Source fidelity
Does the post accurately represent the cited research?
A reviewer compares the post with the study it cites: the finding, the population, the design and the limitations the authors reported.
Researchers share evidence. Qualified peers examine the claims. Readers can follow the reasoning, limitations, and disagreements.
Follow research as posts, explainers and threads, each linked to its source.
Each review states what was checked. Review makes the assessment visible; it does not certify a finding as true.
Ask, add evidence or object. Every contribution is labeled by type.
These findings match previous studies, but the heterogeneity across patient populations matters here.
Agreed. The subgroup analysis in older adults is especially interesting.
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Researchers explain their work in under two minutes. Every video links to its source, and its review status travels with it wherever it’s shared.
How memories are replayed during sleep, in 90 seconds
Source · cited study ↗What our vaccine trial found, and what it didn’t
Source · cited trial ↗Does more screen time mean worse sleep? Reading the data
Source · cited cohort ↗Illustrative preview. Creators, topics and numbers are examples, not real accounts or studies.
How review works
Checking that a post represents its source is not the same as reproducing the results or confirming the conclusion. Querent keeps those apart.
Does the post accurately represent the cited research?
A reviewer compares the post with the study it cites: the finding, the population, the design and the limitations the authors reported.
What methodological or statistical limitations affect its interpretation?
A reviewer with relevant expertise explains what the design can and cannot support, and where the evidence is uncertain or contested.
The content of each review, the author’s responses and every revision made to the post.
Reviewers can stay anonymous to the public or sign their review with their name.
Querent will check reviewer credentials privately, kept separate from the identity shown in public.
Illustrative example
“Treatment X improves patient outcomes.”
“The study reports an association in an observational cohort; it does not establish a treatment effect.”
Anonymous reviewer · Epidemiology
“Treatment X was associated with better outcomes in this cohort, but causality remains uncertain.”
Claim revised
Reviewer feedback and author response available.
Hypothetical example. “Treatment X” is not a real treatment, and no real study is described.
For reviewers
Catch overstatements and missing caveats where people actually encounter research.
Apply what you know about methods and your field to the claims that need it.
Reviews are scoped and structured, and authors can respond in the open.
In the demo Write reviews anonymously or signed. Your profile keeps a record of the reviews you’ve written.
Planned Exporting your review record to ORCID.
Private beta
Help shape a more transparent way to share and discuss evidence.
Explore a pilot for your research group or graduate program.
We only ask for an email address, and we’ll use it only to contact you about the Querent beta.