Citation Verification

Overview

Systematic verification of academic citations against multiple authoritative databases to detect fabricated, incorrect, or AI-generated references.

Core principle: Never give binary yes/no results. Always report match quality, evidence, and confidence scores.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• User asks to verify if citations are "real" or "AI-generated"
• Checking references in manuscripts, grants, or reviews
• Validating citation metadata (authors, year, journal, DOI)
• Detecting suspicious or fabricated papers
• User provides text with citations to verify
• User uploads a document and asks to check all references