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Citation Verification Reference Guide

引用验证参考指南

A reference guide for citation verification in academic paper writing, providing verification principles and best practices.
Core Principle: Proactively verify every citation during the writing process using WebSearch and Google Scholar.
这是一份学术论文写作中引用验证的参考指南，提供验证原则与最佳实践。
核心原则：写作过程中使用WebSearch和Google Scholar主动核验每一条引用。

Core Problems

核心问题

Citation issues in academic papers seriously impact research integrity:
  1. Fake citations - Citing non-existent papers (common issue with AI-generated citations)
  2. Incorrect information - Mismatched authors, titles, years, etc.
  3. Inconsistent formatting - Mixed citation formats
  4. Missing citations - Referenced but uncited work
These issues can lead to:
  • Paper rejection or retraction
  • Damage to academic reputation
  • Reviewers questioning research rigor
Special risk with AI-assisted writing: AI-generated citations have approximately 40% error rate; every citation must be verified via WebSearch.
学术论文中的引用问题会严重影响研究诚信：
  1. 虚假引用 - 引用不存在的论文（AI生成引用的常见问题）
  2. 信息错误 - 作者、标题、发表年份等信息不匹配
  3. 格式不一致 - 混合使用多种引用格式
  4. 引用缺失 - 提到了相关工作但未标注引用
这些问题可能导致：
  • 论文被拒稿或撤稿
  • 学术声誉受损
  • 审稿人质疑研究严谨性
AI辅助写作的特殊风险：AI生成的引用错误率约为40%，所有引用都必须通过WebSearch验证。

Verification Principles

验证原则

This skill provides verification principles based on WebSearch and Google Scholar:
本技能基于WebSearch和Google Scholar提供验证原则：

1. Proactive Verification (Verify During Writing)

1. 主动验证（写作过程中验证）

Core idea: Verify immediately when adding a citation, rather than checking after writing is complete.
  • Search for the paper via WebSearch each time a citation is needed
  • Confirm the paper exists on Google Scholar
  • Add to bibliography only after verification passes
核心理念：添加引用时立即验证，而不是写完之后再统一检查。
  • 每次需要引用时通过WebSearch搜索对应论文
  • 确认论文在Google Scholar上可查
  • 验证通过后再加入参考文献列表

2. Google Scholar Verification

2. Google Scholar验证

Why Google Scholar:
  • Most comprehensive academic literature coverage
  • Provides citation count (credibility indicator)
  • Directly provides BibTeX format
  • Free and no API required
Verification steps:
  1. WebSearch query: 
    "site:scholar.google.com [paper title] [first author]"
  2. Confirm the paper appears in results
  3. Check citation count (abnormally low counts may indicate issues)
  4. Click "Cite" to get BibTeX
选择Google Scholar的原因：
  • 学术文献覆盖范围最全面
  • 提供引用量（可信度参考指标）
  • 直接提供BibTeX格式
  • 免费且无需调用API
验证步骤：
  1. WebSearch查询：
    "site:scholar.google.com [论文标题] [第一作者]"
  2. 确认搜索结果中存在该论文
  3. 检查引用量（异常偏低的引用量可能存在问题）
  4. 点击「Cite」获取BibTeX

3. Information Matching Verification

3. 信息匹配验证

Information that must match:
  • Title (minor differences allowed, e.g., capitalization)
  • Authors (at least the first author must match)
  • Year (±1 year difference allowed, considering preprints)
  • Publication venue (conference/journal name)
必须匹配的信息：
  • 标题（允许微小差异，例如大小写区别）
  • 作者（至少第一作者必须匹配）
  • 年份（考虑预印本情况，允许±1年的差异）
  • 发表渠道（会议/期刊名称）

4. Claim Verification

4. 观点验证

Key principle: When citing a specific claim, you must confirm the claim actually appears in the paper.
  • Use WebSearch to access the paper PDF
  • Search for relevant keywords
  • Confirm the accuracy of the claim
  • Record the section/page where the claim appears
核心原则：引用某一特定观点时，必须确认该观点确实出现在被引用的论文中。
  • 通过WebSearch获取论文PDF
  • 搜索相关关键词
  • 确认观点的准确性
  • 记录观点出现的章节/页码

