Verify Whether a Citation Is Real and Supports the Claim
Check whether a reference exists, whether its title, authors, year, DOI, or PMID match, and whether the source is relevant to the claim beside it.
Existence check
Confirm that a citation maps to a real record before deeper inspection.
Mismatch detection
Surface suspicious differences between the citation and the source record.
Submission protection
Use the page to reduce citation risk before final review or submission.
Preview
Paste a citation, then check whether the record exists and the metadata lines up.
What it does
Existence check
Next step
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Capabilities
Move from a claim to traceable sources with less friction
Find supporting literature, inspect source details, and continue with the right research workflow.
Use cases
How people use it
Use LitSource when you already know which claim, citation, or reference list you need to investigate.
FAQ
Questions before you start
Review common questions before searching for sources or checking citations.
Related workflows
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Move between source discovery and citation verification workflows without returning to the home page.
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