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Word Citation and Quotation Integrity Check

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Check that citations, quotations and reference list entries match.

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Check the citations in my Word document. In-text citations with the sentence they support: [IN_TEXT_CITATIONS]. Reference list: [REFERENCE_LIST]. Style: [CITATION_STYLE].

Do not invent missing details or confirm that a source exists; list what I should check at the source itself, and say which problems are certain and which depend on the style guide [VERIFY against the official guide]. Match each in-text citation to a reference entry and report separately: citations with no reference, references never cited, mismatched years or author names, missing page numbers for direct quotations, quotations without quotation marks, and entries missing elements for this style (author, year, title, source, link or DOI). Show the counts of citations, references and mismatches; example (invented): 24 citations, 21 references, 3 citations without references. Return a table of problems and a corrected format for two examples only, and tell me to reformat the rest following the same pattern. Finish with a five-point checklist for the final proofread.

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Invented totals. In-text citations: 24. References: 21. Citations without references: 3 (Lee 2018; Patel 2020; Ng 2021). References never cited: 0. Year mismatches: 1 (Brown 2017 in text, 2018 in list). Direct quotations without page numbers: 2.
Total issues: 3 + 1 + 2 = 6. Corrected entry pattern (invented): Lee, J. (2018). Remote work and productivity. Journal of Work Studies, 12(3), 45-60. Table row: Citation: (Brown, 2017) | Reference: Brown (2018) | Problem: year mismatch | Check: look at the source for the correct year. Ratio: 6 problems across 24 citations, a rate of 25 percent, which should be fixed before submission.

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