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    How it works

    A perfect citation in three steps

    No manuals, no guesswork — the tool handles the punctuation, italics and order for you.

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    Choose your style

    Lock APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard or any of 2,800+ styles in a single click.

    2

    Add your source

    Paste a URL, DOI or ISBN to auto-fill, search by title, or enter details by hand.

    3

    Copy & you’re done

    Get a perfect reference and matching in-text citation, ready to paste, plus a full bibliography.

    Cite anything

    Every source type, formatted correctly

    Websites to bibles, YouTube to journal articles — each with its own guided fields and a real worked example, in the style you need.

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    The engine

    Accuracy you can hand in with confidence

    Behind the calm interface sits the Citation Style Language (CSL) engine — the same open standard that powers Zotero and Mendeley. It formats every field to the exact rules of your style, so your reference list holds up to the closest marking.

    2,800+citation styles
    20+source types
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    Citation styles

    Master any style your professor requires

    A dedicated generator and a plain-English guide for each — the current-edition rules, real examples, and the mistakes to avoid.

    APA
    American Psychological Assoc. · 7th
    Doe, J. (2024). Title of work. Publisher.
    MLA
    Modern Language Assoc. · 9th
    Doe, Jane. Title of Work. Publisher, 2024.
    Chicago
    Notes-bib & author-date · 17th
    Doe, Jane. 2024. Title of Work. Publisher.
    Harvard
    Author-date referencing
    Doe, J. (2024) Title of work. Publisher.
    IEEE
    Engineering & computer science
    [1] J. Doe, Title of Work. Publisher, 2024.
    AMA
    Medical sciences · 11th
    1. Doe J. Title of Work. Publisher; 2024.
    ACS
    Chemistry
    Doe, J. Title of Work; Publisher, 2024.
    Vancouver
    Biomedical
    1. Doe J. Title of work. Publisher; 2024.
    Why Citations.

    The citation tool that respects you

    The other generators bury the free tool under upsells, clutter, and dated interfaces. We kept only the part that gets your references right and lets you finish.

    What you get here

    CSL formatting engine — the same one Zotero & Mendeley trust.
    Cite any source — websites, PDFs, even ChatGPT — in the current edition.
    Copy, export to Word, BibTeX or RIS, and save your list — no account.
    Honest guidance when a source is missing an author or date.

    What the others do

    Banner ads, interstitials, and “upgrade” prompts on every step.
    Export and folders locked behind a monthly subscription.
    Account walls before you can copy your own citation.
    Interfaces that haven’t changed since 2015.
    Reference cards and sources being organised into a bibliography
    Learn

    Understand citations, don’t just paste them

    Short, clear guides that answer the exact question you searched — written to be read in a hurry.

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