How to pre-publication footnote cleanup
- Step 1Drop submission draft — Upload the research paper Markdown.
- Step 2Clean up — Click Run — full footnote cleanup report is generated.
- Step 3Submit — Address all flagged issues, then convert to .docx for journal submission.
Frequently asked questions
Should I run before or after PDF generation?+
Always run before — once the PDF is generated, fixing footnotes is harder.
Does it integrate with Pandoc?+
Yes. The output Markdown is Pandoc-ready for journal submission.
What about endnotes vs footnotes?+
Markdown's footnote extension handles both based on renderer. The tool validates the syntax regardless.
Privacy first
All Markdown processing runs locally in your browser using JavaScript. No file is ever uploaded to JAD Apps servers — only metadata counters are saved for signed-in dashboard stats.