CiteMe uses real scholarly metadata and avoids fabricated references.
Where your citations come from
CiteMe aggregates data from 14 trusted academic databases. No guessing, no AI hallucinations — just verified scholarly metadata.
100% transparent about our data sources
250M+
Scholarly Works
14
Data Sources
150M+
DOIs Indexed
1.5B+
Citation Links
Evidence-first product statements
Each statement points to a primary page that can be cited by search assistants.
CiteMe publishes full LLM context.
CiteMe verifies metadata through a four-step pipeline: multi-source search, deduplication, enrichment via CrossRef/Unpaywall/OpenCitations, and CSL formatting. No generative AI is used to create metadata.
CiteMe's Reference Checker cross-checks a pasted bibliography against scholarly databases (CrossRef, OpenAlex, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, Europe PMC, and others) and flags references that cannot be verified — the typical signature of AI-hallucinated citations. It runs in the browser, free, with no signup required for up to 10 references per check.
Academic Papers
(9)
OpenAlex
PrimaryOpen catalog of the global research system
250M+ works
Semantic Scholar
PrimaryAI-powered research tool by Allen Institute for AI
200M+ papers
PubMed
BiomedicalBiomedical literature from MEDLINE and life science journals
36M+ citations
CORE
Open AccessWorld's largest aggregator of open access research papers
200M+ open access
Europe PMC
BiomedicalFree access to worldwide life sciences literature
43M+ life sciences
SciELO
RegionalScientific Electronic Library Online - regional journals
Latin American journals
S
Springer Nature
PrimaryScholarly publications across science, technology, and medicine
13M+ articles
arXiv
PreprintsOpen access preprints in physics, math, CS, and more
2.4M+ preprints
O
Oasisbr
RegionalPortal Brasileiro de Publicações e Dados Científicos em Acesso Aberto
Brazilian repositories
Books
(1)
Theses & Dissertations
(1)Metadata Enrichment
(3)
How we verify citations
Every citation goes through a four-step pipeline before it reaches you. No generative AI is used to create metadata.
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Multi-source search
Your query is sent to multiple academic databases simultaneously — OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, SciELO, CORE, and others. Each returns independent metadata for the same work.
2
Deduplication & matching
Results from different sources are matched by DOI, title similarity, and author overlap. Duplicates are merged into a single record with the most complete metadata.
3
Metadata enrichment
Merged records are enriched via CrossRef (DOI resolution), Unpaywall (open access links), and OpenCitations (citation counts). Missing fields are filled from the most authoritative source available.
4
CSL formatting
The verified metadata is formatted using the Citation Style Language (CSL) standard — the same open engine used by Zotero and Mendeley. This ensures style compliance across 10,000+ citation styles.
What CiteMe does not do
Always review the final citation
No citation tool is 100% accurate. Upstream databases occasionally contain incomplete or incorrect metadata. For theses, dissertations, and journal submissions, verify each reference against the original source.
Metadata quality depends on upstream sources
CiteMe cross-references 10+ academic databases to maximize completeness, but if a work is missing from all indexed sources (e.g., very recent preprints or regional publications not yet in OpenAlex or SciELO), it may not appear in search results.
No one-click browser capture
Unlike Zotero Connector, CiteMe does not capture arbitrary web pages into your library with a single click. Citations are generated from verified academic databases, not from page scraping. You can save results to your library, organize them into projects, and export BibTeX/RIS.
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