Reference Checker

Batch Verify Your Reference List

Upload your BibTeX, RIS, or plain text reference list to check every entry for retracted papers, broken DOIs, and metadata errors.

Drop a BibTeX or RIS file, or click to browse

.bib, .ris, or .txt files supported · 12 credits per reference

Watch a Reference List Being Checked

8 references verified in seconds. One retracted, one corrected — both flagged automatically.

manuscript_refs.bib8 references

Smith et al. (2023) Nature 612, 104-109

Chen & Wang (2022) Science 378, 1231

Patel et al. (2021) JAMA 326, 1890

Tanaka et al. (2020) Cell 183, 1-14

Garcia et al. (2023) NEJM 389, 45-56

Kim et al. (2022) Lancet 400, 891

Mueller et al. (2024) BMJ 384, e077312

Liu et al. (2023) PNAS 120, e2301456

Manual Checking vs LancetClaw

Manual Checking

10 hoursfor 120 refs

0% done... still checking reference #1 of 120

✗ Open PubMed, search each DOI manually

✗ Cross-reference Retraction Watch one by one

✗ Copy results into a spreadsheet

✗ Repeat 120 times

LancetClaw Batch Check

3 minutesfor 120 refs

0/120 checking...

✓ Upload BibTeX / RIS file

✓ All databases checked in parallel

✓ Downloadable CSV / PDF report

✓ Retracted and corrected papers flagged

Export Your Results

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BibTeX.bib

Cleaned reference file with retracted entries removed

RIS

RIS.ris

Compatible with EndNote, RefWorks, and Mendeley

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CSV.csv

Spreadsheet with status column for each reference

PDF

PDF Report.pdf

Formatted report ready for journal submission

Download clean reference files with retracted entries removed, or share a formatted report with co-authors.