SciSpace
Formerly Typeset — a research assistant that follows you from finding a paper all the way to a manuscript formatted for the exact journal you're submitting to.
What is SciSpace?
SciSpace was originally known as Typeset, a manuscript-formatting tool for researchers tired of reformatting the same paper for every journal's different citation style and layout rules. That heritage still shows in what makes SciSpace distinctive today: alongside a large research corpus of more than 280 million papers and 50 million open-access PDFs, it includes access to over 40,000 journal formatting templates, letting you move from a rough draft to something ready for a specific journal's submission requirements without doing the reformatting by hand.
Around that core, SciSpace has built out a full research workflow: a chat-based PDF reader for asking direct questions of a paper, an AI Research Agent that orchestrates more than 150 academic tools and databases to build structured literature reviews, an academic-integrity AI detector, and grant discovery features for finding relevant funding. In practice, a fair number of researchers use SciSpace alongside Elicit rather than instead of it — screening and extracting with one, then drafting and formatting with the other — though it's worth knowing upfront that the two don't integrate directly, so moving findings between them is a manual step.
Figures are SciSpace's own published numbers as of 2026. Exact pricing details vary somewhat across independent reviews — confirm current tiers directly on SciSpace's site.
Key features
Chat with PDFs
Ask direct questions of a paper's full text and get answers grounded in that specific document.
Journal formatting templates
Reformat a manuscript automatically to match a specific journal's citation style and layout requirements.
AI Research Agent
Coordinates 150+ academic tools and databases to build a structured literature review automatically.
Chrome extension
Brings SciSpace's AI features directly into Google Scholar, PubMed, and journal websites as you browse.
AI integrity detector
Checks text for likely AI-generated content, useful for academic integrity review.
Grant discovery
Surfaces relevant funding opportunities alongside the rest of the research workflow.
Pricing
Free
- Limited AI Copilot queries & paper summaries
- 5 free extraction columns
- Basic journal formatting templates
Premium
- Unlimited AI Copilot queries & summaries
- Full access to 40,000+ journal templates
- Advanced literature review tools
Lab / Teams
- Shared, collaborative workspaces
- Everything included in Premium
- Discounted vs. individual Premium seats
SciSpace offers a student discount and roughly 30% off with annual billing. Some reviewers also report a higher "Advanced" tier around $70/month for heavier credit needs — confirm current tier names and pricing directly on SciSpace's site, as they've been reported inconsistently across sources.
Available models
Integrations & platforms
Pros, cons & best for
Pros
- Unmatched journal-formatting library for actual manuscript submission
- Covers the full path from search to writing in one platform
- More generous free extraction columns than some direct competitors
Cons
- Free plan's 5-action cap on AI Writer is limiting quickly
- No direct integration with tools like Elicit — data transfer is manual
- Reported pricing tiers vary somewhat across independent reviews
Best for
- Researchers preparing a manuscript for a specific journal's format
- Students and academics wanting search, reading and writing in one place
- Teams who want a single subscription covering the whole publishing pipeline
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Alternatives
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Our verdict
SciSpace's real advantage is breadth: where Consensus and Elicit each do one part of the research process very well, SciSpace tries to cover the whole arc from finding a paper to submitting a manuscript in the right format for a specific journal — and its formatting-template library, a legacy of its Typeset roots, is genuinely unmatched in that specific respect. It's a slightly less specialized tool than either of those two at their core job, and the lack of direct integration with something like Elicit means a two-tool workflow still involves manual work. For researchers who want one subscription covering search, reading, writing and formatting, though, it's a strong, well-rounded choice.
FAQ
Is SciSpace the same as Typeset?
Yes, SciSpace was formerly known as Typeset, a manuscript-formatting tool, before expanding into a fuller AI-powered research assistant platform.
Is SciSpace free to use?
Yes, a free tier exists with limited AI Copilot queries, summaries, and extraction columns. Heavier use requires the Premium plan.
Can SciSpace format my paper for a specific journal?
Yes, this is one of its strongest features — access to more than 40,000 journal formatting templates lets you match a manuscript to a specific publication's citation style and layout requirements.
Does SciSpace integrate with Elicit?
No, the two tools don't connect directly. Some researchers use both — Elicit for screening and extraction, SciSpace for writing and formatting — but moving findings between them is a manual step.
Does SciSpace offer a student discount?
Yes, SciSpace offers a student discount alongside roughly 30% off with annual billing.
What is SciSpace's AI Research Agent?
A feature that coordinates more than 150 academic tools and databases to automatically build a structured literature review from a research question.