AI can be a lifesaver when you’re starting a new project, polishing your writing, or racing to meet a deadline. But after working on a draft for days or weeks, it’s surprisingly easy to lose track of which sentences are truly yours and which were suggested by the AI. This …
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With artificial intelligence (AI) reshaping research and education, academics and institutions around the world face a crucial question: how can they embrace AI while safeguarding authenticity, integrity, and their unique scholarly voice? Recognizing the need for secure, trusted AI tools built specifically for academics, Paperpal, the premier AI academic writing …
The adoption of AI in academic writing is a reality, but its use is accompanied by real anxiety. What constitutes “AI assistance” and what are the chances of it being deemed “misconduct”? When does using AI tip into something journals reject? And how do you stay ethical, transparent, and safe …
Seamless Collaboration, Now on Paperpal Academic writing is rarely a solo journey. Whether you’re co-authoring a research article, refining a PhD thesis chapter with supervisor feedback, or preparing a joint conference paper, collaboration is at the heart of scholarship. Yet, the process is often messy: endless email attachments, merged versions, …
ChatGPT-5 was supposed to be better. Smarter. More helpful. Instead, researchers and students are looking for ChatGPT alternatives for academic writing. Why? OpenAI built a great Gen AI model, then made it nearly impossible for academics to actually use it. Imagine having a brilliant AI research assistant that suddenly refuses …
Generative AI tools are now an integral part of academic writing. From summarizing literature and structuring arguments to paraphrasing dense text and polishing grammar, students and researchers are using AI at nearly every stage of the scientific writing process, making AI disclosures more of a norm. Rising Adoption of AI …
Join any of Reddit’s academic communities or Discord channels, and you’ll quickly stumble upon countless threads filled with frustrated posts about AI detection and discussions like ‘Can Turnitin Detect ChatGPT?’ Here you’ll find PhD candidates desperately seeking advice for flagged dissertations, undergrads panicking about failed assignments, and faculty members admitting …
Generative AI tools are transforming how researchers and students write, yet many still face uncertainty about what’s ethical, what’s allowed, and how to avoid unintentional mistakes. Paperpal’s recent survey of 1,400+ academics revealed that while over 80% use AI tools for their research and writing, 44% of the respondents were …
The IEEE1 format for papers is a writing style guide used by the publications of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional organization that works toward advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The IEEE publish approximately a third of the global technical literature, …
You’ve done the reading. You’ve made your arguments. But when it’s time to cite your sources, the trail’s gone cold. Sound familiar? Every student or researcher has faced this at some point — you’re deep in your writing zone, but suddenly stuck trying to recall where a certain idea came …