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Researcher identity and independence check

Check a manuscript's authors and suggested reviewers against open research databases: whether each researcher's profile, ORCID iD, email domain and affiliation fit together, whether their work fits the manuscript, and whether suggested reviewers have published with the authors. For reviewers who check out, find conflict-free candidates among their co-authors.

It flags; it never accuses. A free email address, a short publication record or no profile at all is a reason to check, not evidence of misconduct. A clean result doesn't prove identity or independence either: only your own process can confirm who controls an email address.
What leaves your computer. Files are read inside your browser. Names, ORCID iDs and institution names go to OpenAlex, ROR and ORCID to look them up; email addresses are compared here and never sent.
Preparing the checker. The first visit takes a few seconds…

I Who to check

…or paste a list

II The manuscript

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