PaperSpine Citation

Use this branch after research and before final writing. Its job is not to learn paper structure. Its job is to build a verified citation support bank that can support literature statements in the user's manuscript.

Inputs

Read paper_rewriting_output/paper_spine_config.json, especially:

• target_name
• scene
• output_language
• reference_mode
• reference_paths
• citation_target_count defaulting to 20
• materials_dir
• draft_path
• research_dossier.md
• sota_gap_map.md
• reference_materials/source_index.md

Required Output

Create:

paper_rewriting_output/citation_support_bank.md

Use this table:

Rules:

• Generate at least citation_target_count * 3 candidates. Default: 60.
• About 80% of candidates should be recent. In 2026, use 2023 or later as the simple recent threshold.
• Each candidate must pair one paper with one or two support sentences that can be used in Introduction, Related Work, Discussion, limitations, or application paragraphs.
• Prefer same-field, similar-field, foundational, benchmark, review, and application papers. Do not only cite near-identical SOTA papers.
• Do not invent bibliography. Use local PDFs/metadata, DOI/arXiv/Crossref-like metadata, official publisher pages, or user-provided reference files.
• Mark uncertain items as [VERIFY] and do not use them in final writing until the user verifies them.
• This bank is a candidate pool. Final writing should select a coherent subset, not dump all candidates into the paper.

Read references/citation-support-bank.md when detailed rules are needed.

Flow

1. Collection pass: Build the initial candidate pool with at least citation_target_count * 3 rows. Leave Verified and Verification Note columns empty during this pass.
2. Verification pass: Run citation_quality_audit.py to verify each DOI against Crossref, score citation quality, analyze diversity gaps, and produce citation_quality_audit.md. Fill in the Verified column as yes, mismatch, dead, or error based on the audit results.
3. Curation: Select the final subset of verified, recent, and field-appropriate citations for the manuscript. Do not use unverified or mismatched citations in final writing until the user confirms them.

Check

python scripts/citation_bank_check.py paper_rewriting_output/citation_support_bank.md --target-count 20 --markdown
python scripts/citation_quality_audit.py paper_rewriting_output --write

If the config has a different citation_target_count, use that value.