How to Do a Literature Review and Find a Research Gap
Step by step: how to scan the literature on a topic, map the field, and find a research gap. Surface the most-cited sources and reviews, read candidate gaps and data signals, and build your bibliography in one place.
Find Sources by Author: Add an Academic's Publications to Your Bibliography
Use the author-search tool to find a researcher's real publications in a specific field from OpenAlex, pick the right author by ORCID and institution, and add your selection to your bibliography in APA, IEEE, Vancouver or TÜBİTAK style.
How to Spot AI-Fabricated References (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)
Why do AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude invent fake academic sources? Six practical ways to recognize hallucinated references and how to verify your bibliography in minutes.
What Is a DOI? How to Verify a DOI Number
What is a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), how do you read one, and how can you check whether a DOI is real? A step-by-step DOI verification guide.
APA 7 Reference Examples: Article, Book, Thesis and Web Page
APA 7th edition reference rules with ready-made examples for the most common source types: journal article, book, book chapter, thesis, web page and more.
How to Check References in a Thesis or Paper
A complete pre-submission checklist for reference checking: existence verification, format consistency, citation–reference matching and common mistakes.