How to use this tool
Paste a reference list (or upload a .txt/.docx/.pdf) and we verify each entry against scholarly databases — catching fabricated, mismatched, retracted or wrongly-formatted citations.
- Paste your references, or upload a file — from a full paper we auto-detect the bibliography section. .bib/.ris imports are also supported.
- Pick a citation style (APA 7, IEEE, Vancouver, MLA or a CSL style).
- Click “Check”. Each reference is checked for reality (DOI / year / authors / journal), for formatting, and against the retraction database.
- Read the result: a colored badge (verified / suspicious / not found) and a 0–100 confidence score per entry.
- Click any citation to see the matched source record and where it was found.
- Copy the “Repaired bibliography” (complete, in-order list — verified entries rewritten, the rest kept as-is and numbered for manual checking) or download it as Word.
- About to submit? Use the “Pre-submission check” card: enter the target journal and get a single Word report combining bibliography health, retractions and the journal's reliability.
Check your bibliography
Put each reference on its own line, or upload a PDF · Word · .odt · .rtf · text file — you can also drag and drop it onto the box below. Guest: 5 searches/day · Member: first day unlimited, then 20 references/day · Pro: unlimited.
Example scenarios — no bibliography at hand? Pick one; the tool fills the box with a sample reference and checks it right away.
File
The selected style determines the corrected bibliography below and the copied/downloaded output.
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