Tag
Orphan References
Every CitationLab post tagged orphan references. A small collection for now; it grows as the topic recurs.
Case Files
One orphan, one missing: a healthy report
Zero defects is not what a healthy citation report looks like. Reading one realistic report — 213 pairs, one orphan reference, one missing citation — and the two-minute diagnosis for each row.
Guides
Orphan references: entries you never cite
A reference listed but never cited. Where orphans come from, why the heading on your list decides whether they are errors at all, and why a large share of them are not orphans but matching failures.