Scientific reference citation checks

This project, developed in partnership with the Autiscope Collective, checks how closely a cited bibliographic reference corresponds to the scientific reference that can actually be identified. For example, when a person or organization mentions a study in a public post, the cited authors, year, title, journal and DOI can be compared with metadata from the corresponding publication.

The purpose is to detect possible irregularities in cited references and, when a corpus is analysed systematically, to estimate both the frequency and severity of those irregularities. The project therefore provides both a tool for checking individual citations and structured corpus analyses with scores, visual summaries and verification links.