Reference docket
Paste a reference list and see which entries are missing the elements the chosen style actually requires — author, year, container, page range, DOI.
1 · Paste the reference list
FIRST-LOAD
Data note: Your reference list stays in this tab; nothing is checked against a database and no bibliography is uploaded.
Perspective: Before: the reader hoped the reference manager was right. After: they can see four entries missing a DOI and two missing a page range, each stamped by number.
2 · Read the numbered docket
Paid layer: the correction sheet
one-time step · the free reading above stays complete
Free tier
- one complete docket of your reference list
- missing-element stamps per entry
- state link to share with a co-author
What $6 one-time adds
- printable correction sheet
- list kept on this device between chapters
- CSV of every entry with its missing elements
A marker's reference penalty can cost marks on a whole submission; the comparable it undercuts is a citation-checking service at $0.04–$0.12 an entry with a $25 minimum, versus a flat $6 here.
Local history (this device)
- No saved runs yet — your first run files here.
Your purchase is handled through secure checkout. When you return, your extras are ready on this device — no account, no fuss, and your work stays private in this browser.
Boundary and sources
This docket checks whether elements appear in your entries — it does not verify that a source exists, that a DOI resolves, or that the citation is accurate. Style manuals and your department's rules override the checklist, and any claim of compliance here is about shape, not correctness. Check the final list against the official style guide before submitting.
- The required elements listed are a cross-style core; your department's handbook and the style manual override them.
- No citation is verified against a publisher database by this tool — it reports presence of elements, not accuracy of content.
- DOI checks are pattern-based; a valid-looking DOI can still point to the wrong article.
Mechanism: competence-autonomy-loop