A manuscript editor that
catches errors early
We make it possible to apply large language models safely and transparently in scientific publishing. Our AI understands your manuscript in full context — including cited references and domain language — to provide precise, verifiable assistance that makes research writing faster, clearer, and more accountable.
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AI-powered equation verification
Beyond spell-checking — our AI assistant understands mathematics. It catches formula errors, notation inconsistencies, and mismatches between equations and their surrounding context.
More than a manuscript editor—your complete research workspace
Manuscript, notes, measurements, and references—all in one place. Track your experimental data alongside your writing. Control who can make direct edits and who must use track changes. Link measurements from your research notes directly into manuscript text. Manage collaboration permissions at the workspace level. Everything syncs automatically.
A reference manager that actually works
Find papers directly inside FirstAuthor with our search engine that prioritizes relevant results—then cite them instantly. No context switching. No broken links.
Survival trade-offs in plant roots during colonization by closely related beneficial and pathogenic fungi
The sessile nature of plants forced them to evolve mechanisms to prioritize their responses to simultaneous stresses, including colonization by microbes or nutrient starvation. Here, we compare the genomes o...
See exactly who changed what, when
Every edit is attributed. Comments thread directly on the text. Suggest changes that authors can accept or reject. Perfect for reviewer feedback, co-author revisions, and PI comments.
Our findings indicate demonstrate that the novel pathway plays a critical role in cellular response.
"Demonstrate" is stronger here. Can we add a reference to support this claim?
Full control over collaboration
Share links with external collaborators and decide who can edit directly versus who must use track changes. Every change is attributed—you always know who edited what.
Your lab, your standards
Lab owners set up custom templates and style guides once. PhD students write manuscripts in the lab's format automatically—no need to remember formatting rules or house styles. Every manuscript inherits these standards, ensuring consistency across all lab publications. Your lab's workflow, codified once, applied everywhere.
Values that update themselves
Store experimental measurements in your research notes. Reference them in your manuscript. When the analysis changes, every citation updates automatically—no copy-paste errors.
The ptsH operon spans 8082 bpOPERON SIZE8082 bpSourceBLAST alignment analysisnotebook.ipynbLast changed:2 minutes agoType:IntegerID:m-8K2p9 and encodes fiveGENE COUNTfiveSourceGene annotation pipelineannotation.gffLast changed:8 hours agoType:IntegerID:m-6Ry2w genes involved in phosphotransferase activity. This genomic region demonstrates conserved synteny across bacterial species, with a calculated G+C content of 51.2%G+C CONTENT51.2 %SourceGenome composition analysissequence_stats.pyLast changed:5 minutes agoType:FloatID:m-9Nq4x and an average gene length of 1,347 bpAVERAGE GENE LENGTH1,347 bpSourceStatistical calculationanalysis.RLast changed:12 hours agoType:IntegerID:m-3Lx7q. Notably, the operon's regulatory elements include a predicted promoter sequence upstream of the first gene and a putative transcription terminator at the 3' end.
AI-based writing assistance
SoonFrom flagging inconsistencies to suggesting style improvements. Lab PIs define how much AI editing is allowed—keep full control over automated suggestions while maintaining your lab's standards and voice.
Consider rephrasing for clarity:
"Our results strongly suggest that the pathway plays a critical role..."
Inconsistency detected:
Gene name formatting differs from lab style guide. Use italics for gene symbols.
"FirstAuthor has completely transformed how I write and collaborate on scientific papers. The AI-powered semantic entity recognition is a tool I've long missed. It saves me hours of formatting work and catches errors I would have overlooked."
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oxford
"The reference manager is incredibly smooth—no more wrestling with citation formats. The chat feature is a game-changer for quickly checking if a claim is properly supported or finding the right citation. It's like having a research assistant who actually knows my manuscript."
PhD Student
Harvard University
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