Manuscript Checker for PhD Students
Built for PhD students submitting their first journal papers, catch the structural, formatting, and citation issues your supervisor might miss.
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Why PhD students use CheckMyManuscript
First journal submissions are daunting. Most PhD students have limited experience with journal-specific formatting requirements, and supervisors don't always have time to review every technical detail. CheckMyManuscript acts as an always-available pre-submission check, catching the structural, citation, metadata, and formatting issues that lead to desk rejection. It's not a replacement for your supervisor's feedback, but a complement that ensures your manuscript is technically sound before they review the scientific content.
How it helps PhD students
Learn while you check
Each finding explains what's wrong and why it matters for journal submission.
Catch first-timer mistakes
Detects common errors PhD students make in their first manuscripts.
No account needed
Just upload, enter your email address, and receive your report in minutes.
Any discipline
Works for experimental sciences, social sciences, humanities, and more.
All file formats
PDF, Word, and LaTeX are all supported.
Affordable
Free submission readiness overview; full report $5.
Checks relevant to this topic
Part of our 80+ automated checks
Section structure
Ensure all required sections are present and correctly ordered.
Abstract completeness
First papers often have incomplete abstracts.
Citation consistency
Missing references are very common in first manuscripts.
Metadata completeness
Author information, keywords, and affiliations.
The practical edge your peers already use
Across disciplines and career stages, researchers reduce bottlenecks and submit with confidence: clearer drafts, easier guideline compliance, and less back and forth with co‑authors and reviewers.
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
Use it before, run the check to fix technical issues first, then send to your supervisor for scientific feedback. This lets your supervisor focus on the research rather than fixing formatting and citation errors.
Yes. Thesis-to-paper conversion often introduces structure and formatting issues. The checker identifies these specifically, including sections that are too long, redundant content, and missing journal-specific elements.
Each upload is a separate submission. There's no limit on how many manuscripts you can check.
Our general checks catch the issues common to most journals. For journal-specific compliance, see our dedicated pages for Nature, IEEE, Elsevier, PLOS, APA, and other publishers.