SCHOLAR JURISTThe Research Desk for Law

Citation Review Desk

Every citation, verified to source

A dedicated audit of your footnotes and authorities — each reference checked against the original, corrected for accuracy, and formatted to your chosen standard.

Who this desk is for

  • Advocates finalising written submissions
  • Editors preparing manuscripts for publication
  • Students submitting dissertations and papers
  • Journals running pre-publication checks
  • Firms standardising house citation style
  • Authors reconciling large reference lists

What you receive

Citation audit report

Every reference flagged as verified, corrected, or unlocatable.

Corrected manuscript

Your document with citations fixed in place, tracked.

Format conversion

Consistent Bluebook, OSCOLA, or house-style throughout.

Authority check

Confirmation each source still stands as good law.

Missing-source list

References we could not locate, with suggested fixes.

Style sheet

A reusable guide capturing your citation conventions.

How the work moves

  1. 01

    Upload

    You send the document and target citation standard.

  2. 02

    Cross-check

    Each citation compared against the original source.

  3. 03

    Correct

    Errors fixed, formatting standardised, changes tracked.

  4. 04

    Report

    Audit summary delivered alongside the clean file.

Included

  • Verification against primary sources
  • Format conversion to your standard
  • Tracked-change corrections
  • A summary audit report

Out of scope

  • Rewriting substantive argument
  • Fabricating citations for unsupported claims
  • Guaranteeing acceptance by any journal or court

Turnaround

Up to 50 citations
2 days
50–150 citations
3–5 days
150+ citations
5–8 days
Expedited
24–48 hrs

Ready to brief this desk?

Send your matter and receive a scoped quote and timeline.

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