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Pre-submission checks for manuscript authors

Audit your research paper before journal submission

Check bibliography health, retracted works, claim-level citation support, formatting consistency and target-journal records in one pre-submission workflow.

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Issues to catch before submission

Metadata and DOI errors

Catch incorrect authors, years, titles and DOIs before an editor or reviewer does.

Unsupported claims

Review whether citations fully, partially or insufficiently support manuscript claims.

Poor journal fit

Check journal identity, scope evidence, indexing and explainable publishing-risk signals.

Four pre-submission steps

01

Verify every reference

Separate accurate records from suspicious or unresolved bibliography entries.

02

Audit citation support

Compare claims with accessible abstracts or full text from cited sources.

03

Compare journal candidates

Build an evidence-based shortlist from journals publishing similar research.

04

Verify the target journal

Review ISSN, indexing, SJR, DOAJ and other available records.

Manuscript submission checklist

  • Is every bibliography entry cited in the manuscript?
  • Is every in-text citation present in the bibliography?
  • Are DOI links accurate?
  • Are any sources retracted?
  • Are the target journal name and ISSN verified?
  • Does the bibliography follow the required style?

A traceable final check

Combine bibliography and target-journal checks into a Word report that can be shared with co-authors or retained as a final review record.

Frequently asked questions

Does it definitively label a journal as safe or unsafe?

No. It reports verifiable identity, index and risk signals; it does not issue an absolute verdict about a journal.

Can it convert the reference style?

Verified records can be converted to APA, Vancouver, IEEE and other supported styles.

When should I run the check?

References should be reviewed throughout writing, with a complete final check after selecting the journal and immediately before uploading the manuscript.