CiteCheck

CiteCheck is a web app (with optional browser extension) that automatically audits manuscripts for reference and citation integrity before submission. It flags broken DOIs, mismatched author-year pairs, missing references, duplicate entries, retracted or expression-of-concern papers, and suspicious citation patterns (e.g., irrelevant self-citation clusters). Users upload a DOCX/LaTeX + BibTeX/RIS file, or connect Overleaf/Zotero/Mendeley. The app generates a clean, journal-agnostic report plus suggested fixes: corrected metadata, replacement DOIs, and a “risk list” of citations that could trigger reviewer skepticism. It’s not a magic writing assistant; it’s a quality gate that reduces avoidable reviewer friction and desk rejections. Pricing is per-check for individuals and seat-based for labs/publishers, with an API for editorial systems.