Checking students' work? Verify every bibliography — at scale
The same engine that builds real citations also checks them. Since AI chatbots flood submitted work with invented sources, cytado lets you confirm a whole bibliography in seconds — which entries exist, whether the page numbers are real, whether the quote is actually in the source. We flag what can't be confirmed; we never call a source “fake”.
Catch invented sources
AI-hallucinated citations and mismatched page numbers, surfaced before you grade.
Built for volume
Batch checking, a department dashboard and seats are on the roadmap — join the waitlist to shape them.
Institution-friendly
Per-seat or department licensing, invoicing included — a plan that fits a faculty, not a student.
Why this matters now
Since AI writing tools went mainstream, submitted work increasingly cites sources that don't exist — perfectly formatted, entirely invented. Checking by hand doesn't scale past a few papers. cytado confirms a whole bibliography in seconds, so integrity checks keep up with the volume.
How institutions use cytado
- 1.
Collect the bibliographies
Paste or upload the reference lists from submitted theses and essays.
- 2.
We verify every entry
Each source is checked against academic databases — Crossref, OpenAlex, Google Books and more.
- 3.
See what can't be confirmed
Invented sources and mismatched page numbers are flagged, with a link to what we did find.
What a licence includes
Batch verification
Upload a folder of theses and essays — every bibliography checked at once.
Department dashboard
Results per work and per student, with anything unconfirmed flagged for review.
Seats for your team
Add supervisors and reviewers under one account, managed centrally.
Invoicing included
Pay per seat or per department, with a proper invoice for the institution.
Who uses it
Thesis supervisors
Verify the bibliography of every diploma thesis before the defence.
Departments & faculties
Check submitted work at scale, with results per student.
Secondary schools
Screen the sources in essays and final papers.
Journal reviewers
Confirm the references in submitted manuscripts.
Institution FAQ
How is it priced?+
Per seat or per department, billed to the institution — not the per-project student pricing. Tell us your scale on the waitlist and we'll propose a plan.
Is student data safe?+
You submit reference lists for checking — we don't store the full works. Full data-handling details come with the pilot.
When will it be available?+
Batch checking and the dashboard are in build. Join the waitlist for early access and to shape the features.
Just need to check a single bibliography?
Use the free source checker →