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Guidescitation checking7 min read

How to Check Whether an Article Was Corrected or Retracted Before You Cite It

Check the publisher record, linked notices, DOI, and Crossmark so a correction or retraction does not distort your citation.

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Explainerscitation checking6 min read

Preprint, Accepted Manuscript, or Published Article: Which Version Should You Cite?

Learn how preprints, accepted manuscripts, and published articles differ, and choose the version that supports your citation.

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Explainerscitation checking7 min read

Secondary Citations Explained: Referencing a Source Quoted in Another Source

What a secondary citation means, when to use one, and how to show readers which source you actually consulted.

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Guidescitation checking7 min read

How to Find Uncited Source-Dependent Claims in Your Draft

A sentence-by-sentence citation audit for finding claims learned from sources, even after the wording, numbers, and quotations have changed.

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Guidescitation checking7 min read

How to Check Tables, Figure Captions, and Footnotes for Missing Attribution

Use a focused pre-submission workflow to find missing attribution in tables, figures, captions, image credits, and footnotes.

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Guidescitation checking7 min read

How to Verify a Direct Quote Against the Original Source

Check every direct quote against its source, including wording, omissions, emphasis, locators, and the claim it supports.

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Generalcitation checking7 min read

How to Check That Every Citation Has a Matching Reference

A two-pass method for finding missing references, unused entries, and citation mismatches before you submit your paper.