CACTUS and Morressier Partner to Improve Scholarly Workflows with Paperpal Preflight’s AI-Powered Checks

Earlier this month, Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a science communication and technology company, announced a strategic partnership with Morressier, the startup enhancing scholarly communications, to improve the latter’s submission workflows. By integrating CACTUS’ Paperpal Preflight’s AI-powered language, grammar, consistency, and technical pre-submission checks into Morressier’s platform, the venture aims to help authors instantly polish their manuscripts while reducing editor workloads and article processing time.

Commenting on the partnership, Nishchay Shah, CTO and Business Head of Paperpal at CACTUS said, “With over two decades of working with researchers and academic publishers worldwide, we at CACTUS have amassed a deep understanding of academia. With Paperpal, we’ve distilled this knowledge into cutting-edge AI technology that helps authors in over 140 countries achieve their publishing aspirations. Now, we are taking things a step further with Paperpal Preflight’s API solution to make the technology available at a larger scale for product integrations. With this partnership, Morressier gets complete access to our comprehensive manuscript evaluation toolkit which will help improve the quality of submissions and make the publishing process smoother for researchers.”

Powered by machine learning and trained on millions of published articles, Paperpal Preflight helps researchers, especially those with English as the second language, level the playing field. Its suite of checks are designed to streamline the submission process for authors, helping them comply with submission guidelines and improve their work before submission. Authors can access Preflight from the submission platform, opting for single or batch file uploads. In a few minutes, they will receive a report on language quality and technical compliance, including references, disclosures, and more, with the option to download an edited document with improvements shown in track changes.

Driven by a mission to accelerate scientific breakthroughs, Morressier offers societies and publishers with workflows that transform scholarly communications. This collaboration allows it to further this goal. “Navigating the varying submission requirements, whether an abstract or a final publication, can be challenging for authors. Morressier’s Paperpal Preflight checks are designed to give authors a helping hand, while ultimately increasing the quality of submissions and saving time for editors,” said Mădălina Pop, leader of Morressier’s Integrity Team.

If you’re interested in leveraging the power of Paperpal Preflight for your journal, write to us at preflight@paperpal.com and we’ll be happy to make it happen.

Elizabeth Oommen George

Elizabeth Oommen George is Associate Director – Content at Paperpal and Editor-in-Chief of the Paperpal Blog, where she leads AI-first editorial initiatives that support researchers across the academic writing and publishing journey. A seasoned content strategist and editor, she creates high-impact, educational content on manuscript writing, journal submissions, and the evolving role of AI in scholarly communication. Elizabeth is a strong advocate for purpose-built AI that enhances—not replaces—researchers’ voices. Her work focuses on making academic publishing more accessible, particularly for early-career researchers and those writing in English as a second language. Before joining Paperpal, she contributed to leading publications including Bloomberg India, The Sunday Guardian, and The South China Morning Post. She holds degrees in history, advertising, and marketing, and brings a multidisciplinary perspective to content and communication. Outside work, she enjoys photography, art, and planning her next travel adventure.