Invented references are now the fastest way to fail a submission. Some come from AI tools, some from copying a citation you never opened. Examiners check. Check first.
Paste your reference list. RefProof looks up each source in the public scholarly databases and tells you which ones cannot be found, and which exist but carry the wrong year or journal.
Your text stays in your browser. Only each reference line is sent to Crossref, Semantic Scholar and Open Library to look it up. Nothing is stored.
How it works
Each reference is matched against more than 150 million records in Crossref, with Semantic Scholar as a second source and Open Library for books.
Verified means a record with that title exists and the year matches.
Check details means the source exists, but your year or journal differs from the record.
Not found means no database has a source with that title. It may be a report, a chapter or a local journal. It may also not exist. Open it yourself before you submit.
RefProof checks that a source exists and is described correctly. It does not judge whether the source supports your argument, and it never reports anything to anyone.