# Orphan citations: does the text match the reference list?

> Recite and Citalyze check whether in-text citations and the list agree. Acurio does that job here, without style repair and without a claim verdict. Two fields, seconds.

## Which job do you need?

| What you need | The answer | Where |
| --- | --- | --- |
| I want APA or Harvard formatted | That is formatting. Scribbr is built for that. This match does not proofread punctuation. | Elsewhere |
| A marker has no entry, or an entry has no marker | That is this page. Orphans and year or author typos. | This page |
| The source is real, but does it support the sentence? | That is the analysis with thesis and source PDFs, not this mini-check. | Elsewhere |

## What the match does

Numbered markers ([1], [2-4]) are paired to numbered entries. Author-year markers (Meier, 2015) are paired to author and year in the list.

A year off by one or a similar surname is a typo hint, not a claim verdict. ebd. and ibid. do not need their own entry.

Whether the real source supports the sentence stays the analysis. Whether the line exists in Crossref stays Quick Check.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is this an APA or Harvard checker?

No. Formatting is a different job. This only asks whether every marker has an entry and every entry has a marker.

### Is it free?

Yes. No account. Existence checking of the list is Quick Check, also free. Claim-by-claim analysis needs credits.

### What if the style is mixed?

The match stays conservative. Mixed markers are reported as mixed instead of guessing a number onto an author-year entry.

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Source: https://acurio.ch/en/orphan-citations