Verification Workflow

验证工作流

Integration into Writing Process

融入写作流程

Need a citation during writing
    ↓
WebSearch to find the paper
    ↓
Google Scholar to verify existence
    ↓
Confirm paper details
    ↓
Get BibTeX
    ↓
(If citing a specific claim) Verify the claim
    ↓
Add to bibliography
Key point: Verification is part of the writing process, not a separate post-processing step.
写作过程中需要引用
    ↓
WebSearch查找对应论文
    ↓
Google Scholar验证论文真实性
    ↓
确认论文细节信息
    ↓
获取BibTeX
    ↓
（如果引用特定观点）验证观点真实性
    ↓
加入参考文献列表
要点：验证是写作流程的一部分，不是独立的后期处理步骤。

Usage Guide

使用指南

Using with ml-paper-writing

与ml-paper-writing搭配使用

The verification principles of this skill are integrated into the Citation Workflow of the 
ml-paper-writing
skill.
Auto-trigger: Citation verification is automatically executed when writing papers with the ml-paper-writing skill.
Manual reference: Refer to this skill when you need detailed verification principles.
本技能的验证原则已集成到
ml-paper-writing
技能的引用工作流中。
自动触发：使用ml-paper-writing技能写作论文时，会自动执行引用验证。
手动参考：需要了解详细验证原则时可参考本技能。

Verification Step Example

验证步骤示例

Scenario: Need to cite the Transformer paper
Step 1: WebSearch lookup
Query: "Attention is All You Need Vaswani 2017"
Result: Found multiple sources for the paper

Step 2: Google Scholar verification
Query: "site:scholar.google.com Attention is All You Need Vaswani"
Result: ✅ Paper exists, 50,000+ citations, NeurIPS 2017

Step 3: Confirm details
- Title: "Attention is All You Need"
- Authors: Vaswani, Ashish; Shazeer, Noam; Parmar, Niki; ...
- Year: 2017
- Venue: NeurIPS (NIPS)

Step 4: Get BibTeX
- Click "Cite" on Google Scholar
- Select BibTeX format
- Copy BibTeX entry

Step 5: Add to bibliography
- Paste into .bib file
- Use \cite{vaswani2017attention} in the paper
场景：需要引用Transformer论文
Step 1: WebSearch查找
查询: "Attention is All You Need Vaswani 2017"
结果: 找到该论文的多个来源

Step 2: Google Scholar验证
查询: "site:scholar.google.com Attention is All You Need Vaswani"
结果: ✅ 论文存在，引用量50000+，发表于NeurIPS 2017

Step 3: 确认细节
- 标题: "Attention is All You Need"
- 作者: Vaswani, Ashish; Shazeer, Noam; Parmar, Niki; ...
- 年份: 2017
- 发表渠道: NeurIPS (NIPS)

Step 4: 获取BibTeX
- 点击Google Scholar上的「Cite」
- 选择BibTeX格式
- 复制BibTeX条目

Step 5: 加入参考文献列表
- 粘贴到.bib文件中
- 在论文中使用\cite{vaswani2017attention}

Handling Verification Failures

验证失败处理

If the paper cannot be found on Google Scholar:
  1. Check spelling - Is the title or author name correct?
  2. Try different queries - Use different keyword combinations
  3. Find alternative sources - Try arXiv, DOI
  4. Mark as pending - Use 
    [CITATION NEEDED]
    marker
  5. Notify the user - Clearly state the citation cannot be verified
If information doesn't match:
  1. Confirm the source - Did you find the correct paper?
  2. Check versions - Preprint vs. published version
  3. Update information - Use the most accurate version
  4. Record discrepancies - Note the reason for differences
如果在Google Scholar上找不到对应论文：
  1. 检查拼写 - 标题或作者姓名是否正确？
  2. 尝试不同查询 - 使用不同的关键词组合
  3. 查找替代来源 - 尝试arXiv、DOI
  4. 标记为待处理 - 使用
    [CITATION NEEDED]
    标记
  5. 告知用户 - 明确说明该引用无法验证
如果信息不匹配：
  1. 确认来源 - 你找到的是正确的论文吗？
  2. 检查版本 - 预印本和正式发表版本的区别
  3. 更新信息 - 使用最准确的版本信息
  4. 记录差异 - 标注信息存在差异的原因

