Sources and citations

On the web

1. Select the citation. Mid-sentence it is a small number. At the end of a paragraph or a list item it names where the first source is published, such as PubMed, with a count like +2 for the others.
2. The answer's sources open in a panel, numbered, with the sources behind that sentence highlighted.
3. Each source shows where it is published, its title, and the authors and year. Select one to open it in a new tab.

On iPhone and on Android

Tap the number at the end of a sentence. The Sources sheet opens with the sources behind that sentence highlighted. Tap a source to open it in the in-app browser.

On the web

1. Wait for the answer to finish.
2. Select Sources under the answer. The button shows how many sources the answer used.
3. A panel opens beside the conversation and lists each source with where it is published, its authors and year. It stays open while you scroll, and you can close it with the X at its top. Select a source to open it.

On iPhone and on Android

1. Under the answer, tap the book button with the number of sources.
2. The Sources sheet lists each one. Tap a source to open it.

On the web, a finding in an answer can show a figure from the paper it cites, such as a chart or a microscope image from the study. The figure sits under the finding, beside the icon for the kind of study.

• Figures come only from papers that are free to read and shared under an open license (CC BY or CC0). Each one shows its license and the paper's authors.
• Select a figure to see it full size with its caption and a link to the paper. The Sources panel shows the figure beside its paper too.
• An answer shows no figure next to a Safety Alert, an Interaction Warning, or a studied protocol, and a paper that is not open access never has one.

• Published studies, linked on PubMed or by their DOI.
• Registered clinical trials, linked on ClinicalTrials.gov.
• Web pages, linked by their address.

Every plan cites its sources. What an answer can draw on grows with the plan:

• Every plan: ChatPEP's library of peptide research, and current sources from the web.
• Research: also reviews published scientific papers, and reads the full pages behind web results.
• Frontier: reviews more papers and more web results for each answer.

See Compare plans.

Paste a link to an article or a study into your message and ask about it. ChatPEP reads the page and can cite it in the answer. This works on every plan.

Definitions, general explanations, and follow-ups on something already cited may have none. To see the evidence behind a claim, ask for it: "Which studies show that?"

ChatPEP can make mistakes, including citing a source that does not fully support a claim. For anything important, open the source and read it. If a citation is wrong, rate the answer with a thumbs down, or report it. See Rate an answer.