Submission Check (Citations and Bibliography)

Why carry out a submission check?

The citation style takes care of the formatting – but only as well as the data in Zotero allows. Missing short titles, incorrect entry types or a forgotten ‘cf.’ often only come to light during marking. I’ll have a look over it before you hand it in, so that you don’t end up in that situation.

Here’s how it works

1. Buy this submission check
2. Send the guide and your work as a PDF or Word file – simply reply to the order confirmation. Make sure it’s complete, exactly as you want to submit it.
3. You will receive your list of corrections by email – within 72 hours for term papers, Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, and within 5 working days for doctoral theses.

What I’ll be checking

• Format of citations in the text and in the footnotes
• Completeness and formatting of the bibliography
• Consistency between citations and the bibliography
• Common sources of errors in Zotero (record type, short title, prefix/suffix)

What I do not check

The content, language, spelling and layout of your work. This is what a proofreader is responsible for.

Why not just ask an AI?

AI tools spot obvious mistakes, but they overlook details such as punctuation, italics or the correct use of abbreviations – and they tend to make up rules that aren’t even in your style guide. I’ll not only show you, what is wrong, but why Zotero is behaving like that – so that you can sort it out once and for all and get it right everywhere.

Good to know

• It’s best to book 1–2 weeks before the deadline to allow time for corrections.
• There are only a limited number of places available each week – it’s best to book early during the submission periods.
• Your documents will be treated in confidence and deleted once the process is complete.

How much does the check cost?

That depends on the length: term papers of up to 30 pages cost €49; bachelor’s or master’s theses of up to 100 pages cost €89; and doctoral theses of 100 pages or more cost €149.