scite Reference Check: an easy way to check the reliability of your references | by scite | scite | Aug, 2020 | Medium

"Imagine you’re putting together a publication. You’ve spent countless hours pouring over research literature as you connected the dots leading up to your latest discovery. Knowing that the references you choose to cite create the support for the work you’ve done, you want to be confident that these studies are reliable.

Now imagine you’re an editor or a reviewer. You find time in the middle of an already busy day to review a paper that was recently submitted. Beyond critically reading the draft and giving the authors meaningful feedback, you want to protect the integrity of your journal and make sure someone doesn’t submit a paper that cites previously retracted work. Or maybe even heavily disputed work without proper acknowledgment of the debate.

On both sides of the coin, and to the broader scientific institution, the quality of references is paramount. What if you could check the reliability of references at the click of a button?

Today, we’re happy to introduce a new feature we’ve been working on at scite: Reference Check...."