Author
Kucsko, G.
Same person as the full name on the record.
reference checker
Reference Checker
A reference checker looks at the list at the end of the manuscript: is each item a real record, and does the manuscript's cite keys still point at that list?
- Journal submission
- Thesis
- Lab draft
Verified
Nature, 2013
Thermometry in a living cell
Mismatch
Science
1999
Nature
2013
Not found
10.1234/not-a-real-doi
Check this list
BibTeX, RIS, EndNote, or a list of DOIs. Up to 30 entries.
The report will appear here
Pick a sample, or paste a list.
Thirty entries on this page. A season file is priced separately.
See pricingSix things a reference check catches
Preprint year
2016
2017
Deleted DOI
10.1000/retired-record
Nothing in the registry.
Venue
Written as an article.
Book
Title
Three words differ from the DOI’s paper.
How it works
Three steps. The report stays on this page.
1
Drop the file
A .bib, a .tex, or the list pasted in.
2
Look up the record
A DOI is exact. A title is a search.
3
Read the row
Match, clash, or nothing on file.
Who it is for
Before you submit
The last pass on a bibliography: a dead DOI, a journal name from a different article, a year that belongs to the preprint.
A shared .bib
A lab file that has been copied forward for years. The check marks the rows that no longer describe the record.
A thesis list
Thirty entries at a time, from a .bib or the list at the end of the file.
A model-written citation
A title that was invented does not resolve. Open that row first.
$19 a paper · $49 a season
Ready to check the list?
The check on this page is free for 30 entries. Paid reports are on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Can I paste only the reference list, without the .tex file?
Yes. Cite-key coverage appears only when the paste also contains \cite commands. The Crossref check does not need them.
Does a verified row mean the quotation is accurate?
No. BibProof does not compare quoted sentences with the source PDF. It compares bibliographic fields.
Where is the history kept?
In this browser only. It is a local report of statuses, not an account and not a public URL.
Reference list, not the prose
Reviewers stumble on the reference list as often as they stumble on a sentence. A reference checker is the pass over that list: existence, then identity. Existence asks whether a DOI or title resolves. Identity asks whether the year, the first author, and the venue you printed are the ones on the record.
If you paste a .tex file that still contains \cite commands, BibProof also lists keys the manuscript cites that are missing from the .bib, and keys that are in the .bib but never cited. That is a consistency check, not a judgement about whether the paper should have been cited.
Title, the first family name, year, DOI, and venue are set beside the Crossref record. A blank field is left unchecked.
How many at once
Thirty references is the cap for one run. A longer thesis list can be split.