PaperScan analyzes your bachelor's thesis, master's thesis, or dissertation chapter by chapter — detecting the sandwich pattern where the introduction and conclusion are written independently but the core chapters are AI-generated.
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In theses, AI use tends to follow a predictable profile: the introduction and conclusion sound authentic — but the literature review, methodology, and analysis chapters give it away.
Experienced supervisors and examiners know: the most intellectually demanding sections of a thesis are the literature review, the methodology, and the analysis. These are where a student's independent thinking should be most visible — and they are precisely the chapters that reveal AI authorship when it is present.
AI-generated text in a literature review sounds academically correct but lacks critical engagement. Sources are cited but not put in dialogue with each other. Arguments are described rather than developed. The writing is smooth — and oddly flat.
PaperScan's English detection model has been specifically calibrated for the conventions of English thesis writing — including the stylistic differences between AI-generated academic prose and genuine scholarly writing in English.
Upload your thesis as a PDF — Standard up to 100 pages, Premium up to 250 pages. Drag & drop or select file. No account needed.
Standard (€19.99) for bachelor's theses up to 100 pages — Premium (€29.99) for master's theses and dissertations up to 250 pages. One-time payment.
PDF report with AI score per chapter, detected style breaks, concrete improvement suggestions, and grammar check. Ready in approx. 3–8 minutes.
Yes — this is one of PaperScan's core strengths. Chapter-by-chapter analysis makes the typical score profile visible: low for introduction and conclusion, high for literature review and methodology. Style breaks between chapters are explicitly flagged in the report.
Both plans include the full report — chapter-by-chapter analysis, improvement suggestions, grammar check, and style break detection. The only difference is the maximum page count: Standard up to 100 pages (typical bachelor's thesis), Premium up to 250 pages (master's thesis, dissertation).
Bachelor's thesis (50–80 pages): approx. 3–6 minutes. Master's thesis (80–150 pages): approx. 6–10 minutes. You receive a direct link to your report after payment — the page doesn't need to stay open.
Yes. PaperScan uses a dedicated detection pipeline for English academic texts. It has been specifically calibrated for the conventions of English thesis and dissertation writing — separate from the German-language model.
Yes. Your file is automatically deleted after analysis and stays on the server for a maximum of 24 hours. No account required, no personal data stored. Server location: Germany. Fully GDPR-compliant.
If your master's thesis is under 100 pages, yes. Many master's theses fall between 60–120 pages — check your PDF page count before uploading. After upload, PaperScan automatically recommends the right plan for your document.
Upload your PDF — your full report is ready in 3–8 minutes. One-time payment, no subscription.
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