What you can paste, which styles and exports are supported, and how caching and limits work.
10.1038/nphys1170or doi.org URL). Includes a “healer” for minor typos.Built-ins: Vancouver, AMA, APA, IEEE, CSE. CSL styles: Chicago, MLA, ACS, and 10,000+ more via the CSL repository. Output can be text or HTML; HTML can render as footnotes.
TXT, BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON, EndNote (Refer/XML), RefWorks, MEDLINE, CSV, Zotero RDF.
Beyond formatting, Scholar Sidekick can check whether a citation actually matches the record its identifier resolves to. These integrity tools live at Citation Verifier, Bibliography Audit, Retraction Checker, and Open-Access Checker.
matched, mismatch, not_found, or ambiguous— and catches fabrications like a real DOI paired with an invented title./api/verify, /api/audit, /api/retraction-check, and /api/oa-check — mirror these checks. See /docs for request shapes.The long-form explainer is at /citation-integrity.
The verifier checks that the citation matches the registry record — it does not judge the paper’s quality, and it can’t always tell apart translated or transliterated titles, online-first versus print years, or preprint versus published versions. A single-word meaning flip in an otherwise-identical title can also slip past it. The full list of known gaps is at /citation-integrity/known-failures.md.
Recent lookups are cached so repeats are fast. Very new records may be briefly cached as “not found.” If you suspect a fresh registration, retry after a short delay or append ?nocache=1 in the UI.
Developer note: responses include X-Scholar-Cache with BYPASS or ENABLED.
If you send many requests quickly, you may see 429 Too Many Requests. Back off per the Retry-After header.
We return X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset, and Retry-After.
Buckets differ by route (format, export, stream, etc.). See /api/health for a snapshot.
We don’t share your input with third parties beyond the resolvers needed to fulfil your request (e.g., Crossref, PubMed). Logs are minimised and scrubbed. See Privacy Policy.
Questions, bug reports, or feedback? Email support@scholar-sidekick.com. We aim to respond within 1–2 business days.