LitSource
AI biomedical citation finderPaste a claim, find the paper
Highlights
What you can do with it
- Find traceable references for a systematic review
- Support a paper's claims with biomedical evidence
- Locate evidence-based guidelines for a case report
How to use it
- 1 Open litsource.net and register for free credits
- 2 Paste a claim, hypothesis, or clinical question
- 3 Run the analysis to search the paper corpus
- 4 Review highlighted supporting sentences and citation checks
- 5 Download PDFs or export citations as needed
Who it is for
Pros
- Plain-language search instead of complex queries
- Helps catch false or mismatched citations
- Sentence-level evidence is easy to verify
Limitations
- A free trial, then credit-based use
- Coverage depends on the connected databases
- Evidence still needs expert review
- Focused on biomedicine, not other fields
What LitSource is
LitSource is an AI-driven biomedical citation discovery tool, described as a literature verification engine for medicine and life sciences. Instead of writing complex database queries, you paste a statement, hypothesis, or clinical question, and its AI semantic search understands terms such as diseases, genes, drugs, and populations to find precise supporting evidence. It connects to authoritative databases and covers a very large corpus of peer-reviewed papers. It can also batch-check a reference list against those databases to flag false or mismatched citations.
What you can do with it
- Search for evidence with a plain-language claim or question
- Extract and highlight the exact sentences that support your point
- Batch-check references to catch false or mismatched citations
- Recognise diseases, genes, drugs, and other entities
- Download PDFs and export citations for your manuscript
Who it is for
Clinical researchers running systematic reviews and writing medical manuscripts, postgraduate students who struggle to find relevant research, and hospital research teams preparing case reports all benefit from LitSource. It is aimed at people who need accurate, traceable biomedical evidence quickly. Anyone who has lost hours building database searches will find the plain-language approach a time saver.
What to watch out for
LitSource offers a free trial with credits on registration and then moves to paid use, so it is not free long term. Coverage depends on the databases it connects to, so some papers may be missing. The evidence it surfaces still needs expert review, because a supporting sentence is not the same as a sound conclusion, and citation checks are an aid rather than a guarantee. The tool is specialised for biomedicine and life sciences, so it is not suited to other fields.
FAQ
What is LitSource?
It is an AI tool that finds biomedical papers to support a claim or question.
How many papers does it cover?
It connects to authoritative databases covering a very large corpus of peer-reviewed papers.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, you can register and receive free credits to try it.
Can it check my reference list?
Yes, it can cross-verify citations to flag false or mismatched references.
Why it is free
What the official page says： for free
Free limits, trial length and features are decided by the official site and can change at any time.
Product preview
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