ScholaRef · free
Check your references before the editor does.
Paste your reference list. Each one is looked up at Crossref: does the DOI resolve, does the record match what you wrote, has the paper been retracted, does a record exist at all. You get a corrected list with DOIs, and BibTeX / RIS for your reference manager.
Enter an ISSN or a journal URL.
What it checks
- DOI resolves — and belongs to the paper you cite.
- Details match — year, volume, pages, first author against the registry record.
- Retractions and withdrawals — Crossref's retraction, withdrawal and removal notices, including the Retraction Watch data it now carries, each with the link to the notice; an expression of concern is named as what it is.
- Record exists — a reference no registry can find is flagged for you to check against the original. Books, theses and web pages often have no DOI; a journal article should.
What it never does
It does not call a reference "fabricated" — it reports what Crossref holds and what it does not. It does not rewrite your citation style; the corrected list is APA-like and every field in it comes from the registry record, so you can transcribe it into any style. Sources: Crossref REST API, read live for each report.
Then
Set a publication-live alert so you hear the moment the paper's DOI appears, and check the journal first with Journal Check.
