Introducing Guideline Checker: Edit With Confidence

What’s one thing that assignments, essays, papers, articles, and blogs all have in common?

Style guides and editing guidelines.

Education fields (e.g., science or arts), journalism, and brands each have common or custom writing and editing guidelines.

When an assignment is handed out, teachers specify which style guide students should follow. Then, after it’s submitted, they’ll review if it matches those guidelines.

Writing marketing materials, blogs, or journalism articles is similar. Writers must align their work with the brand or publication’s standards.

However, style guides can be complex! 

From instructions on how to structure paragraphs to applying grammar and punctuation rules to formatting citations, there’s a lot to keep track of for writers, editors, students, and teachers.

That’s where the Originality.ai Guideline Checker comes in.

Now, it’s easy to see if essays, papers, or articles are formatted similarly to editing guidelines in one quick scan!

Log in to try the Guideline Checker today!

Key Highlights (TL;DR)

• Originality.ai’s Guideline Checker is a new feature in the Originality.ai web app.
• Scan to see if your writing is aligned with a selected or custom style guide.
• Get a Guideline Checker score, review the summary, and get tips and suggestions to improve your writing so you can submit or publish with confidence.

Try the Originality.ai Guideline Checker here.

What is Originality.ai’s Guideline Checker?

Originality.ai’s Guideline Checker is a new feature in the Originality.ai web app.

When you run an Originality.ai Guideline Checker scan, you can quickly check if your text, whether that’s an essay, paper, blog, or marketing content, aligns with the style guide you select.

In the app, you’ll see:

• Guideline Checker Score*: How closely your content aligns with the style guide
• Summary: Quick overview of how your text lines up (or is inconsistent) with the guide
• Explanations: Tips and suggestions on how to improve writing to match the guide‍
• Sentence Highlights: Clearly see flagged areas that need a closer look

Running your copy through the Guideline Checker gives you the insights you need to double-check your work and format it similarly to the selected style guide.

*This score reflects the checks available in this feature and is not an official or complete assessment under any publisher’s style manual.

What preset guides does the Guideline Checker offer?

The Originality.ai Guideline Checker offers 4 preset guides.

The preset guides are inspired by the styles of popular editing guidelines*:

• APA-inspired
• Associated Press-inspired
• Chicago-inspired
• Canadian Press-inspired

*Disclaimer: These guideline checks are independently developed by Originality.ai and are not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or certified by the Associated Press, the American Psychological Association, The University of Chicago, or The Canadian Press. Results reflect alignment with Originality.ai’s selected checklist criteria and are not an official or complete assessment under any publisher’s style manual.

What do the Guideline Checker Scores mean?

When you run a Guideline Checker scan, you’ll see a score to help you identify how closely your text aligns with the style guide you selected. Check out what each score category means below:

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Guideline Checker Use Cases

Guideline Checker scans can benefit many use cases, such as:

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How to Use the Guideline Checker: Edit With Confidence

Running a Content Quality scan is easy! Once you’ve signed up and logged in to Originality.ai: 

• Step 1: Input your text, select a guideline, and scan
• Step 2: Review your score and improvement suggestions‍
• Step 3 (optional): Revise (with suggestions) and scan again

Final Thoughts

The Originality.ai Guideline Checker is built to support writers, editors, teachers, and students with editing their writing to align with guidelines.

With a user-friendly app, it’s now easier than ever to quickly check essays, articles, blogs, and more to see if they align with style guides.

Plus, with a quick summary overview and suggestions, you can take actionable steps to improve your writing and format it to align with your selected style guide, so that you can submit your work with confidence.

Discover the Originality.ai Guideline Checker in-app today!

Discover more Originality.ai tools to improve your writing:

• Content Quality Score
• Deep Scan
• Grammar Checker
• Readability Checker

FAQs about Guideline Checker

Are Guideline Checker scans available in the API or Bulk Scan?

Not yet. If this is a feature you would like to see in the future, let our team know!

What preset style guides are included in the Guideline Checker?

The Originality.ai Guideline Checker includes preset style guides (independently created by Originality.ai) that you can select in a drop-down menu. They are similar to popular writing guidelines: APA-inspired, Chicago-inspired, Associated Press-inspired, and Canadian Press-inspired. 

*Disclaimer: These guideline checks are independently developed by Originality.ai and are not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or certified by the Associated Press, the American Psychological Association, The University of Chicago, or The Canadian Press. Results reflect alignment with Originality.ai’s selected checklist criteria and are not an official or complete assessment under any publisher’s style manual.

Can I add a custom style guide in the Guideline Checker?

Yes! Navigate to the Guideline Checker’s drop-down menu, then click “Add New Guideline” to get started writing your custom style guide.

Can I run other Originality.ai scans at the same time?

Yes! Within the Originality.ai app, you can select multiple scans to streamline your workflow. For instance, you could run a Guideline Checker scan at the same time as checking for AI writing, content quality, and plagiarism.

Is the Guideline Checker a reliable way to review if content matches style guides?

Yes, the Guideline Checker is trained to see how closely content, like an essay or article, aligns with the style guide you select. However, a human reviewer (e.g., an editor or teacher) should still use their experience and expertise to check writing as a final step.