A citation, signed.
We verify every reference in your manuscript against its source — block by block — and put a reviewer ID on the result.
- Reference list analytics271 verified · 34 flagged · 2 fabrication · 5 unresolved
- Checking source qualityIndexing · MBFC · SCImago · institution rank
- Screening for retractionsCrossref · Retraction Watch · publisher notices
- Verifying the sourceDOI not found · phantom volume
- A human signs the auditLead Reviewer · case HC-R-00481
References are produced faster than anyone can verify them.
47%
of LLM-produced references audited in 2024 contained at least one verifiable error.
A reviewer, not a tool. We read, we find, we sign.
audit.log · MS-2025-1184RUNNING
00:00INPUTmanuscript MS-2025-1184 — 63 references
00:01TG1metadata.compare(crossref, datacite, openalex)
00:14TG2representation.scan(authors, venues)
00:32TG3retraction.lookup() → 0 hits
00:48TG4pps.tortured_phrase.scan() → 2 candidates
01:02HUMANreviewer HC-R-00481 → adjudicates 2 candidates
01:38SIGNverdict ledger written · HC-R-00481
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An audit only has weight if the auditor is named, the method is published, and the conclusions are reproducible.
Four verdicts. Each one a position you can defend.
01
H-Verified
CONFIRMED
Six blocks match the publisher record. The reference is sound.
02
H-Flagged
CORRECTABLE
Source exists; one or more blocks disagree. Author is asked to correct.
03
H-Fabrication
NOT REAL
Positive evidence the source does not exist — not just absence of evidence.
04
H-Unresolved
INACCESSIBLE
Cannot confirm. Cannot evidence fabrication. We say so.
SAMPLE REFERENCE
Hartmann, K., & Reyes, D. (2021). Reviewer cognition under temporal pressure. JSP, 47(3), 211–238.
SIX-BLOCK BREAKDOWN
Creator ✓
Date ✓
Title ✓
Place ✓
Publisher ✓
DOI ✓
Every report carries an accountable reviewer.
Practising researchers, librarians, and editors — credentialed and listed by ID. Reports identify the reviewer through a stable, traceable identifier, never by name.
- IDENTIFIEDEach report names the reviewer by ID — stable across every reference signed.
- CREDENTIALLEDPublic roster: discipline, ORCID class, prior review volume — indexed by ID.
- APPEALABLE14-day window with a second reviewer at no cost.
CERTIFIED · HC
REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY
HC-R-00481
Four ways onto the record.
01
Manuscript Review
AUTHORS · 5-DAY TURNAROUND
A signed dossier and a public verification link for one manuscript.
SIGN IN →02
Editorial Partnership
JOURNALS · ONGOING
Every accepted manuscript receives an H-Verified badge — or documented corrections.
SIGN IN →03
Institutional Audit
UNIVERSITIES, FUNDERS, LABS
Retrospective audits of theses, grants, and lab outputs at scale.
SIGN IN →04
Reviewer Training
PRACTITIONERS · 6-WEEK PROGRAM
Source verification, edge-case adjudication, signing protocol. Roster on completion.
SIGN IN →A citation a reader can trust.
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