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Citation & Source Audit

For students searching "fix my citation" before final submission, this service cleans up source entries in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, AMA 11, Turabian 9, OSCOLA 5, Bluebook 22, or Vancouver/NLM. It reconciles the style-appropriate author-date, author-page, numbered, or footnote forms with the supplied sources, flags missing information, and never invents citation details.

Your draft may be finished, but the reference list can still create a source-tracing problem: one article in APA 6 instead of APA 7, a missing DOI, MLA format mixed with APA in-text citations, or Chicago footnotes that do not match the bibliography. If your search is fix my citation, you probably need a targeted citation pass, not a full rewrite.

Academic Wizard cleans up citations inside the document you already wrote. We format the reference list, reconcile in-text citations with source entries, fix auto-generated citation cleanup issues from tools like citation managers, and mark anything that needs missing source details from you.

The goal is simple: a cleaner, more consistent citation system before final submission. We support APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago Notes-Bibliography and Author-Date, Harvard, IEEE, AMA 11, Turabian 9, OSCOLA 5, Bluebook 22, Vancouver/NLM, and uploaded instructor, journal, or court rules.

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Pricing snapshot

Rate $29.00 fixed scope

Citation & Source Audit is a $29 fixed-scope service for up to five sources. Academic-level modifiers do not apply. Eligible Priority Delivery adds a fixed $49 for this defined scope; larger source lists require a separately confirmed scope.

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Who this is for

  • Students who need to fix my citation list before turning in a paper
  • Students with auto-generated citations that look close but do not follow the required style
  • Students converting a paper between styles, such as MLA format to APA 7
  • Graduate students with long reference lists, footnotes, or source-heavy drafts
  • Anyone whose instructor flagged missing sources, mismatched in-text citations, or inconsistent formatting

What's included

  • A fixed-scope audit of up to five sources in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, AMA 11, Turabian 9, OSCOLA 5, Bluebook 22, Vancouver/NLM, or your uploaded guide
  • Source-list or legal-authority cleanup for punctuation, capitalization, typeface, pinpoints, hanging indents, order, and spacing as the selected style requires
  • Citation matching so author-date, author-page, numbered, or footnote citations line up with the supplied sources
  • Auto-generated citation cleanup for common errors from citation tools and library exports
  • Checks for missing source details such as DOI, publication year, page range, publisher, URL, or access information
  • Clear flags where a source cannot be verified from the materials you provide
  • Quick revisions for citation-formatting misses within the original order scope

How it works

  1. 1

    Choose the service and scope

    Choose Citation & Source Audit for up to five sources, select the required citation style, and add any eligible Priority Delivery option.

  2. 2

    Enter assignment details

    Add the assignment goal, citation style, instructor requirements, and the citation or source-use concerns you want prioritized.

  3. 3

    Upload the draft, rubric, and supporting files before payment

    Upload the draft, current reference list, source links or PDFs, rubric, and instructor notes before payment so the audit can use verified source details.

  4. 4

    Review the total and pay securely

    Confirm the service, fixed scope, uploaded materials, live total, and delivery option, then pay securely through Stripe.

  5. 5

    Receive the audited file and review note

    Receive the cleaned-up document and review note after citation checks, source-detail flags, service-specific quality control, and final human review.

Turnaround and revisions

Turnaround

Citation formatting is built for the last stretch before final submission. Standard delivery is 2-3 days for most source lists; Priority Delivery is available for eligible orders when the source count and file quality allow it.

Revisions

Correction requests are available for seven days for citation-audit misses within the original brief. New sources or a changed citation style after delivery require a new scope.

Common questions

Can you fix my citation list before final submission?

Yes. Upload your paper and current source list, then choose the required style. We clean up the reference list, match in-text citations, and flag missing details that need your confirmation.

Can you convert from one style to another?

Yes. Tell us the source style and target style at checkout, such as MLA format to APA 7, and we will convert both the reference list and in-text citations.

What if I'm missing details on a source?

We flag sources missing required information such as page numbers, DOIs, publication years, publishers, or URLs so you can supply them. We do not fabricate citation details.

Do you clean up citations made by citation generators?

Yes. Auto-generated citations often need cleanup for capitalization, author order, DOI format, missing fields, or the wrong version of a style guide. We check those details against your materials.

Will you also fix the writing?

No. This service is strictly citation formatting, reference-list cleanup, source-use findings, and in-text/reference matching. For grammar, clarity, and sentence-level edits, use Academic Editing.

Can you handle Chicago footnotes or Turabian formatting?

Yes. We can audit Chicago Notes-Bibliography and Turabian 9 notes, short forms, bibliography entries, and source details when you provide the draft and course-specific instructions.

Do you support IEEE, OSCOLA, Bluebook, AMA, and Vancouver citations?

Yes. IEEE is treated as a sequential square-bracket system; AMA 11 and Vancouver/NLM as sequential medical systems; and OSCOLA 5 and Bluebook 22 as legal-authority systems with footnote or document-type rules. We do not force any of them through APA-style author-year checks.

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