v2.0
Commercial release
2026-03-05
Added detailed results overview to further reduce manual review time. Reached 200 users and implemented billing to stay economically sustainable.
Find citation errors and hallucinations fast.
Verify student submissions at scale or check your own work to ensure academic integrity.
Ensure academic integrity and follow latest standards.[1]
🌐250+ million sources
🤖AI web search
📄Paste without format
Co-developed with faculty
How it works
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Step 1
Copy and paste
Paste whole reference list or BibTeX entries at once without thinking about formatting or accidentally including page numbers.
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Step 2
Choose strictness
Do you want to find every typo? High strictness. Do you want to reduce noise and focus on the really problematic citations? Medium strictness. Your choice!
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Step 3
Run algorithm
BibSafe recognizes your input automatically and compares it to more than 250 million sources in various databases.
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Step 4
Try secret sauce
BibSafe takes over the detective work and searches the web for you. This way, you are not stuck with a list of false negatives and tedious Google searches.
Done
Turn results into actions
See example results below 👇
Finished: 2 of 3 references validated. 1 reference requires review (33%).
Ref #1validated
Byron, K., Khazanchi, S., & Nazarian, D. (2010). The relationship between strain and creativity: A meta-analysis examining competing theoretical models. The Journal of applied psychology, 95(1), 201–212.
Validity: Medium (74%)
Warning: Matched some fields (authors, year, volume, issue, pages), but title does not exactly match (94% similarity). Marked as validated via medium strictness (70%+).
Ref #2validated
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). The general causality orientations scale: Self determination in personality. Journal of Research in Personality, 19(2), 109–134.
Validity: High (100%)
Validated via OpenAlex: matched core fields (title, authors, year) and 4 others (containerTitle, volume, issue, pages).
Ref #3invalid
Grajzel, K., Acar, S., & Singer, G. (2023). Creativity in context. New York: Routledge.
Validity: Low (53%)
Title found in Crossref but authors/year did not match. BibSafe already searched the web, but did not find a better match.
BibSafe can make errors. Please review the evidence yourself.
Version history
Always becoming better
We are working full-time on improving BibSafe across the whole review process:
v1.9
Security hardening
2026-02-16
Added CAPTCHA, SSRF protection, and safer URL handling.
v1.8
Review workflow improvements
2026-02-05
Added BibTeX input for faster processing and a filter for flagged references to speed up manual review.
v1.7
Better web reference checks
2026-01-06
Improved URL retrieval, PDF matching, and submission stability.
v1.6
History and source expansion
2025-12-19
Added saved submission history and Google Scholar support.
v1.5
AI-powered PDF search
2025-12-11
Added PDF-aware search to retrieve more details from online PDF sources.
v1.4
Custom strictness settings
2025-12-03
Introduced configurable strictness settings to reduce manual review time by 10% and further improved matching logic.
v1.3
Better book coverage
2025-11-21
Added Open Library and improved handling of difficult titles.
v1.2
Web search integration
2025-11-18
Improved verification success with AI-powered web search, reducing manual review time by more than 20%.
v1.1
Core scoring engine
2025-11-16
Improved scoring logic and matching rules.
v1.0
MVP launch
2025-11-15
Launched the first usable BibSafe beta with streaming verification.
Why BibSafe
Integrity should not depend on detective work.
BibSafe finds unreliable citations automatically with precise checks for every reference list.
Manual lookups take forever
Match every reference against trusted scholarly indexes in seconds, directly inside your review workflow.
Reliable AI Detection
BibSafe flags low-validity entries and hallucinated citations, letting you focus on what needs attention first.
Direct Source Links
Receive instant DOI numbers and authoritative links so you can open the correct publication immediately.