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What does source verification mean?
Table 1What does source verification mean?
| Step | Question | Evidence of completion |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | Where did the work or page first appear? | Search or catalog lead with date |
| Retrieval | Could the cited object be obtained lawfully? | URL, DOI, repository path, or capture record |
| Identity | Is this the intended author, title, date, and work? | Bibliographic fields and identifier |
| Version | Is it published, accepted, working, corrected, or captured? | Version statement and publication record |
| Receipt | Do we hold the complete object in that version? | Local file, checksum, and register row |
| Evidence | Which passage, table, or result supports the claim? | Locator and bounded extract |
| Recheck | Could identity, access, or status have changed? | Recheck date and result |
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What is source verification? From claim to version of record
Source verification connects a citation to its identity, version, held text, locator, and permitted use. A DOI alone is not a claim check.
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