Get detailed answers from individual research papers with the Ask Paper feature! Instead of tedious PDF scrolling and scanning, you can chat directly with full-text papers to receive in-depth answers and analysis. Ask Paper highlights exactly where the information is found, saving you time and making your research more efficient.
Where to find Ask Paper
Go to consensus.app/search/.
Sign in to your Consensus account.
Submit a query in the search bar.
Look for the Ask this Paper tag on the search results.
Click the Ask this paper button.
Please note: this feature is only available for papers with full text access.
Try using the Ask Paper available search filter to find papers with this feature
View the full-text PDF and start asking your questions directly to the paper.
How to use Ask Paper
Ask about figures, charts, and tables
Ask for a summary
Ask how the data was analyzed
Ask questions about the results
Ask for all of the key results in a list
Ask about the methodology or experimentation procedures
Ask about any limitations or potential conflicts of interest
Ask if further areas of research were mentioned
Ask for the information to be simplified (explain for a 10 year old)
Try Ask this Paper with these filtered searches!
Troubleshooting
Q: Why can't I chat with every paper?
A: This feature is only available for papers with full-text PDF access.
Q: How can I find papers with Ask this Paper available?
A: Try using the Ask Paper available search filter to find papers with this feature. Learn more about our search filters here
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