Bring your draft
Choose a DOCX, a text file, or paste your manuscript with its references.
A little clarity before you submit
Your research deserves
a careful final check.
Find citations that don't line up with your references.
Understand what needs attention, and keep your own voice.
APA 7 pilot · No payment · Documents read on your device
01 / Your manuscript
Let's check the details.
Bring your manuscript
Drop a Word document here, or choose a file.
DOCX or TXT · up to 10 MB
Your document stays in this browser session.
Include the body and a reference list headed “References”.
0 characters
Reference heading not detected correctly?
Select the heading immediately before your reference entries. Keep one reference list per check.
Up to 300,000 characters and 1,000 reference entries.
This pilot checks supported author–date patterns, not every APA rule.
02 / Your review
A clearer path to submission.
All exports contain the complete report, including findings hidden by filters. TXT, HTML and PDF carry the same report ID. Think a finding is wrong? Report a problem with this result. The email includes the report ID, not your manuscript.
In-text citations
Reference list
Read your manuscript with citations highlighted
Each detected citation is highlighted: green for matched, amber for a note or possible match, red for no match. Select a highlight to open its finding. Formatting and pagination differ from Word.
Findings are prompts for review, not a guarantee of correctness. Make changes in your original document, then run another check.
Small steps. More confidence.
A useful check, on your terms.
Follow the findings
Compare detected citations with their reference entries. Inspect possible matches in context.
Revise and recheck
Correct the original document yourself. Save your review and check the revised draft.
Good to know
A second look, not the last word.
What does this pilot check?
Every author–date citation is compared with your reference list: authors, year and year suffix, missing or uncited entries, and ambiguous matches. It reads parenthetical and narrative citations, “et al.”, group authors and their abbreviations, republished dates, secondary citations, footnotes and endnotes, and Indonesian forms such as “dan” and “dkk.” It also notes common APA 7 slips: “and” versus “&”, a missing “et al.” period, DOI format, reference order and a missing ampersand. It does not verify a source's contents, plagiarism, AI authorship, DOI validity, or all reference formatting. “Matched” means a detected citation matched the extracted author and year.
Why might a finding be wrong?
Unusual names, abbreviations, malformed references, complex citations, or document extraction can affect results. Narrative citations without a repeated date and citations by title (works with no author) are not detected. In a secondary citation, only the source after “as cited in” is checked. Group authors cited by an abbreviation need the abbreviation defined in the text. Word italics, margins and hanging indents are not checked. Search the original document before deleting an uncited entry.
Can I correct the document here?
You can mark items reviewed and inspect extracted text. Copublio does not edit your Word file. Make corrections in Word, then select the revised file. A new check clears review markers.
What happens when I close the page?
Copublio does not save your manuscript or report to an account. Download or print your report before closing. Clear document removes the text and results from the current page.
How much does it cost?
This private pilot has no checkout or paid plan. Pricing and limits for a future public service have not been finalized.
Where do the rules come from?
Copublio uses original code informed by public APA guidance. It is independent of the American Psychological Association. See APA's author–date guidance. This pilot is not a complete APA compliance audit.
Document handling
Your draft stays with you.
This version reads and checks selected documents in your browser. The checker does not transmit manuscript text, perform external reference lookups, or store manuscript content in browser storage.
Hosting and access services may process normal connection or sign-in information. Downloaded reports are saved wherever your browser saves downloads. If you email support, the information you send is handled by the email services involved.
Pilot use and limitations
This is an evaluation version, not a production service or a guarantee that a manuscript is ready to submit. Review every finding against your source document. You keep ownership of your work. Public service terms, billing and full account privacy documentation will be established before a commercial launch. Avoid submitting sensitive third-party material during pilot evaluation.