Researchers cannot efficiently detect if their work duplicates existing research before investing months in peer review

Academic researchers spend months writing papers and navigating peer review only to discover at the revision stage that similar work already exists in blogs, preprints, or other non-indexed sources. Current solutions like Google Scholar and journal databases miss grey literature and informal publications, forcing researchers to waste time on potentially redundant work or face rejection after significant effort. This creates frustration, delays publication timelines, and undermines research productivity.