Research workflow tool

Fake citation checker

Find suspicious or fabricated references before submission, review, or final bibliography cleanup.

Example input

Nguyen, P. (2020). Blockchain-based peer review in biomedical publishing. Science Advances, 6(12), eaaz1189.

Suspicious reference review

Start from a questionable citation and look for signs that the paper record is fabricated.

Source record matching

Compare the citation against available publication metadata before trusting it.

Submission risk reduction

Catch fabricated or mismatched references before they move into final review.

Preview

Check whether a suspicious reference maps to a real source record.

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What it does

Suspicious reference review

Next step

Continue into the matching tool flow

Capabilities

Built to move from claim to source with less friction

Each landing page uses the same reusable structure, but the content config keeps the tool-specific story and destination intact.

01
Suspicious reference review
Start from a questionable citation and look for signs that the paper record is fabricated.
02
Source record matching
Compare the citation against available publication metadata before trusting it.
03
Submission risk reduction
Catch fabricated or mismatched references before they move into final review.

Use cases

How people use it

These landing pages are tuned for the moments when a user already knows what they need to verify or find.

1
Clean up reference lists
Review citations that look real but do not appear in trusted source records.
2
Check student drafts
Screen bibliographies for suspicious papers before grading or feedback.
3
Review AI-assisted writing
Verify references added by an AI assistant before keeping them in the paper.

FAQ

Answers for the handoff from landing page to tool

The FAQ is kept close to the CTA so visitors can resolve common questions before they enter the product flow.

Related workflows

Continue with nearby research checks

Move between source discovery and citation verification workflows without returning to the home page.

Ready to continue

Jump straight into the matching tool flow

The CTA keeps authenticated users moving and sends signed-out users through sign-up with the original destination preserved.