Academic reference verification
Verify references. Find missing DOIs. Detect weak citations.
Paste your bibliography. RefVerify checks every reference, finds DOI metadata, flags unverified citations, and exports clean verification reports for students, researchers, editors, and academic teams.
Try a quick reference check
How it works
From pasted references to approved exports
Smart splitting handles numbered lists, PDF line wraps, bullets, DOI URLs, and continuation lines.
Server-side PHP resolver queries configured sources, deduplicates candidates, and scores confidence.
Approve strong matches, manually correct weak items, then export TXT, CSV, JSON, BibTeX, RIS, PDF, DOCX, or CSL JSON by plan.
Built for academic integrity
RefVerify checks and corrects citation metadata. It is not an essay writer, assignment service, fake citation generator, or plagiarism bypass tool.
- Clear source badges and explanations
- Careful labels for possible unverified references
- Human review recommended for weak matches
Plans
Start free, upgrade for larger batches
Free
Small daily checks for trying DOI lookup and basic reference verification.
- 50 monthly references
- 10 refs per batch
- Basic exports
Starter
For small projects, saved history, CSV and JSON exports.
- 250 monthly references
- 50 refs per batch
- CSV export
Pro
For thesis, journal, and editor workflows with advanced exports.
- 2000 monthly references
- 300 refs per batch
- CSV export
Team
Shared workspace and high monthly volume for teams.
- 10000 monthly references
- 1000 refs per batch
- CSV export
Institution
Custom quota, retention, deployment, and support.
- 0 monthly references
- 0 refs per batch
- CSV export
FAQ
Common questions
Does RefVerify prove a citation is fake?
No. It checks trusted metadata sources and flags references that are unverified or need review. Human judgment remains important.
Can I use it for AI-generated references?
Yes, responsibly. Use it to check whether AI-created citations are real and to correct metadata, not to fabricate sources.
Can I self-host it?
Yes. This package is plain PHP and MySQL with no Docker, no Composer, and no Node build step.