Verify Your Sources Before You Submit

Academic drafts need more than fluent text. This page focuses on where claims usually fail: citations, numbers, and overstated conclusions.

Reviewer Checklist Check Your Draft

Common failure points in research writing

  • Unverifiable citations: References that don’t support the claim.
  • Numbers without grounding: Stats that don’t match the cited sources.
  • Too-broad conclusions: Claims that overreach beyond the evidence.
  • Mixed study summaries: Results blended across different papers.

Use a risk-first pass to decide what to verify before you spend time rewriting.

Citations
Verify each link
Numbers
Cross-check
Claims
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A practical verification workflow

Start with the hardest claims

Numbers, quoted statements, and any claim that needs a source.

Confirm citation alignment

Make sure the reference actually supports the sentence it’s attached to.

Edit based on what you verify

When a citation doesn’t match, adjust the claim or update the reference.

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FAQ

Should I cite everything the draft mentions?

No. Cite what you truly rely on. If a claim needs support, then provide the correct reference.

What happens if the detector flags a paragraph?

Use it as a cue: verify citations and key numbers in that paragraph first.

Can I use this for literature reviews?

Yes. It helps triage which parts you should verify more carefully.

Is this a replacement for peer review?

No. It supports your pre-submission reliability checks.

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