
Large language models fabricate scholarly references that look real but don't exist. Learn how AI citation hallucination works, why it matters, and how to detect fake citations before they compromise your paper.


A practical guide to checking whether your academic citations are real, accurate, and properly formatted. Covers manual methods, academic databases like Crossref and PubMed, and automated verification tools.


From wrong author names to citing retracted papers, here are the five most frequent citation mistakes students make in academic writing and practical steps to fix each one.
