DOI validation
Dead, mistyped, or fabricated DOIs send reviewers to broken links and undermine a submission's credibility.
Quick answer
When a .bib is supplied, each DOI is checked against the CrossRef API, and titles are matched against resolved records to catch references that do not correspond to a real publication. Dead DOIs and unverifiable titles are flagged, with a count of how many citations were verifiable so a missing .bib produces an explicit warning rather than a silent pass.
The problem
Dead, mistyped, or fabricated DOIs send reviewers to broken links and undermine a submission's credibility.
How detection works
When a .bib is supplied, each DOI is checked against the CrossRef API, and titles are matched against resolved records to catch references that do not correspond to a real publication.
What you get
Dead DOIs and unverifiable titles are flagged, with a count of how many citations were verifiable so a missing .bib produces an explicit warning rather than a silent pass.
Frequently asked questions
Do you need my .bib file?+
Yes - DOI validation reads the DOIs and titles from your .bib. Without it, the tool reports that references could not be verified.
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