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Verify a BibTeX file for hallucinated or fabricated references by cross-checking every entry against CrossRef, arXiv, and DBLP. Reports each reference as verified, suspect, or not found, with field-level mismatch details (title, authors, year, DOI). Use when the user wants to check a .bib file for fake citations, validate references in a paper, or audit bibliography entries for accuracy.

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Verify a BibTeX file for hallucinated or fabricated references by cross-checking every entry against CrossRef, arXiv, and DBLP. Reports each reference as verified, suspect, or not found, with field-level mismatch details (title, authors, year, DOI). Use when the user wants to check a .bib file for fake citations, validate references in a paper, or audit bibliography entries for accuracy.
# BibTeX Verification Skill Check every entry in a `.bib` file against real academic databases using the OpenJudge `PaperReviewPipeline` in BibTeX-only mode: 1. **Parse** โ€” extract all entries from the `.bib` file 2. **Lookup** โ€” query CrossRef, arXiv, and DBLP for each reference 3. **Match** โ€” compare title, authors, year, and DOI 4. **Report** โ€” flag each entry as `verified`, `suspect`, or `not_found` ## Prerequisites ```bash pip install py-openjudge litellm ``` ## Gather from user before running | Info | Required? | Notes | |------|-----------|-------| | BibTeX file path | Yes | `.bib` file to verify | | CrossRef email | No | Improves CrossRef API rate limits | ## Quick start ```bash # Verify a standalone .bib file python -m cookbooks.paper_review --bib_only references.bib # With CrossRef email for better rate limits python -m cookbooks.paper_review --bib_only references.bib --email your@email.com # Save report to a custom path python -m cookbooks.paper_review --bib_only references.bib \ --email your@email.com --output bib_report.md ``` ## Relevant options | Flag | Default | Description | |------|---------|-------------| | `--bib_only` | โ€” | Path to `.bib` file (required for standalone verification) | | `--email` | โ€” | CrossRef mailto โ€” improves rate limits, recommended | | `--output` | auto | Output `.md` report path | | `--language` | `en` | Report language: `en` or `zh` | ## Interpreting results Each reference entry is assigned one of three statuses: | Status | Meaning | |--------|---------| | `verified` | Found in CrossRef / arXiv / DBLP with matching fields | | `suspect` | Title or authors do not match any real paper โ€” likely hallucinated or mis-cited | | `not_found` | No match in any database โ€” treat as fabricated | **Field-level details** are shown for `suspect` entries: - `title_match` โ€” whether the title matches a real paper - `author_match` โ€” whether the author list matches - `year_match` โ€” whether the publication year is correct - `doi_match` โ€” whether the DOI resolves to the right paper ## Additional resources - Full pipeline options: [../paper-review/reference.md](../paper-review/reference.md) - Combined PDF review + BibTeX verification: [../paper-review/SKILL.md](../paper-review/SKILL.md)
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