At Redactum, every submitted manuscript is evaluated under RAF v1.3b | Redactum Audit Framework, our proprietary academic audit methodology designed to assess the technical, structural, and editorial integrity of scholarly documents across all major international citation standards.

RAF is not a standalone application or AI product. It is the methodology that governs a structured, multi-stage manuscript review process — ensuring that every document is examined consistently, systematically, and with traceable precision, regardless of citation format or language of submission.

RAF v1.3b supports eight internationally recognized citation formats:

• APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Association)
• MLA 9th Edition (Modern Language Association)
• CMOS 18th Edition (Chicago Manual of Style)
• Harvard 13th Edition (Cite Them Right)
• Vancouver
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
• AMA 11th Edition (American Medical Association)
• Turabian 9th Edition

Each citation format activates its own dedicated verification module set, calibrated to the exact rules, conventions, and structural requirements of that standard. The scope and number of active verification modules varies by citation format and document type — reflecting the genuine differences between standards rather than applying a uniform checklist across all submissions. Modules that are not defined or required by a given citation format are not applied.

Core verification areas common to all formats include: document layout and formatting compliance, heading hierarchy and structure, paragraph and font consistency, in-text citation format and placement, reference list or bibliography structure, source type classification and formatting, and full cross-referencing between in-text citations and the final reference list.

Redactum supports submissions in both English and Romanian. For Romanian-language papers, RAF applies format-specific rules adapted to Romanian academic writing conventions, including institutional terminology, Romanian diacritics compliance, and locally standardized structural requirements used in universities and doctoral programs across Romania.

Each active module produces either a confirmed point of compliance or a documented deviation, mapped to the exact page and paragraph. The result is a clear, actionable, and professionally structured diagnostic report — built for students, doctoral candidates, supervisors, researchers, journal editors, and academic publishing professionals.