I found 3 biases in your protocol! 🔍
Aqrab — your research critique companion

Methodology Critique Engine

Find the flaws
before reviewers do.

Paste a protocol. Get a senior epidemiologist-level critique in 60 seconds. Not generic advice — named biases, specific fixes.

3 free critiques · No credit card · Built by researchers from Mount Sinai, Hopkins & KAU

How it works

Three steps. Sixty seconds. No signup.

1

Paste your methods

Drop your study design, abstract, or methods section into the box above.

2

Get your score

Aqrab identifies biases, scores methodology rigor, and flags what reviewers will catch.

3

Fix before submission

Actionable recommendations — not just "this is bad" but "here's how to fix it."

What you get

2.4
/5.0 Rigor Score — Yellow
Retrospective Cohort · PSM
🔴 Immortal time bias— Statin exposure window not anchored to index date
🟡 Healthy user bias— Statin users represent health-engaged population
✅ Fix:Landmark analysis at day 3 post-admission + E-value reporting

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JAHA · Circulation · Heart · Cancer Medicine · Frontiers in Medicine

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Immortal time bias detection
Healthy user confounding
E-value & sensitivity gaps
PSM balance verification
Specific fix for each issue
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Aqrab Critique Engine

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Methodology Critique

Immortal time bias, competing risks, unmeasured confounding — named, explained, with fixes. Not "consider confounding."

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Study Design

Power calculations, DAGs, estimand alignment, sensitivity analysis plans. Reviewer-ready protocol in minutes.

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200M+ papers via Semantic Scholar & PubMed. Search, critique methodology, and design — one workspace.

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