How do I check my bibliography before submitting?

Paste the whole bibliography into a verification tool rather than checking entries one by one in Google Scholar. CiteProve splits your list into individual entries, verifies each against Crossref, OpenAlex, PubMed and CourtListener, and returns a per-entry verdict in seconds — with a shareable report you can attach as proof of checking.

What are the most common bibliography errors?

Wrong publication years (often off by the online-first vs print date), misspelled author names, journal names that don't match the real venue, page ranges from a different article, dead or mismatched DOIs, retracted papers cited as if current — and, increasingly, entries invented by an AI writing assistant that look perfect but don't exist.

Does it work for a works-cited page in MLA?

Yes. MLA works-cited entries, APA reference lists, Chicago bibliographies, Harvard reference lists and numbered Vancouver/AMA lists are all segmented and verified the same way, and corrections come back in the style you used.

Bibliography checker

The last five minutes before submission are when a bibliography error costs the most. Paste your bibliography or works-cited page — every entry is verified against authoritative databases, and errors come back with one-click fixes.

In short

To check a bibliography, verify each entry against the databases of record — Crossref, OpenAlex, PubMed and CourtListener — instead of trusting how it looks. CiteProve does the whole list at once: it confirms each source exists, compares every cited field against the real record, flags retracted papers, and returns a corrected entry for anything that doesn't match. Free, no account needed.

Paste your bibliography

The pre-submission bibliography checklist

Every entry resolves — no invented sources, no entries your AI writing assistant hallucinated.
Details match the record — year, authors, journal, volume and pages agree with the published version, not a preprint or a look-alike.
No retracted sources — a retracted paper cited as if current undermines the whole works-cited page.
Consistent style — entries follow one style; corrections are returned in the style you wrote (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard and more).

Prove you checked

After a run you can save a shareable report — a private, unguessable link showing every verdict and which databases were consulted. Students attach it to submissions; supervisors and editors use it to spot-check a manuscript's reference list in one glance.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check my bibliography before submitting?: Paste the whole bibliography into a verification tool rather than checking entries one by one in Google Scholar. CiteProve splits your list into individual entries, verifies each against Crossref, OpenAlex, PubMed and CourtListener, and returns a per-entry verdict in seconds — with a shareable report you can attach as proof of checking.
What are the most common bibliography errors?: Wrong publication years (often off by the online-first vs print date), misspelled author names, journal names that don't match the real venue, page ranges from a different article, dead or mismatched DOIs, retracted papers cited as if current — and, increasingly, entries invented by an AI writing assistant that look perfect but don't exist.
Does it work for a works-cited page in MLA?: Yes. MLA works-cited entries, APA reference lists, Chicago bibliographies, Harvard reference lists and numbered Vancouver/AMA lists are all segmented and verified the same way, and corrections come back in the style you used.