Find reference errors with sources you can check. Start free with one check per week for up to 15 references, or choose Pro at $19/month for unlimited checks of up to 250 references each. Open a finding to review the research records used. References we cannot verify stay flagged for your review, not passed as correct. We check reference details, not whether a paper supports what you wrote.
Check your references with linked sources and clear flags for what needs your review.
Check and recheck your paper, with sources you can inspect.
Open a finding to see the research records used for that check. Follow the source links to review the evidence yourself, on both Free and Pro.
References we cannot verify stay flagged for your review, not passed as correct. Flagged differences show your reference details beside the source details. You decide what to change.
We check reference details, not whether a paper supports what you wrote. Missing withdrawal warnings do not prove a paper has never been withdrawn.
No. Follow the linked research records to review the evidence behind each finding. Records can be incomplete or updated late, so a missing warning does not prove a paper has never been withdrawn. References we cannot verify stay flagged for your review, not passed as correct.
Yes. When we flag a possible difference in a title, year, or journal name, we show your details beside the source details and link to the research record used. References we cannot verify stay flagged for your review, not passed as correct. You decide what to change; we never rewrite your references.
PDFs are parsed in your browser. Only the extracted References text (and optionally the Methods section, if you use the lint) is sent to the server. Your figures, results, and drafts never leave your machine.
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