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Deterministic tools for researchers, authors, and journal editors — no login, no paywall, no AI guesswork.
DOI Validator
Check whether a DOI is correctly formatted, and get its normalized form.
ISSN Validator
Validate an ISSN's format and checksum, and see if it matches a journal in JCF.
Citation Generator
Generate an APA, Vancouver, Harvard, or Chicago citation from a DOI.
Reference Duplicate Finder
Find confirmed and probable duplicate entries in a pasted bibliography.
Merge PDF
Combine multiple PDFs into one, in the order you choose.
Certificate Generator
Create a printable certificate PDF from information you enter. Not a JCF-verified certificate.
Verify JCF-issued certificates
Every certificate generated through an authorized JCF Labs workflow carries a verification code you can check here at any time.