Best Practices

最佳实践

Preventing Fake Citations

防范虚假引用

  1. Never generate citations from memory - AI-generated citations have 40% error rate
  2. Use WebSearch to find - Verify every citation through WebSearch
  3. Confirm on Google Scholar - Verify paper existence on Google Scholar
  4. Verify promptly - Verify when adding citations, don't wait until finished
  1. 不要凭记忆生成引用 - AI生成的引用错误率达40%
  2. 使用WebSearch查找 - 每条引用都要通过WebSearch验证
  3. 在Google Scholar上确认 - 在Google Scholar上验证论文真实性
  4. 及时验证 - 添加引用时就验证，不要等到写完再处理

Handling Verification Failures

验证失败处理

  1. Don't guess - If you can't find the paper, don't fabricate information
  2. Mark clearly - Use 
    [CITATION NEEDED]
    to mark explicitly
  3. Notify the user - Clearly state which citations cannot be verified
  4. Provide reasons - Explain why verification failed (not found, info mismatch, etc.)
  1. 不要猜测 - 找不到论文时，不要编造信息
  2. 明确标记 - 使用
    [CITATION NEEDED]
    明确标记
  3. 告知用户 - 明确说明哪些引用无法验证
  4. 提供原因 - 解释验证失败的原因（未找到、信息不匹配等）

Improving Verification Accuracy

提升验证准确率

  1. Complete queries - Include title, author, year
  2. Check citation count - Citation count on Google Scholar is a credibility indicator
  3. Confirm venue - Verify conference/journal name is correct
  4. Verify claims - When citing specific claims, confirm they exist in the paper
  1. 使用完整查询 - 包含标题、作者、年份
  2. 检查引用量 - Google Scholar上的引用量是可信度指标
  3. 确认发表渠道 - 验证会议/期刊名称是否正确
  4. 验证观点 - 引用特定观点时，确认其确实存在于论文中

Common Pitfalls

常见误区

❌ Wrong approach:
  • Generating BibTeX from memory
  • Skipping Google Scholar verification
  • Assuming a paper exists
  • Not marking unverifiable citations
✅ Correct approach:
  • Search every citation with WebSearch
  • Confirm on Google Scholar
  • Copy BibTeX from Google Scholar
  • Clearly mark unverifiable citations
❌ 错误做法：
  • 凭记忆生成BibTeX
  • 跳过Google Scholar验证
  • 想当然认为论文存在
  • 不标记无法验证的引用
✅ 正确做法：
  • 每条引用都用WebSearch搜索
  • 在Google Scholar上确认
  • 从Google Scholar复制BibTeX
  • 明确标记无法验证的引用

Summary

总结

Core Principle: Proactively verify every citation during the writing process using WebSearch and Google Scholar.
Key Steps:
  1. WebSearch to find the paper
  2. Google Scholar to verify existence
  3. Confirm details
  4. Get BibTeX
  5. Verify claims (if needed)
  6. Add to bibliography
Failure handling: When verification fails, mark as 
[CITATION NEEDED]
and clearly notify the user.
Integration: The principles of this skill are integrated into the ml-paper-writing skill for automatic verification.
核心原则：写作过程中使用WebSearch和Google Scholar主动核验每一条引用。
关键步骤：
  1. WebSearch查找论文
  2. Google Scholar验证真实性
  3. 确认细节信息
  4. 获取BibTeX
  5. 验证观点（如有需要）
  6. 加入参考文献列表
失败处理：验证失败时，标记为
[CITATION NEEDED]
并明确告知用户。
集成说明：本技能的原则已集成到ml-paper-writing技能中，可实现自动验证。