Citation Claim Checker
Paste a sentence with a citation. We check whether the paper actually says what you think it says.
Paste your claim
A sentence from your manuscript that cites a paper (author-year or numbered)
We find the paper
Searched across 200M+ papers in seconds
Get a verdict
Supported, Partially Supported, or Not Supported
Why citation accuracy matters
Studies show 25-54% of citations in published papers contain errors, and 80% of authors admit they haven't read the full text of every paper they cite. Citation misrepresentation -- where authors claim a paper showed something it didn't -- is one of the most common issues reviewers catch.
This tool checks whether the paper you're citing actually supports the specific claim you're making. It goes beyond checking if a DOI resolves -- it reads the abstract and compares it to your statement.
Limitations
- - Verification is based on the paper's abstract only. Specific sub-analyses or supplementary findings may not be captured.
- - Numbered references like [1] require the full reference entry from your bibliography (paste it in the reference field).
- - Papers not indexed in Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, or PubMed may not be found.
Check your entire manuscript
Every citation verified, methodology assessed, journal fit analyzed, and a prioritized fix list. Delivered in about 30 minutes.
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