Tutorial · 3 min
How to use Citation Guardrails
Hallucinated references blocked before they land
Every reference in a draft is checked against Crossref and OpenAlex; anything that cannot be resolved is flagged before the text reaches your manuscript.
Before you start
- • Draft text containing references
Steps
- 1
Open Citation Guardrail
Sidebar → Citation Guardrail.
- 2
Paste the draft
Any text with in-text citations or a reference list works.
- 3
Run verification
Each reference is checked against Crossref and OpenAlex; unresolvable entries are flagged as likely hallucinations.
- 4
Fix or remove flagged entries
Replace flagged references with verified records from your library before submission.
Tips
- • Run this on any text produced outside SciExpert too, including co-author drafts.
Troubleshooting
A real paper is flagged
Very new or non-indexed items may not resolve. Confirm the DOI manually and keep it if it is genuine.