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Proofig AI now connects to LabArchives — bringing integrity screening earlier into your research workflow, at no extra cost to ELN for Research users.
Up to 20–35% of life science manuscripts contain image issues. A single retraction can cost an institution more than $1 million and that figure doesn’t include the reputational damage, funding scrutiny, or researcher career impact that often follows.
What has changed is when the check happens.
For most research teams, image integrity screening takes place at the end of the process, during journal submission or peer review, when figures are finalized and manuscripts are drafted. By that stage, any problem discovered means significant rework. Catching an error isn’t just inconvenient. It can be career-defining.
LabArchives users can now connect their ELN notebooks to Proofig AI, pulling images directly from any notebook page into Proofig’s AI-powered screening engine, without manual exports or file management.
The connection is straightforward: inside Proofig AI, researchers select LabArchives as their image source, authenticate once, and choose the notebook page they want to analyze. Proofig AI handles the rest, aggregating images, running analysis, and generating a structured report. The screening takes place in Proofig AI. LabArchives is where the images live.
This connection is now available to all LabArchives ELN for Research users with a Proofig AI account.
Traditional screening finds problems late. This connection moves image validation upstream, to the point in the research process where images are still being documented, reviewed, and discussed as part of active work.
That matters because images are far easier to investigate and address in the ELN stage than after they’ve been processed into figures, incorporated into manuscripts, and submitted. Earlier review gives researchers and their teams the opportunity to document, correct, or repeat work while the context is fresh and the options are open.
By connecting Proofig AI to LabArchives, research teams can:
Proofig AI uses models built specifically for scientific imagery to screen for four categories of integrity issues:
Detects identical or altered sub-images reused within a manuscript, including scaled, rotated, flipped, and partially overlapping copies.
Identifies changes made within a single image, including cloning, cropping, deletion, editing, and splicing.
Cross-references images against PubMed’s database of tens of millions of published sub-images to identify unauthorized reuse from prior literature.
Flags synthetic scientific images created by AI tools, with continuous updates as new generation models emerge.
These checks work across the image types most common in life science research: microscopy, western blots, flow cytometry (FACS), in-vivo, in-vitro, and more.
Proofig AI’s detection achieves 99.4% image extraction precision, with false positive rates below 0.01% on western blot and microscopy datasets — high enough to surface genuine issues without creating noise for researchers to sort through.
The connection follows four steps, all of which take place in Proofig AI:
Create an account at app.proofig.com or log in to your existing account.
Use the promo code provided in your LabArchives launch email to activate your complimentary trial.
Inside Proofig AI’s submission flow, select LabArchives as your image source. Sign in to your LabArchives account and choose the notebook page whose images you want to analyze. Proofig AI pulls the images from that page directly.
Proofig AI analyzes your images and highlights suspected issues for your review. When you’re ready, generate a structured PDF report to support documentation, internal review, or journal submission.
Already have a Proofig AI individual or group license? Contact Proofig to link your accounts. Proofig activates the connection on their end — no action required in LabArchives.
Enterprise license holders (Proofig + LabArchives): Watch the tutorial on the Proofig AI ELN page and connect your accounts directly to begin using the workflow.
Research institutions face growing scrutiny from funding agencies, journal editors, and internal integrity offices. The cost of a problem discovered post-publication, in investigations, corrections, retractions, and reputational impact, is substantially higher than the cost of catching it early.
Building image screening into the ELN stage helps teams:
This isn’t a compliance exercise. It’s a practical check that protects the researcher’s work, and the institution’s credibility, at the point in the process when it’s least disruptive.
LabArchives users can get started at no cost. A complimentary trial is available through the end of 2026, covering up to 3,000 sub-images, enough capacity to meaningfully screen multiple manuscripts. No subscription is required to activate.
For researchers or institutions that need expanded capabilities, full image upload workflows, larger analysis volumes, and advanced review tools, Proofig AI’s subscription plans are available at proofig.com/pricing-page/.
Create a Proofig AI account, activate your access with the promo code from your LabArchives email, and run your first scan in minutes. Your first 3,000 sub-images are included at no charge.
Start for free and upgrade as your team grows