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See what CrossRef can confirm — and what it can’t

Extracts in-text citations and the reference list, runs rule-based APA/MLA format checks, and looks sources up in CrossRef. CrossRef mainly indexes journal articles with DOIs. Books, older works, and non-journal sources are often absent — “Could not verify” means only that CrossRef had no matching record, not that there is a problem with the source.

How it works

1

Scan in Analyze or Check draft in Write

Citation results run with the academic scan — never while typing, and never in the business workspace.

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Review format notes

Rule-based APA and MLA checks flag missing years, punctuation issues, and order problems.

3

Read CrossRef results carefully

Verified means the returned CrossRef record matches author, year, and title. Could not verify means CrossRef had no corresponding match — common for books and older works.

FAQ

No. CrossRef coverage is thin outside DOI-linked journal articles. A missing match is not evidence of a problem with the source.

Try it on your own writing

Start free — 3 full highlighted reports, then 1 score-only scan/day up to 800 words. No credit card required.

Start free — no credit card required

Free account: 3 full highlighted reports, then 1 score-only scan/day up to 800 words. No account: 3 score summaries/day up to 2,000 words.