scholarflow-citation-review

name	scholarflow-citation-review
description	Use when a researcher needs citations or a reference list audited for source verification, metadata consistency, journal style, or evidence-to-claim alignment.

ScholarFlow Citation Review

Use this skill to check citations already attached to a manuscript or to build a verified citation plan before drafting.

Establish The Review Scope

Identify the manuscript language, required journal style, source format, and whether the user needs:

• a reference-list audit;
• verification of specific records;
• claim-to-evidence checking;
• formatted references for a target journal; or
• a citation plan for an unfinished section.

Ask only for information that changes the result. Do not infer a journal style from a publisher name alone.

Load The Working Guidance

Read manifest.yaml, then load every item under always_load. Use the relevant references.on_demand item only when the request requires it. Do not load the entire reference library for a short audit.

Audit In This Order

1. Existence: resolve DOI, PMID, publisher record, or another stable identifier.
2. Metadata: compare author list, title, journal, year, volume, pages, and identifier with the authoritative record.
3. Claim support: label each citation as direct support, contextual support, methodological precedent, or insufficient support.
4. Placement: make sure a reader can tell which statement the citation supports.
5. Style: apply the target journal's verified author instructions only after metadata is correct.

Never convert a weak, indirect, or inaccessible source into a strong claim. Flag it instead.

Return Findings First

Use four groups:

• Blocked: nonexistent, unverifiable, or materially incorrect citations.
• Needs verification: incomplete metadata, unresolved identifiers, or inaccessible full text.
• Evidence mismatch: citations that do not support the surrounding claim.
• Ready: records that pass the requested check.

For every non-ready item, give the exact field or claim that needs attention and the conservative next action. Keep a compact evidence ledger with the source URL or identifier so the user can re-check it.