Supported Data SourcesΒΆ

BibTeX Validator integrates with a wide range of academic databases to ensure your references are accurate and complete.

Crossref Primary Source for DOIs

  • Validates: DOIs

  • Fetches: Title, Author, Journal, Year, Volume, Issue, Pages

  • Logic: Queries directly using the DOI. If a DOI is missing, it attempts to find one via other sources.

https://www.crossref.org/
arXiv Preprint Repository

  • Validates: arXiv IDs

  • Fetches: Title, Author, Year, Abstract, Primary Category

  • Logic: Detected via eprint field or DOI (e.g., 10.48550/arXiv...). Handles versioning (v1, v2).

https://arxiv.org/
Google Scholar Citation & Search Backup

  • Fetches: Citation counts, missing DOIs

  • Logic: Searches by title/author if other identifiers are missing. Note: Can be rate-limited.

https://scholar.google.com/
DBLP Computer Science Bibliography

  • Fetches: Accurate conference/journal metadata

  • Logic: Prioritized for Computer Science papers. Excellent for resolving abbreviations.

https://dblp.org/
PubMed Biomedical Literature

  • Fetches: Metadata via PMID

  • Logic: Triggered if a pmid field is present.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
OpenAlex Comprehensive Metadata

  • Fetches: High-quality open metadata

  • Logic: Used as a robust backup for many fields using DOIs or Titles.

https://openalex.org/
Zenodo General Purpose Repository

  • Fetches: Dataset and software citation metadata

  • Logic: Triggered for Zenodo DOIs.

https://zenodo.org/
DataCite DOI Registration Agency

  • Fetches: General metadata for DOIs not in Crossref

  • Logic: Fallback for non-Crossref DOIs.

https://datacite.org/