---
title: "Academic citation verification: DOI lookup, author match, journal authenticity."
method: POST
path: "/v2/uvo_academic_verify"
tags: ["agent-safety"]
---

# Academic citation verification: DOI lookup, author match, journal authenticity.

`POST /v2/uvo_academic_verify`

Deep academic source verification with DOI resolution, journal authenticity (predatory-journal blocklist), and authorship cross-check via OpenAlex + Semantic Scholar. For high-stakes research output where one fake citation kills credibility.

## Request body

- object
  - `claim` string, required — The research statement whose academic sources should be verified. Required, non-empty.
  - `references` unknown[] — Optional list of source references supporting the claim, typically DOIs. If given, must be a non-empty array of strings.
    - unknown

## Response `200`

Success (synthetic example)

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request — invalid or missing parameters.
- `402` — Payment Required (x402): response carries payment requirements; retry with the X-PAYMENT header (USDC on Base).

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