The
Lexicon
Reference & Citation Check
Where citations align, references settle into order, and your academic work meets formal standards with confidence.
References are the backbone of academic writing — essential, exacting, and often exhausting. When citations don’t match, formats clash, or the bibliography begins to fight back, the whole manuscript can feel unstable.
The Lexicon brings calm to the chaos. This service ensures your citations, references, and formatting adhere consistently to your required academic style, giving your work the credibility and polish it deserves.
The Transformation
Accurate referencing is one of the most overlooked yet essential elements of academic writing. Even strong research can appear careless when citations don’t match, styles drift, or the reference list contains inconsistencies.
The Lexicon brings stability to this part of your manuscript. It ensures your citations support your argument rather than distract from it, presenting your work as professional, credible, and aligned with your required academic style. When the references are in order, the research gains clarity — and reviewers can focus on your ideas, not formatting errors.
The PRocess
You send your thesis, dissertation, article, or chapter along with your required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Oxford, journal-specific, or institutional).
I begin by mapping the references: matching every citation in the text to the list, checking order, format, and completeness.
Then I move systematically through the document using Track Changes to correct formatting and standardise citation structure. Any missing information, questionable details, or inconsistencies are flagged for you to review. My goal is accuracy without altering meaning or introducing unintended errors.
When the check is complete, you’ll receive:
1. A marked-up version with corrections and notes
2. A clean reference list and manuscript with all adjustments applied
3. A brief summary of issues you may need to resolve manually (e.g., unclear publication dates).
What’s Included
A full Lexicon check typically provides:
• Complete review of all references and in-text citations
• Corrections for style, format, punctuation, and organisation
• Identification of missing, incomplete, or mismatched entries
• Consistency check across the entire document
• Corrections delivered using Track Changes
• A clean version with all adjustments applied
• A summary list of flagged issues (e.g., missing DOIs, unverifiable sources)
This service covers formatting — not content evaluation — keeping your research fully intact.
Price & Turnaround
Price:
Typically €100 – €250 per project, depending on document length, including corrections and a final clean version.
Turnaround:
Typically 3–5 days, depending on document length and the complexity of references.
Rush timelines are usually possible — citation work is one of the quicker academic services.
FAQs
Do you check content accuracy?
I check formatting, consistency, and matching entries — not the validity of claims or interpretations.
Can you fix missing information?
Often yes, but if details are unclear or unavailable, I’ll flag them for you instead of guessing.
Can missing references be created?
No, but notes will be added where information is absent so you can provide the missing details.
Which styles do you support?
APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Oxford, and journal-specific or institutional styles.
Do you correct reference manager output?
Yes — I can clean up formatting issues from Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, etc.
Many scholars say that having their references professionally checked gives them peace of mind. Errors disappear, styles align, and the bibliography finally feels manageable. The Lexicon brings structure and consistency to one of the most demanding parts of academic writing.
