Review your own work
Check your references, step by step
A self-guided workflow for citation matching, DOI metadata and APA 7 reference formatting.
01
Match in both directions
Check that every citation appears in the references and that every listed work is cited. Similar author names or years do not prove a match.
Open the matcher →02
Verify the DOI identity
Compare title, authors, publication and year with the original source. A resolving DOI can still identify the wrong work.
DOI verification guide →03
Finish the formatting
Treat the DOI tool output as a draft. Check incomplete metadata against the publisher; never invent a missing DOI.
Open DOI → APA →