Verify Refs · Aperivue/medsci-skills
Audit manuscript references for fabricated citations
Checks references in a manuscript or bibliography against PubMed and CrossRef to flag fabricated, mismatched, or unverifiable citations before submission. Read-only: it reports issues in an audit file without changing the manuscript's reference list or bibliography.
Good for
- Check citations before journal submission
- Spot fabricated or mismatched references in a draft
- Verify PMIDs and DOIs against PubMed and CrossRef
- Source repository
- Aperivue/medsci-skills
- Category
- Medicine
Open-source skills are maintained by their authors and listed as published, with attribution. Results depend on how well the skill fits your task and material.
A good place to start
Audit the references in my manuscript against PubMed and CrossRef and list any fabricated or mismatched citations before I submit.

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