citation-fidelity

citation-fidelity — Academic Citation Verification Skill

This Skill ensures that every academic citation can be traced back to the original document page, distinguishingdirect quotationsandindirect quotations, marking citations that cannot be verified as **"to be verified"**, and refusing to cite unverified secondary sources.It is the core tool for building a credible research record.

Applicable Scenarios

• Checking citation accuracy during paper writing
• Post-hoc verification after completing a literature review
• Self-checking citation quality before peer review
• Building an auditable literature library
• Detecting "ghost citations" (cited but the original text does not exist)

Core Principles

Citations are not decoration, they are evidence. Every citation in an academic paper should be:

1. Locatable—able to point out the specific page
2. Distinguishable—direct quotation (verbatim) vs indirect quotation (paraphrase)
3. Challengeable—when the original text cannot be found, it must be honestly marked

Three Types of Citation Errors (Must Be Avoided)：

Error Type	Description	Risk
Ghost citation	Cited but the original text does not exist at all	Academic reputation disaster
Citation error	Citing a secondary source rather than the original source	Information decay and distortion
Taking quotes out of context	Citing only partial statements that support one's own viewpoint	Academic misconduct

Workflow

收集引用列表 → 溯源每一项 → 分类标注 → 输出核查报告

Step 1 · Collect the citation list

Extract all citations from the paper draft or notes, and organize them into a structured list:

| # | 引用 | 作者 | 年份 | 期刊/出版社 |
|---|------|------|------|-------------|
| 1 | Acemoglu et al. (2001) | | | |
| 2 | "技术扩散存在倒U型效应" (Wang, 2020, p.15) | | | |

Step 2 · Trace each item

Perform the following verification steps for each citation:

① Find the original document

• Direct quotation → find the original PDF text
• Indirect quotation → find the original research (not a secondary paraphrase)

② Locate the specific page number

• Open the original text and locate the specific position of the citation
• Record: page number, paragraph, figure/table number

③ Distinguish citation types

Type	Judgment Criterion	Marking Method
Direct quotation	Quote the original text verbatim; if over 40 characters, quotation marks must be added	「直接引用,p.XX」
Indirect quotation	Paraphrase the core viewpoint of the original text in one's own words	「间接引用,p.XX」
To be verified	Unable to find the original text or unable to confirm accuracy	「待核」

Step 3 · Handling Common Issues

When the original text cannot be found：

• First confirm whether it has been cited through a secondary source, and try to trace it back to the original source
• If it is confirmed that it cannot be found, mark 「待核：原文未找到，可能为转引」
• Do not fabricate page numbers or invent citations

When the quoted original text does not match the paper's statement：

• Faithfully reflect the meaning of the original text; do not tamper with it
• If there are conditions or qualifiers in the original text, they must not be omitted

Data Citation Verification：

• Data sources must be specified precisely to: database name, variable name, sample time range
• Annotation example:「世界银行WDI数据库，GDP per capita (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)，1990-2020」

Step 4 · Output the verification report

Final structured report output:

## 引用核查报告

**论文标题**：[待填]
**核查时间**：[日期]
**引用总数**：XX 条

### 核查结果汇总

| 状态 | 数量 | 说明 |
|------|------|------|
| ✅ 已核实（直接引用） | X | 附原文页码 |
| ✅ 已核实（间接引用） | X | 附原文页码 |
| ⚠️ 待核 | X | 需进一步溯源 |
| ❌ 无法核实 | X | 建议删除或替换 |

### 逐条核查明细

**1. Acemoglu et al. (2001) — ✅ 直接引用, p.12**
> "原始引文内容..."
> 原文位置：第X段第Y行

**2. Wang (2020) — ⚠️ 待核**
> 无法找到原始文献高度疑似二手转引，建议追溯原文或替换为可直接获取的文献。

### 建议措施

- 替换 X 条无法核实的引用
- 补充 X 条直接来源
- 确认 X 条间接引用是否忠实于原文

Invoke the interface

Enter in the Claude Code conversation window:

/citation-fidelity

Or the full Prompt:

核查本论文/文献笔记中的所有引用，确保每条引用都定位到PDF原页，区分直接/间接引用，找不到原文标注"待核"，输出核查报告。

Important statement

• Citation verification is not punishment, it is constructive—the purpose is to improve research credibility
• "To be verified" does not equal fabrication—honestly marking items to be verified is a manifestation of academic integrity
• Verifying the citations in one's own paperrequires more courage than verifying someone else's paper; this Skill supports self-check scenarios

Coordination with other Skills

• grillme → after determining the topic, use citation-fidelity to verify the citation quality of the literature review
• econ-reviewer → use in conjunction during peer review to ensure citations are accurate
• did-reviewer → citations of DID-related literature require special verification of the accuracy of the mechanism description