AI-Assisted Manuscript Editing
Pubrica provides AI-assisted manuscript editing for researchers whose drafts were written or heavily edited with AI tools. Our subject matter editors verify every citation against the source record, correct claims that go beyond the data, check the methods against the study you conducted and restore your own voice. You receive the edited manuscript, a list of any unverifiable references and a disclosure statement drafted to your journal’s requirements.
- Every citation verified against the source record, because plausible references that do not exist are the most common failure and reviewers check them
- Overstated claims corrected to match what your data supports, because language models tend to write with unwarranted certainty
- Methods checked against what you did, because generated methods text describes a standard version of your study rather than the study you conducted
- Your own voice restored, because homogenised prose is increasingly recognisable and prompts reviewers to look more closely
- Disclosure statement drafted, as ICMJE requires; AI cannot be an author
Citation verificationIncluded
Claim strength correctedIncluded
Methods checked against your studyIncluded
Disclosure statement draftedIncluded
Concealing that AI was usedNot offered
Draft → verified → corrected → restored → disclosed
- Every citation checked against the record
- Claims matched to your data
- Methods checked against what you did
- Your own voice restored
- Disclosure written, never hidden
Deliverables
Four Components of AI-Assisted Manuscript Editing
Each manuscript is edited against the study it reports, so the text claims only what the study supports.
Example verificationSmith J et al. Title. J Example. 2021;18(4):332-41.Author real, journal real, volume real, article not found in any source record. One of four unverifiable references in this manuscript. All four removed and replaced with real support.
Example editThese results demonstrate that the intervention improves outcomes.These results are consistent with an improvement in 30-day readmission in this setting. The study was not designed to establish a mechanism.
Example methods checkThe most serious mismatches are an analysis described but never run, or a sampling approach that differs from the one used. Reviewers who check the numbers will find them.
Why disclosure mattersDisclosure of AI use is routine. Undisclosed use that is later discovered becomes a research integrity case, so concealment is never the better option.
The samples shown are illustrative and anonymised. Hover over a sample to replay it.
Compliance and Standards
ICMJE, COPE, Journal AI Policies and ISO 9001:2015 Standards
Where a journal has an AI policy, that policy governs, and most journals now have one.
ICMJE Recommendations (authorship and disclosure)
Sets authorship criteria and declarations, and requires disclosure of AI tools used in manuscript preparation. AI cannot be an author.
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
Sets the standards a journal applies to authorship, disclosure and representation, including what may be claimed about a paper.
Journal AI policies (disclosure requirements)
Specify where the disclosure goes, how specific it must be and what use is permitted. These policies vary and are enforced.
Quality management (cert. H3CR9TCU20251212INDQM10N)
Pubrica’s quality management system, certified to ISO 9001:2015, governs how each project is run, recorded and released.
Responsible Use of AI
Responsible Use of AI in Editing, with Transparent Disclosure
In editing, the difference between improving a sentence and writing it is the difference between an editor and an author. Journals permit assistance but prohibit undisclosed assistance, and several now ask authors about it directly.
Why We Do Not Publish an AI Accuracy Figure
Accuracy figures for AI tools are usually reported by the companies that sell them.
Pubrica therefore does not quote a self-generated accuracy figure, because it would carry the same conflict of interest. Instead, we tell you which tool was used on your project, at which stage, and what a specialist changed afterwards.
How It Works
How an AI-Assisted Editing Project Works
We verify the facts first. Once the citations, claims and methods are sound, the remaining work is standard editing.
Citation verification
We check every reference against source records. Unverifiable references are listed rather than silently deleted, so you know which ones need to be replaced.
Claim and method audit
We compare the strength of each claim with the data, and the described methods with what you did.
Editing and voice
We carry out substantive editing and replace the homogenised register with prose that reads as written by the researchers who did the work.
Disclosure
We draft the disclosure statement to your journal’s policy, in the place and form it requires.
Our Experts
Our AI-Assisted Editing Team
A named team of subject specialists stays with your project from scoping to delivery. Your project coordinator introduces each team member by name before work begins.
Reviews the scientific content for accuracy and confirms that each conclusion is supported by the evidence. Each expert is matched to your field of research.
Edits for clarity, grammar, structure and consistency while preserving the author voice and scientific meaning.
Checks the finished work independently against the agreed scope and the applicable checklist. Findings are logged and resolved before delivery.
Manages the timeline, keeps you informed at each stage and coordinates the team so that questions are answered and deadlines are met.
Packages
AI-Assisted Editing Packages
The cost depends on the manuscript’s length, the number of citations and how much of the draft was generated.
Verification audit
Establishes the current state of the draft
Quoted per projectBased on length and citation count
Delivery Quoted by scope
- ✓Every citation verified against source records
- ✓Unverifiable references listed
- ✓Overstated claims identified
- ✓Method-to-study mismatches flagged
- ✓Findings report with severity
Costs less than a full edit and shows whether one is needed.
Deliverables Request a quoteAudit and edit
For manuscripts going to submission
Quoted per projectBased on length and extent of rework
Delivery Quoted by scope
- ✓Everything in the audit
- ✓Claims corrected to what the data supports
- ✓Methods corrected against your study
- ✓Substantive language edit, voice restored
- ✓Disclosure statement drafted
- ✓Two revision rounds
Where citations have to be replaced rather than corrected, a literature search may be quoted alongside.
Deliverables Request a quoteSend your manuscript and we will verify ten citations free of charge. If any of them do not resolve, the manuscript needs this service before submission.
FAQs
AI-Assisted Manuscript Editing FAQs
If your question is not answered here, ask an expert. No quote is required.
Journal policies vary, but the dominant position is that AI may assist with preparation provided the use is disclosed and the authors take full responsibility for the content. AI cannot be an author.
Undisclosed use and unverified content are not acceptable. Unverified content is the greater risk, because fluent text conceals factual errors more effectively than poorly written text.
No. Undisclosed use that is later discovered becomes a research integrity case, which stays attached to the paper permanently.
Disclosure is routine and rarely counts against a paper. Concealment is what causes harm.
Citations that do not exist, or that exist but do not support the statement they are cited for. They are correctly formatted and plausible, which is why they often remain undetected until submission.
The next most common are claims stated more strongly than the data supports and methods text that describes a standard version of the study rather than the study conducted.
Detection tells you a draft was probably AI-assisted. It does not tell you which citation is invented or which claim is overstated.
This service corrects the problems: it verifies citations, claims and methods and fixes them. Detection is available through our plagiarism and AI screening service.
Related Services
Related Editing and Publication Support Services
Screening identifies AI-generated content, editing corrects it and pre-submission checks confirm the manuscript is ready.
1DETECTIONscreening
Plagiarism and AI screeningSimilarity and authorship screening. Reference validationChecked against source records.2STANDARD EDITINGfor sound drafts
Manuscript editingA full copyedit plus journal formatting. Scientific editingSubstantive, by a subject specialist.3BEFORE YOU SUBMITpre-submission checks
Reporting checklist reviewCONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE. Statistical reviewMethods and analysis checked.Request a Free Ten-Citation Verification Check
If any of the citations do not resolve, you can correct them before submission rather than after a reviewer finds them.