OpenRevyu Help & Frequently Asked Questions
OpenRevyu is an expert-review platform for academic writing. Upload a PDF (paper, thesis, proposal, or report) and get feedback on structure, methodology, results, novelty, and writing quality in minutes. Use the report as a sparring partner, not a verdict. It surfaces issues a careful reviewer might raise so you can address them before submission.
PDF files up to 20MB. This includes research papers, journal articles, conference papers, PhD and Master's theses, grant proposals, technical reports, and preprints.
A typical review takes 2 to 4 minutes depending on document length. Parsing takes about 20 seconds, then two review passes (content and language) run in parallel.
Each review includes: overall score (1 to 10), rubric scores across six criteria, strengths with quotes, weaknesses with fix recommendations, detailed comments linked to PDF locations, reproducibility checklist, claim-evidence analysis, abstract and title assessment, improvement roadmap, and an editorial decision.
By default, 2 passes run in parallel: (1) Content Review, covers structure, methodology, results, novelty, claims, figures, and reproducibility, and (2) Language Review, covers grammar, style, and provides sentence rewrites. You can configure which passes to enable in Settings.
Yes. Request multiple reviews on the same document, then click 'Compare' to see them side by side with rubric score differences.
The roadmap is a prioritized list of actions to improve your document, ranked by impact. Each item includes what to do, the expected benefit, and the effort level (low, medium, or high).
Yes. Click 'Download' in the header to get an annotated PDF with all review highlights baked into the document, plus a summary page at the beginning.
OpenRevyu can auto-generate a professional 'Response to Reviewers' letter based on the review comments. Click 'Response Letter' on the review page to generate it, then copy or download as Markdown.
Every review comment includes an exact quote from your document. When you click the quote, the PDF viewer scrolls to that location and highlights it. This uses a position index built from your PDF at parse time.
Yes. Select text in the PDF viewer to add your own annotations. Hold Alt + drag to select an area. Your annotations appear in the 'Notes' tab.
Quote matching uses fuzzy text search. It may fail if the PDF has non-standard encoding, scanned images instead of text, or if the review paraphrased instead of quoting verbatim.
On a reviewed document's page, scroll to the bottom and use 'Submit Revision' to upload the revised PDF. The new review will compare against the previous version's feedback.
The comparison view shows score deltas across all rubric criteria, side-by-side summaries, and counts of addressed/partially addressed/not addressed issues.
If you upload an identical PDF as a revision, the system detects it and reuses the previous review without using a credit. You must make actual changes for a new review.
Each review costs 1 credit. Uploading and parsing your document is always free. You only pay when you request an expert review. Reviews are $10 each, purchased as credits. Credits are refunded automatically if a review fails or if a revision is identical to the previous version.
$10 per review, paid as you go. No subscription. Institutional pricing is available for universities and research groups, see the Pricing page.
No. Credits you purchase stay on your account until you use them.
Yes. Go to Profile > Security > Change password.
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Use OpenRevyu as a sparring partner, not a verdict. Reports are designed to surface issues a careful reviewer might raise, so you can address them before submission. They do not replace the editorial decision of a journal or conference.