Audit a whole reference list in one request - up to 25 entries, each checked for fabrication and retraction, returned as a per-entry verdict table. Verify whether a single citation is real - it cross-checks the claimed title and authors against the actual record at the identifier, catching the common pattern where a real DOI is paired with a fabricated or mismatched title. Resolve a DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv ID, ISSN, or ADS bibcode into a clean, formatted citation in Vancouver, APA, AMA, IEEE, CSE, or any of 10,000+ CSL styles. Check whether a paper has been retracted, corrected, or had an expression of concern raised. Works in Codex too: ask the coding agent to verify the references in a manuscript or .bib file while it works. Results show in a citation card with the verdict, the formatted reference, and the source identifier. $0 - no account and no API key required.
How to use
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open Scholar Sidekick in ChatGPT's Plugin directory (button above), select + to add it and sign in if asked.
- 2Use it in a chat
Type @ in the composer and pick Scholar Sidekick, or start your message with its name. ChatGPT may also suggest it when it fits what you ask.
Things to ask
- “Verify: doi:10.1126/science.1225829, Jinek et al., Science 2012”
- “Is this real? doi:10.1126/science.1225829 "CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing"”
- “Has doi:10.1126/science.1225829 been retracted?”
Disconnect
- 1Disconnect it in ChatGPT
Open Settings, then Apps or Plugins (the label depends on your rollout), select Scholar Sidekick and choose Disconnect. ChatGPT stops acting through your account; past conversations aren't deleted.