Paper-Check: Academic Paper Quality Checking Tool

1. Design Philosophy

Paper-Check is an automated paper quality checking tool designed to help academic authors improve paper quality. Its core design philosophy includes:

• Comprehensive Checking: Combines static analysis and Large Language Model (LLM) evaluation to check both paper format and content quality
• Multi-dimensional Assessment: Evaluates papers across multiple dimensions including titles, section layout, figures, writing style, etc.
• Automated Reporting: Generates detailed quality reports that clearly identify issues and provide improvement suggestions
• Dual Input Sources: Analyzes both PDF and LaTeX source files simultaneously to ensure comprehensive problem detection

2. Checking Items

Static Checks (Rule-based):

• Title Check: Confirms whether the paper has a title and evaluates title descriptiveness
• Section Title Check:
  • Title descriptiveness and content relevance
  • Correct capitalization format (Title Case)
• Section Buffer: Checks if there is sufficient buffer between sections (avoiding overcrowding)
• Figure Check:
  • Presence of figure titles and labels
  • Correct figure references
  • Adequacy of figure descriptions
• Number Spelling: Checks correct spelling of numbers (e.g., whether numbers less than 10 should be written as words)
• Informal Wording: Detects informal or inappropriate words for academic writing
• Italics Usage: Checks correct use of italics for terms, variables, etc.

LLM Evaluation (Large Language Model-based):

• Title Evaluation: Evaluates the quality, relevance, and coherence of the title and section titles
• Introduction Evaluation: Analyzes the completeness, clarity, and purposefulness of the introduction
• Writing Quality: Assesses writing style, clarity, and academic nature of each section
• Figure Visual Evaluation: Uses visual analysis capabilities to evaluate the clarity and effectiveness of figures

3. Writing Principles

By using Paper-Check, you can follow these academic writing principles:

• Clarity: Titles and content should clearly express research focus and findings
• Structure: Paper structure should be logically clear with natural transitions between sections
• Formality: Use formal academic language, avoiding colloquialisms or informal expressions
• Precision: Figures should accurately express data, and terminology should be accurate and consistent
• Completeness: Each section should comprehensively cover necessary content without key omissions
• Citation Standards: Correctly cite references and related work

4. Usage

export XAI_API_KEY=xxx
python paper_check.py --pdf path/to/your/paper.pdf --latex path/to/your/latex/source