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Publishers Are Finally Checking the References
by: Sean HonanPublished on: 13/08/2026Publishers are increasingly checking citations during submission. Here’s why pre-submission citation verification is becoming a practical part of academic editing.
When Everyone Is Responsible for Citation Integrity, Who Actually Checks?
by: Sean HonanPublished on: 19/07/2026Citation integrity is a shared responsibility, but shared responsibility does not guarantee that citations are actually verified. This article examines the gap between collective accountability and clear operational ownership.
Peer Review Was Built for a Different World. Who Checks the Citations Now?
by: Sean HonanPublished on: 19/07/2026Peer review was built for a world of human-scale citation production. AI has changed that. This article examines the growing gap between citation production and verification—and asks who actually owns the responsibility for checking references.
Peer Review Is Not Citation Verification
by: Sean HonanPublished on: 16/07/2026Peer review does not guarantee that every citation is real or accurate. This article explains how nonexistent references can survive publication and why authors, editors and publishers need a separate citation-verification step.
