Citation Master Blog

Practical notes on citation verification.

Guides for researchers who need cleaner footnotes, stronger bibliographies, and fewer submission-stage surprises.

Detecting Citation Fabrication Is the Easy Half. The Humanities Need the Hard Half.

A landmark audit found fabricated references across biomedical literature. The humanities version is quieter, harder to detect, and badly served by the obvious fix.

Your Bibliography Has Errors. Here's How to Find Them Before Your Reviewer Does.

Even published academic papers contain citation errors. Learn how to audit your bibliography, resolve shorthand, and verify footnotes automatically.