant ones, auto-generate an evidence table, check your draft for unsupported claims, create a citation-mapped outline, and export your reference list — all in one 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.