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Real references.
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Verify your references against scholarly records. See what matches, what differs, and what needs another check.
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TXT · BibTeX · RIS · DOCX, up to 5 MB; extracted DOCX contents up to 20 MB. DOCX text is extracted on your device. Older .doc files are not supported.
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YOUR REFERENCE REVIEW
Your reference check.
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Verified means the supplied publication details match. Paper found means some details still need checking. Missing source details are not mismatches.
What the results mean
Verified: supplied details agree with one identified record. Details don’t match: a supplied field conflicts with that record. Paper found: the publication was identified, but some supplied details could not be checked because source details are incomplete. Not verified: no single matching publication was confirmed. Check pending: sources could not complete the lookup.
Verification covers supplied bibliographic details, not research quality or originality. DOI-only input verifies the DOI only. Retraction/correction notices and incomplete update checks appear separately. Source records and parsing can be incomplete; original references are preserved. Results show their actual check time.
Limits and supported files
Use TXT, MD, BibTeX, RIS or DOCX (up to 5 MB). PDFs, scans and older .doc files are not supported. DOCX text is extracted without preserving manuscript layout. Large or complex documents may need a text-only copy.
Text inputs are capped at 1,000,000 characters. Each reference is capped at 6,000 UTF-8 bytes, and a reference list at 500 KB. Your word limit is shown beside the input. Words are counted using spaces. Page count is not used because document layouts differ.
Author–year citation matching is a heuristic check, not a complete manuscript validation. Numeric citations and complex name/year forms require manual checking. At most 2,000 distinct callouts are analysed, and at most 50 authors per retrieved record are displayed. Longer author lists require manual review.
By default, two references are checked at once across this installation. Busy services, daily allowances and provider rate limits can delay work. Keep the tab open for interactive checking, or pause and reopen the saved report. If background checking is available, a message will confirm it when you start. A completed check may still contain unresolved references. There is no guaranteed completion time, full-thesis processing, or automatic journal-style compliance.