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CheckMyManuscript offers a genuinely useful free tier—not a teaser. Upload your PDF, Word, or LaTeX manuscript and receive a free submission readiness overview that includes: your overall readiness score, the number of issues detected across 80+ checks, a breakdown by category (structure, language, citations, metadata, formatting), and a sample of specific issues found. This free overview is enough to know whether your manuscript has significant problems before submission. For the complete detailed report with every issue, fix suggestion, and section-by-section analysis, a one-time payment of $5 is required. No subscription, no monthly fees, no hidden costs.
Free vs paid: what's included
Free: Readiness score
Overall submission readiness score based on 80+ automated checks.
Free: Issue count by category
See how many issues were found in structure, language, citations, and metadata.
Free: Sample issues
Review a selection of specific issues detected in your manuscript.
Paid ($5): Full detailed report
Every issue identified, with specific locations, explanations, and fix suggestions.
Paid ($5): Section-by-section analysis
Detailed feedback for each section of your manuscript.
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I use it to review my students' papers. It instantly highlights typos, missing references, and unclear sections, helping me focus my feedback on the quality of the research instead of surface errors.
Ilyass
Professor in Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS Montréal
I relied on it throughout my thesis to strengthen my writing. It suggested clearer phrasing, improved flow between sections, and ensured my references were complete before the final deadline.
Manon
Master's Student in Speech Therapy
I write research in both Portuguese and English, and it adapts perfectly to either language. It provided precise feedback in Portuguese, helping me maintain academic tone and consistency across my drafts.
Afonso
PhD Candidate, UFPE
It gave excellent advice on how to rephrase and present ideas more clearly and concisely. The suggestions helped me refine my arguments and make my research more impactful.
Félix
Postdoc Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
A round of suggestions helped to generally refine the text of my paper and, moreover, to present some of its key points in a more focused form.
Oleg
Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
I use it to review my students' papers. It instantly highlights typos, missing references, and unclear sections, helping me focus my feedback on the quality of the research instead of surface errors.
Ilyass
Professor in Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS Montréal
I relied on it throughout my thesis to strengthen my writing. It suggested clearer phrasing, improved flow between sections, and ensured my references were complete before the final deadline.
Manon
Master's Student in Speech Therapy
I write research in both Portuguese and English, and it adapts perfectly to either language. It provided precise feedback in Portuguese, helping me maintain academic tone and consistency across my drafts.
Afonso
PhD Candidate, UFPE
It gave excellent advice on how to rephrase and present ideas more clearly and concisely. The suggestions helped me refine my arguments and make my research more impactful.
Félix
Postdoc Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
A round of suggestions helped to generally refine the text of my paper and, moreover, to present some of its key points in a more focused form.
Oleg
Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You get a genuine submission readiness overview at no cost—readiness score, issue counts by category, and sample issues. The full detailed report with every issue and fix suggestion costs $5 one-time.
Most alternatives charge $20–30/month (PaperPal, Writefull Premium, Trinka Pro) or require institutional subscriptions. CheckMyManuscript's $5 one-time fee per manuscript is designed for researchers who submit a few papers per year and don't want a recurring subscription.
Yes. The free overview is available to everyone with no account required. For PhD students on a budget, the $5 full report is a fraction of the cost of monthly subscription tools. Many supervisors also cover this as a research expense.
No account is required for the free overview. Simply upload your manuscript and get your results. You only need to provide an email for the paid full report delivery.