Essentials
*Formerly Papers Essentials
Ideal for students and academic professionals needing core reference management, plus AI.
Ideal for students and academic professionals needing core reference management, plus AI.
Includes
- Store all of your PDFs Store, organize, and annotate as many PDFs as you need.
- Sync across multiple devices Fast syncing across web, desktop, and iOS/Android devices.*Requires an active internet connection.
- Import from EndNote & other apps Easily import papers from EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, and more.
- Browser extension Enjoy 1-click importing of PDFs across the web with our browser extension.
- Smartcite Easily cite in Word and Google Docs from over 10,000+ citation styles.
- Share 5 libraries with other Papers users Create and collaborate across a maximum of 5 Shared Libraries with other ReadCube users.
- Search & Discovery Search metadata for millions of research publications.
- Chat with PDFGenerate summaries and ask questions of full text articles.
*Daily limits apply
$95 per user/year
Academics take 40% off Discounted pricing for all academics so you can focus on your studies without worrying about the cost. Applied at checkout, academic email or ID required for verification.
Academics take 40% off Discounted pricing for all academics so you can focus on your studies without worrying about the cost. Applied at checkout, academic email or ID required for verification.
Plus
Most Popular
*Formerly Papers Pro
Advanced features for academic power users collaborating across multiple projects.
Advanced features for academic power users collaborating across multiple projects.
Everything in Essentials, and
- Up to 10 users per group Collaborate with up to 10 users across your libraries.
- Store multiple file types Store supplemental research materials such as images, Word & Powerpoint documents, and more.
- Flexible, transferable seats for teamsAdd additional users to your plan and transfer those licences to new users as your team grows.
- Advanced Search & DiscoveryFind new research easily with access to over 150 million publications through Dimensions.
- Save SearchesKeep up to date with newly published papers in your favorite areas of interest.
- Extended chat with PDFGet higher limits and the ability to chat more with your PDFs.
- Chat with a libraryAsk questions of up to 20 articles at a time to easily see patterns, gaps, and insights. *Daily limits apply
- Advanced Search & DiscoverySearch smarter with AI-powered queries and find the research you’re looking for.
$185 per user/year
Academics take 40% off Discounted pricing for all academics so you can focus on your studies without worrying about the cost. Applied at checkout, academic email or ID required for verification
Academics take 40% off Discounted pricing for all academics so you can focus on your studies without worrying about the cost. Applied at checkout, academic email or ID required for verification
Team
*Formerly ReadCube
Built for teams that need a shared library and consistent workflows across every project.
Built for teams that need a shared library and consistent workflows across every project.
Everything in Plus, and
- Up to 25 users per group Collaborate with up to 25 users across your libraries
- Advanced library permissions
- Document delivery Optional add on to gain immediate access to critical research
- Extended chat with PDF Get higher limits and the ability to chat more with your PDFs.
- Search filters Search smarter with AI-powered filtering to find the research you’re looking for.
- Email summaries Create automatic email alerts to keep you updated on the latest research in your field
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Enterprise
*Formerly ReadCube Pro
Suite of advanced, AI-powered literature management solutions for organizations.
Suite of advanced, AI-powered literature management solutions for organizations.
Everything in Pro, plus
- No limit on users Enterprise plans can be customized to include as many users as you need.
- Unlimited shared libraries Create and collaborate with unlimited Shared Libraries with your colleagues.
- Single sign-on & group management SSO options help ensure secure access controls.
- Admin dashboard Easily manage your account with usage insights, role-based permissions, and cost-center controls.
- Advanced user management Admin-level access controls to manage library access.
- Dedicated support, training & onboarding Get dedicated support to help your team make the most of ReadCube.
- Copyright indicator Quickly see the copyright status of articles in your ReadCube libraries.
- Custom branding Align ReadCube’s UI with your company’s branding.
- Optional systematic literature review Optional add on to get Systematic Literature Review.
- Research Assistant Access our most advanced AI functionality - ask a research question and get cited answers in seconds.
- AI Access Indicator Quickly see if a paper has AI permission rights.
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AI Assistant 
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Chat with a PDF
Use AI to find answers to complex questions using full text references in your library.
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Ask questions of entire libraries
ReadCube users can find answers and identify common themes from multiple full text articles.
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Discover new ReadCube
Use AI to find related papers based on the projects you and your team are working on.
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Max Seats
Billing
Security
Literature Management
PDF management, annotation & viewing
Syncing across devices
Smart Lists & Library Notifications
Unlimited storage & archiving
Multiple file type storage
Store supplemental research materials such as images, Word & Powerpoint documents, along with BIB, RIS, NBIB, and CSV files.
Store supplemental research materials such as images, Word & Powerpoint documents, along with BIB, RIS, NBIB, and CSV files.
Shared collections
Create and collaborate across Shared Libraries with other Papers users.
Create and collaborate across Shared Libraries with other Papers users.
Library access permissions
Advanced library access permissions
Library Full Text Search
Organisation search
Transferable licences
Transfer the seats on your plan to new users as your team changes.
Transfer the seats on your plan to new users as your team changes.
Custom Fields
Organize your libraries based on custom pieces of information such as specific data, third party datasets or search queries related to a specific workflow.
Organize your libraries based on custom pieces of information such as specific data, third party datasets or search queries related to a specific workflow.
Custom branding
Copyright indicator & Link Resolver
Enhanced patent support
Ai Assistant
Chat with PDF
Use AI to ask questions of PDF articles.
Use AI to ask questions of PDF articles.
Chat with Library
AI Assisted Query Builder
AI Search Filters (Literature Monitoring)
AI Email Summaries
Research Assistant
AAsk questions across your entire library and the Dimensions research database
AAsk questions across your entire library and the Dimensions research database
AI Access Indicator
Search
Title & Abstract search
Search metadata for millions of research publications.
Search metadata for millions of research publications.
Full text search (external library)
Search full text as well as titles and abstracts. Powered by Dimensions - a linked research knowledge system developed by Digital Science in collaboration with over 100 leading research organizations around the world.
Search full text as well as titles and abstracts. Powered by Dimensions - a linked research knowledge system developed by Digital Science in collaboration with over 100 leading research organizations around the world.
Save search (bookmark)
Bookmark the search terms you’re most interested in and keep track of when new papers are published that match your filters.
Bookmark the search terms you’re most interested in and keep track of when new papers are published that match your filters.
Auto Deposit Search to Library
Security & User Management
Standard authentication
Transferable licences
Transfer the seats on your plan to new users as your team changes.
Transfer the seats on your plan to new users as your team changes.
Administrative controls
User permission controls
Dynamic usage dashboard
Enterprise SSO
Account capture & User Groups
Content Access
Document Delivery (DocDel)
Holdings management
Slr / Integrations / Support
SLR - Form & Project builder
SLR - AI prompts & prefill
Browser Extension
SmartCite (Word & Google Docs)
Access to Learning Hub
Mobile & Desktop Apps
Auto Email Data Ingestion
Enterprise API (basic)
Enterprise API (advanced)
Knowledge base & Support email
Web-based training
Priority email support
Dedicated account manager
Onboarding & customised training
Library curation services
Team
25
Card
Standard
Unlimited
Add-On
AI available as add-on to base plan
Unlimited
10/day
Add-On
Add-On
Enterprise
Unlimited
Invoice
SOC2/GDPR
Unlimited
Add-On
AI available as add-on to base plan
Unlimited
Unlimited
Add-On
Add-On
Add-On
Add-On
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