Reference Screening at the Editorial Desk: A Workflow

A desk workflow for editors: what to screen in a reference list at submission, how to triage the flags, what to send back to authors, and where Proofig AI’s RefGuard fits.
Proofig AI Beyond Images: References, Retractions and Octym

Proofig AI is known for image integrity, but its coverage now spans the whole manuscript. Here is how its image checks, RefGuard, Octym and PubShield fit together, and who uses them.
Do Your Citations Actually Support Your Claims?

A reference can be real, current and correctly formatted, and still not support the sentence it is attached to. Here is how often that happens, how reviewers check by hand, and how RefGuard from Proofig AI checks claims against citations.
How to Detect Hallucinated References Before You Submit

Hallucinated references look like real citations until you try to find them. Here is a practical routine for checking your reference list before submission, and how RefGuard by Proofig AI flags them for you.
How to Check Your Reference List for Retracted Papers

A step-by-step routine for checking whether the papers you cite have been retracted, what to do when one has, and what happens when a cited paper is retracted after you publish.