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Turn a DOI into a reference you can check

Look up a real publication record and review, edit and copy its reference draft.

Example view

A silent prepared walkthrough. The interactive view offers the same example controls.

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Step 1 of 4

In this walkthrough

Review the source request

The source editor shows the example citation request.

Continue in the real tool when you’re ready.

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DOI from the captured citation example

10.1038/171737a0

The complete walkthrough

  1. Select Citations

    Open Citations and review the example DOI in the editor.

  2. Find the publication

    Choose Find and cite source. If a title search returns several records, select the publication you actually used.

  3. Check the record

    Compare the title, authors, date and DOI with the original publication.

  4. Finish the reference

    Edit the draft to match the citation style your course requires, then copy the checked version.