# LancetClaw — Medical Writing and Citation Workflow AI
> LancetClaw helps medical writers and students understand dense papers, find stronger citations, and verify references before they write.

## What is LancetClaw?
- A workflow-first AI workspace for medical writing and literature review tasks.
- Start from a paper, DOI, PMID, topic, claim, figure, or reference list.
- Returns structured outputs: paper interpretation, professional translation, explanation, and citation judgement.
- Built on trusted biomedical sources including PubMed, CrossRef, Cochrane, PMC, and Retraction Watch.
- Free tier available. Paid plans unlock higher limits, batch workflows, and team features.

## Primary URLs
- Home: https://lancetclaw.com/
- Arena / Agent: https://lancetclaw.com/agent
- Pricing & Free Trial: https://lancetclaw.com/pricing
- Research Tools: https://lancetclaw.com/tools
- Evidence FAQ: https://lancetclaw.com/answers
- Contact: https://lancetclaw.com/contact

## Core Capabilities
- Understand Papers: Explain research questions, methods, figures, statistical results, and what is actually worth citing.
- Citation Discovery: Find stronger papers for a topic or literature review section and flag weak or outdated references.
- Reference Checking: Verify whether a claim is supported, surface retraction or correction risk, and highlight what needs double-checking.
- Translation + Interpretation: Preserve the original text, add professional translation, explain the real meaning, and state whether it is safe to cite.

## Research Tool Pages
- Citation Checker — Verify Any Research Citation Instantly | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/citation-checker
- Reference Checker — Batch Verify Your Reference List | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/reference-checker
- How to Use Retraction Watch Database — Complete Guide | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/retraction-watch-guide
- Best Scite.ai Alternative for Citation Verification (2026) | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/scite-ai-alternative
- Best Elicit AI Alternative for Medical Evidence Review (2026) | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/elicit-ai-alternative
- Best Covidence Alternative for Systematic Reviews (2026) | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/covidence-alternative
- Best Research Rabbit Alternative for Literature Discovery (2026) | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/research-rabbit-alternative
- Best Systematic Review Software in 2026 — Complete Comparison | LancetClaw: https://lancetclaw.com/tools/systematic-review-software

## Evidence FAQ Pages
- What is the best alternative to Scite.ai?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/best-scite-ai-alternative
- How to check if a research paper has been retracted?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/how-to-check-paper-retracted
- What is the PRISMA 2020 checklist?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/what-is-prisma-2020-checklist
- How to use the Retraction Watch database?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/how-to-use-retraction-watch-database
- What is the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/what-is-newcastle-ottawa-scale
- How to do a systematic review step by step?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/how-to-do-systematic-review
- Best free citation checker for researchers?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/best-free-citation-checker
- How to detect predatory journals?: https://lancetclaw.com/answers/how-to-detect-predatory-journals

## Trust & Support
- Official X: https://x.com/lancetclaw
- Support email: support@lancetclaw.com

Last-Updated: 2026-03-23T18:32:10.100Z