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validate-bib

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Validate bibliography entries against citations in source files. Find missing entries and unused references. Use when concerned about bibliography completeness or citation keys.

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    No malformed characters or encoding issues

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Validate Bibliography

Cross-reference all citations in source files against bibliography entries.

Steps

  1. Read the bibliography file and extract all citation keys
  2. Scan all source files for citation keys:
    • .tex files: look for \cite{, \citet{, \citep{, \citeauthor{, \citeyear{
    • .qmd files: look for @key, [@key], [@key1; @key2]
    • Extract all unique citation keys used
  3. Cross-reference:
    • Missing entries: Citations used in source files but NOT in bibliography
    • Unused entries: Entries in bibliography not cited anywhere
    • Potential typos: Similar-but-not-matching keys
  4. Check entry quality for each bib entry:
    • Required fields present (author, title, year, journal/booktitle)
    • Author field properly formatted
    • Year is reasonable
    • No malformed characters or encoding issues
  5. Report findings:
    • List of missing bibliography entries (CRITICAL)
    • List of unused entries (informational)
    • List of potential typos in citation keys
    • List of quality issues

Files to scan:

manuscripts/**/*.tex
Quarto/**/*.qmd

Bibliography location:

Bibliography_base.bib  (repo root)

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