Citations Checker
for Accurate, Trusted References
Verify references, detect citation errors, and improve source accuracy with an intelligent Citations Checker built for students, researchers, writers, and professionals.
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- 120,000+ writers & researchers
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- APA formatting correct Passed
- Missing publication date Review
Works with the reference tools and databases you already use
Watch Citations Checker In Action
See how a full reference list goes from messy draft to verified bibliography in under two minutes.
Incorrect Citations Can Damage Your Credibility
One broken link or malformed reference can cost you marks, rankings, or reader trust. These are the six issues we catch most often.
Missing References
In-text citations that never made it into your bibliography — found before publishing.
Formatting Mistakes
Wrong italics, punctuation, or author order detected instantly against your chosen style.
Unverified Sources
Dead URLs, unresolved DOIs and sources that can no longer be reached by your readers.
Duplicate Entries
The same work listed twice under slightly different titles, quietly inflating your list.
Outdated Research
Sources that have been retracted, superseded, or are simply too old to support your claim.
Mixed Citation Styles
APA in one paragraph and MLA in the next — normalised across the whole document.
Everything You Need To Manage Better Citations
Five connected tools that take a reference from raw source to verified, correctly formatted entry.
Check every citation in one pass
Upload a document and Citations Checker reads every in-text citation and reference entry, then cross-checks them against live source records. You get a single citation score plus a prioritised list of what actually needs fixing — not a wall of false positives.
- Matches in-text citations to the reference list
- Validates DOIs, ISBNs and live URLs
- Flags retracted and unreachable sources
Every check saved and searchable
Each analysis is stored with its score, issue count and timestamp, so you can prove exactly what changed between drafts. Reopen any past check, compare it to the current version, and export the report when a supervisor or editor asks for evidence.
- Full version history for every document
- Compare scores across drafts
- Export any report as PDF or CSV
Build a perfect citation from anything
Paste a URL, DOI, ISBN or article title and get a clean, correctly formatted citation in seconds. Citations Checker pulls the real metadata from the source instead of guessing, then formats it in any of 100+ styles — switch styles later and the whole list updates.
- Generate from URL, DOI, ISBN or title
- APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE and more
- Copy as text, BibTeX or RIS
Your whole citation library, organised
Every citation you generate is kept in one searchable library, grouped by project and style. Reuse a reference across papers without retyping it, bulk-convert a project to a new style, and export a finished bibliography whenever you are ready to submit.
- Searchable library grouped by project
- Bulk restyle an entire bibliography
- One-click export to Word or LaTeX
Put citation checking inside your own product
A REST API and team workspace for publishers, universities and edtech platforms. Send a document or a batch of references and get structured JSON back — scores, issues and suggested fixes — with keys, usage limits and logs managed from one dashboard.
- REST endpoints with JSON responses
- Batch processing for whole manuscripts
- Team keys, usage analytics and webhooks
Check Citations In Three Simple Steps
From upload to a clean bibliography in under a minute — no setup, no plugins.
Upload Your Document
Drop in a research paper, article, or plain reference list — DOCX, PDF or pasted text.
Analyze Citations
AI checks citation quality, formatting and sources, then scores the whole bibliography.
Improve Your References
Apply suggested fixes, regenerate clean citations and export a submission-ready list.
Join 120,000+ researchers who trust Citations Checker
From undergraduate essays to peer-reviewed manuscripts — every citation verified, every source reachable.
Built For Accuracy, Not Guesswork
Most tools format references. Citations Checker actually verifies them against live source records — which is the difference between a citation that looks right and one that is right.
Verified Against Real Sources
Every DOI and URL is resolved live, so a passing reference is genuinely reachable.
Fast On Long Documents
Hundreds of references analysed in seconds — built for theses, not just short essays.
Private By Default
Your documents are never used to train models and can be deleted at any time.
Academic-Grade Rules
Style logic follows published manuals, including journal-specific variants.
See Every Citation Issue Clearly
One dashboard shows reference health, verified sources and open warnings, so you always know exactly what to fix next — and when your bibliography is finally ready to submit.
- Real-time citation health scoring
- Issue-by-issue breakdown with suggested fixes
- Export a clean, correctly formatted bibliography
Loved By Researchers And Writers
Feedback from people who ship citation-heavy work every single week.
“I ran a 240-reference dissertation through Citations Checker and it caught nine broken DOIs my supervisor missed. It saved me an entire weekend of manual checking.”
“Switching a manuscript from APA to Chicago used to take half a day. Now it is one click, and the citation score tells me the bibliography is actually clean.”
“We fact-check every article before it goes live. Citations Checker flags dead links and weak sources instantly — it is now part of our editorial workflow.”
“The API dropped into our submission portal in an afternoon. Authors now see reference errors before an editor ever opens the manuscript.”
“I teach 300 undergraduates a year. Sending them here first has cut referencing mistakes in submitted essays by more than half.”
“The generate history is the part I did not know I needed. Reusing verified references across papers saves me hours every month.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about checking citations with Citations Checker.