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What a Medawar review checks
A full review runs 11 checks on your manuscript and returns findings ranked critical, major or minor, each quoting the passage it is about and suggesting a fix.
The checks
Use the names in the first column with --only, or ask for them by name in the chat.
| Name | Check | What it looks at |
|---|---|---|
title | Title | Title accuracy, length and informativeness. |
authors | Authors | Author list and affiliations: completeness and format. |
keywords | Keywords | Keywords: presence, relevance and redundancy with the title. |
abstract | Abstract | Abstract structure and agreement with the paper. |
structure | Structure | Overall section structure and flow of the argument. |
main_headings | Headings | Section headings: wording, consistency and hierarchy. |
language | Language | Spelling, grammar and style, in the detected language variant. |
acronyms | Acronyms | Acronyms: definition at first use and consistent use. |
visual_elements | Figures and tables | Captions, citation order and missing figures or tables. |
referencing | References | Citation consistency, format and completeness. |
funding | Funding | Funding and acknowledgement statements. |
How findings are ranked
- Critical: likely to get the paper rejected or misread if left as is.
- Major: what a careful reviewer would ask you to fix.
- Minor: copy-editing.
Language detection runs first, so spelling and style are checked against the variant of English (or other language) the paper is written in.
Frequently asked questions
Can I run only some checks?
Yes. In the chat, say which aspects you want reviewed; from the terminal, use --only. Each check costs 1 to 3 credits, by the work it takes; a selection never costs more than a full review.