AnastomosisMap · Synthiq
Your bibliography has flaws.
Find them before reviewers do.
AnastomosisMap scans your citations for retracted sources, arguments resting on a single reference, and dependency chains that collapse under scrutiny — giving you a clear picture of where your paper is most vulnerable before it reaches a single reviewer.
What it finds
Citations formally retracted from the scientific record — the kind that surface in desk rejections and reviewer reports, and that authors almost never catch on their own.
Claims your paper makes that rest on a single citation. Reviewers identify these immediately — and editors flag them as unsupported. Paired with ranked alternatives from Semantic Scholar so you can fix them before submission.
How it works
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Paste your bibliography
Export BibTeX from Zotero, Mendeley, or JabRef. No PDF upload required, no account needed to try.
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Every citation is pressure-tested
Each source is cross-checked against live retraction databases, evaluated for how much of your argument depends on it alone, and scored on data completeness — not just whether it exists.
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See exactly where your paper is exposed
A dependency graph shows your citation structure with vulnerabilities highlighted. Red rings mark retracted sources. Orange rings mark arguments a reviewer could challenge. Click any node to see stronger alternatives you can swap in before you submit.
Run your bibliography before you submit
Peer review is not the place to discover a retracted citation or an argument a reviewer can dismantle in one comment. Full analysis, saved projects, and markdown export are in private beta — join the waitlist for priority access.
$5 secures your spot and is credited toward any paid plan.