Manage Citations and References with AI

I am writing [a research paper / thesis chapter / report / article] on [your topic] and I need help finding sources for specific claims. **My field and the type of sources I need:** [e.g., 'academic psychology, peer-reviewed empirical studies from the last 10 years' / 'public health, any credible source including WHO and CDC reports' / 'computer science, technical papers and conference proceedings'] **Claims I need citations for (list each claim separately):** Claim 1: [e.g., 'Social media use among teenagers increased significantly between 2012 and 2022'] - What type of evidence I need: [e.g., longitudinal survey data, national statistics] - What I have already found: [e.g., 'Twenge et al. 2018 in Emotion'] Claim 2: [Your second claim] - What type of evidence I need: - What I have already found: Claim 3: [Your third claim] - What type of evidence I need: - What I have already found: [Add more claims as needed] For each claim, please: 1. **Evaluate whether my existing sources actually support the claim** — Is the source recent enough? Does it cover the specific population, context, or variable I am claiming? Is it the right level of evidence (a systematic review is stronger than a single study for a consensus claim)? 2. **Suggest where to search for better sources** — What databases, journals, or types of sources are most likely to have strong evidence for this specific claim? 3. **Generate precise search terms** I can use in Semantic Scholar or Google Scholar to find this evidence. 4. **Flag any claims that may be difficult to source** — Some claims sound factual but are contested in the literature. Tell me if my claim is more nuanced than I am stating it. IMPORTANT: Do not invent specific paper titles, authors, or DOIs. I will verify all sources myself using Semantic Scholar or my library databases.

I need to format citations in [APA 7th edition / MLA 9th edition / Chicago 17th edition (author-date or notes-bibliography) / IEEE / Vancouver / Harvard / ACS / your style]. Please format the following sources. **Instructions:** - Use [citation style name and edition] exactly - Flag any information that is missing and that I need to look up - If the source type is ambiguous, tell me what type you assumed **Sources to format:** Source 1: Type: [journal article / book / book chapter / website / report / dataset / conference paper / thesis / newspaper / podcast / social media post] Author(s): [Full names as they appear in the source] Title: [Full title of the work] Journal/Book/Website name: [if applicable] Volume/Issue/Pages: [if applicable] Year of publication: [year] Publisher: [if applicable] URL or DOI: [if applicable] Date accessed: [for websites, if applicable] Any other information: [edition, translator, editor, etc.] Source 2: [same fields] Source 3: [same fields] [Continue for all sources] After formatting each citation, also provide: 1. The correct in-text citation format for this source (e.g., for APA: how to cite it parenthetically in the text) 2. If there is anything unusual about this source that affects formatting, explain it 3. Flag any fields where the information I provided was incomplete and tell me exactly what I need to find

I have a completed draft with in-text citations and a reference list. Please audit them for errors and inconsistencies. **Citation style I am using:** [e.g., APA 7th edition] **My in-text citations (paste the body of your paper, or a section of it):** [Paste your text here — ideally the full paper or the sections with the most citations] **My reference list (paste your full reference list):** [Paste your complete reference list here] Please check for: 1. **Missing references** — Are there any author names or years cited in-text that do not appear in the reference list? List each one. 2. **Uncited references** — Are there any entries in the reference list that are never cited in the text I provided? List each one. 3. **Formatting inconsistencies** — Within the reference list, are entries formatted consistently? Common issues: some entries have DOIs, some do not; some author names are fully spelled out, some use initials only; some journal names are italicized, some are not; inconsistent capitalization of titles. 4. **Potential duplicate entries** — Are there any sources that appear twice in the reference list (possibly with slightly different formatting)? 5. **Obvious metadata errors** — Do any entries have clearly incorrect information (impossible dates, malformed DOIs, author name in title field)? 6. **In-text citation format errors** — Are any in-text citations formatted inconsistently with the style I specified? (e.g., in APA 7th: are multiple authors in-text cited correctly — two authors 'Smith & Jones, 2020,' three or more '(Smith et al., 2020)'?) Provide a numbered list of issues found, with the specific text where each issue occurs. Do not just say 'the formatting is inconsistent' — point to the specific entry.

I want to create a systematic annotation system for papers I read for my research. I am working on [describe your research area or active projects — e.g., 'my PhD dissertation on mindfulness interventions, plus a side project on positive psychology']. Help me build a practical note-taking template and organizational structure. **My current situation:** [e.g., 'I have 60+ papers saved in folders but cannot remember what most of them said or why I saved them' / 'I am just starting to build my library and want to do it right from the beginning'] **How I currently read papers:** [e.g., 'I read PDFs in Adobe and highlight but never take structured notes' / 'I use Zotero to save papers but just write brief notes'] **What I need to be able to do with my notes:** [e.g., 'quickly find all papers that support a specific claim' / 'track which papers I have cited in which of my papers' / 'identify methodological approaches I could borrow' / 'compare findings across studies'] Please create for me: 1. **A paper annotation template** — A structured set of fields I should fill out for every paper I read. Make it comprehensive enough to be useful but short enough that I will actually do it. Target: 10-15 minutes per paper. Include fields for: citation info, core argument in one sentence, methodology, key findings, limitations the authors acknowledge, limitations the authors do NOT acknowledge, direct quotes worth keeping, connection to my research question, questions this paper raises. 2. **A tagging system** — What tags should I use to categorize papers so I can find them later? Suggest a tag taxonomy appropriate for my research area. Include methodological tags, topical tags, and usefulness tags (e.g., 'key-paper,' 'background,' 'methodology-model'). 3. **A quick-read protocol** — A step-by-step process for efficiently reading and annotating a new paper in under 20 minutes while capturing the most important information. 4. **Instructions for catching up on papers I already have** — I have [X] papers saved without proper notes. What is the fastest way to retroactively annotate them at a useful (if minimal) level?