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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.
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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.
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