Check a bibliography with evidence, not a single score

A bibliography check should help you inspect the evidence for each reference. A match is useful, but you still need to confirm that the title, authors, year and identifier describe the work you intended to cite.

Prepare a small test input

Use CiteProof's sample or paste a short BibTeX bibliography. Check for missing titles, malformed fields and inconsistent identifiers before interpreting the results. Keep the original file so you can compare any edits.

Follow the evidence

Review the matched records and open the underlying sources. Distinguish a close title match from an exact identifier match. A legitimate work can be difficult to locate because its metadata is incomplete; an uncertain result is a reason to investigate rather than immediately calling a citation fake.

Resolve the important uncertainties

Prioritize references that support a central claim. Check the publisher or the work itself when possible, then correct the bibliography from that evidence. If you ask the research community for help, provide the public citation fields and the mismatch, without uploading a confidential manuscript.