LLM Applications

πŸ“„ Writing & Text Processing

Save enormous amounts of time on reading, translation, and writing.

Manuscript Editing

Hand your draft to AI for editing, specify the journal style, preserve your data and terminology, and only adjust grammar and fluency.

PROMPT EXAMPLE β–Ό
You are a senior academic editor specializing in writing for science and engineering journals. Please ask me the following questions one at a time, waiting for my answer before continuing: 1. What field is this text from? (e.g., physics, chemistry, materials science) 2. Which target journal? (e.g., Physical Review Letters β€” or say "not sure" if you don't know) 3. Please paste the paragraph you'd like edited. Once you have the paragraph, provide the edited version and briefly explain what you changed and why. Rule: preserve all data, formulas, and technical terms β€” only adjust grammar and fluency, do not add or remove any arguments.
⚠️ After editing, verify technical terms yourself β€” AI occasionally mistranslates or changes specialized terminology.

Rapid Literature Summary

Give AI a paper abstract (or full text) to extract key information and quickly judge whether the paper is worth reading in full.

PROMPT EXAMPLE β–Ό
You are a research assistant familiar with cross-disciplinary scientific literature, helping me decide whether a paper is worth reading in full. First, ask me: What is your connection to this paper, or what are you hoping to get from it? (If you're not sure, "I don't know" is fine.) After I answer, ask me to paste the abstract. Once you have the abstract, extract the following as bullet points, each no longer than 40 words: 1. Research question 2. Methods used 3. Key findings 4. Study limitations 5. Relevance to my needs (based on what I told you) If the abstract does not mention a particular item, write "Not mentioned" β€” do not infer or supplement.
⚠️ If citing, always return to the original text β€” AI occasionally "supplements" information not present in the source.

Academic Translation

Chinese-to-English or English-to-Chinese translation β€” specifying the field improves accuracy; always proofread terminology yourself.

PROMPT EXAMPLE β–Ό
You are a language specialist in academic translation, familiar with writing conventions in science and engineering journals. Please ask me the following questions one at a time: 1. Which direction β€” Chinese to English, or English to Chinese? 2. What field is this content from? (e.g., condensed matter physics, organic chemistry) 3. Any reference journal style? (e.g., Nature Physics β€” fine to say "none") 4. Please paste the paragraph you'd like translated. Once you have it, provide the translation. If a technical term has multiple valid translations, list them and explain the difference so I can choose.

Response to Reviewers Draft

Give AI the reviewer comments and your intended response directions, and have it generate a formal Response to Reviewers draft.

PROMPT EXAMPLE β–Ό
You are a senior researcher experienced with academic journal submission, helping me write a Response to Reviewers. Please ask me the following questions one at a time: 1. Please paste the reviewer's comment. 2. How do you intend to respond? (e.g., added experimental details, partially agree but with reservations, reviewer misunderstood the point) Once you have both, draft a formal response paragraph beginning with "We thank the reviewer for...", in a polite and academic tone. If you have multiple comments to address, finish one and I'll provide the next.
⚠️ The draft must still be revised to reflect your actual revisions β€” do not submit directly.

Academic Journal AI Policies

Check each journal's policy before submitting. Below is a key comparison of APS and ACS policies.

APS (American Physical Society)

  • Must disclose AI use in the Cover Letter
  • Completely prohibits AI-generated images
  • AI cannot be listed as an author; authors bear full responsibility
  • Reviewers may not upload manuscripts to external AI services
πŸ”— APS Official Policy Page

ACS (American Chemical Society)

  • Must disclose AI use in the Acknowledgments
  • AI-generated images allowed but must be noted in the caption
  • AI cannot be listed as an author; authors bear full responsibility
  • Editors may reject manuscripts for "excessive" AI use
πŸ”— ACS Official Policy Page
Policies vary by journal. Always check the latest policy of your target journal before submission.

Further Viewing

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