Citation Generator

Perfect citations, every style.

Generate accurate references and in-text citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE and more. Paste a URL, DOI, or source details — get a clean citation in seconds.

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How it works

Cite in three steps.

1

Add your source

Paste a URL or DOI, or type the author, title, publisher and year.

2

Choose a style

Pick from APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE and more.

3

Copy your citation

Get a formatted reference and matching in-text citation, ready to paste.

Why use it

Accurate, complete, fast.

  • Every major style

    APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA and Turabian — formatted to the latest editions.

  • Reference + in-text

    Get both the full bibliography entry and the matching in-text citation in one go.

  • Works from a URL

    Drop in a link or DOI and let the AI pull the details into a clean, correctly formatted citation.

  • No fabricated sources

    It formats the details you provide rather than inventing authors or dates — pair it with our verifier to be sure.

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