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Reference and Citation Checking

Every reference checked against the source and the journal's style. Catch the broken citations before a reviewer does.

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Paper edited
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18 years
Helping academics

Reference lists are where careful papers quietly lose credibility. A DOI that resolves to a different article, a year that changed between preprint and publication, an in-text citation with no entry in the list — reviewers notice, and it colours how they read everything else.

Checking references by hand is slow and unreliable at the end of a long project, which is exactly when it gets done. So we built systems to do the mechanical part, and let our editors spend their attention on the judgement calls.

What gets checked

  • Every in-text citation has a matching entry in the reference list, and the reverse
  • Author names, years, titles, volumes and page ranges against the actual source
  • DOIs resolve, and resolve to the work you cited
  • Formatting against your target journal's style, not a generic standard
  • Retracted or withdrawn works flagged before submission
  • Consistency of names and titles across the whole list

Why this is worth doing before submission

Reference problems are the easiest thing for a reviewer to find and the least defensible when found. They also take editorial staff time, which is why some journals return manuscripts over them without review.

How it fits with editing

Reference checking can run as part of an editing job or on its own — useful if your English is already strong but the reference list has grown through several drafts and co-authors.

Not sure this is what you need?

Tell us what you are facing — the paper, the journal, the deadline — and we will say honestly what would help. Sometimes that is less than you expected. Much of what we do now started as a question from a researcher who could not find it on the page.

Related services:

Reference audit and verification. Journal paper editing.

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Kind words of Happy Clients

The Uni-edit team worked hard to complete the editorial work in a week. I believe all the Academic scholars ever work with Uni-edit will recommend it certainly.
Associate Professor Hung-Bin Lee
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Da-Yeh University
The main reason I would keep sending my papers to Uni-edit and recommend Uni-edit to other professors is they allow me to focus on improving the research content and do not need to worry about the language writing in English.
Chang-Wei Huang
The Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University

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How long does editing usually take?

Most standard editing is completed in five days, including weekends. Timing depends on file condition, service level, complexity and current capacity, and the delivery date is confirmed in your detailed quotation.

I think my English is poor. Do I need the rewriting service?

If you think your paper needs rewriting, please ask customer service in your email. We will determine if rewriting is required and inform you before editing your paper. Generally, if more than 20% of sentences need rewriting (the whole sentence needs correction) then you must use the rewriting service. For rewriting, you do need to choose a Level. We will do the best editing job possible.

Who will edit my paper?

To achieve a consistently high quality service, Uni-edit uses two editor roles on your conference or journal paper. The first Editor is qualified in your general area of expertise. The second Editor is also qualified in your general area and has exceptional English and editing skills. All Editors are professionally trained. Our Senior Editor takes overall responsibility for the quality of every edit. Authors are often surprised how the Editors seem to understand the content of the research, even if it is very technical or mathematical.

I used generative AI to help write my paper. Is that a problem?

No, and it helps us if you tell us. Many journals now ask authors to declare how generative AI was used, and the wording each publisher expects is different. Let customer service know when you submit, and your editors will read the manuscript with that in mind and help you word the declaration your target journal asks for. Where AI drafted substantial passages, the Rewrite service is usually the right choice, because those passages need more than sentence-level correction. Telling us early is far easier than answering a reviewer's question later.

For a journal paper, Level 2 or Level 3 editing?

For a journal submission, Level 3 is the safer choice. Both levels put two editors on your paper, but Level 3 goes beyond language: it refines paragraph and document structure, strengthens how your argument is formed, and improves flow and consistency. That is what reviewers comment on when the science is sound but the writing gets in the way. Level 2 suits a manuscript that is already well structured and mainly needs the language corrected. If you drafted with generative AI, ask about the Rewrite service, because AI-drafted passages usually need more than sentence-level correction.

Do you check figures and tables?

Yes, our editing is not only about correct English grammar. Our English editing is about supporting you to get your paper published and help the readers understand your research. Therefore, we check figure captions and labels; information in tables and we check that text descriptions match equations. We also check the text descriptions match graphs and charts.

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