Citation styles
APA 7 is used in psychology, education and the social sciences. MLA 9 is common in literature and the humanities. Chicago author-date suits history and the sciences, and Harvard is widely used at universities in the UK and Australia. Check which style your teacher, school or journal asks for.
Fill in from a DOI or ISBN
Most journal articles have a DOI, and most books have an ISBN. Paste either one and the details are filled in from the Crossref and Open Library catalogues. That lookup is the only thing this page sends anywhere, and only when you press Fill in.
In-text citations
Under each citation you get the matching in-text citation, such as (Smith & Lee, 2021) in APA or (Smith and Lee 52) in MLA. Add the page number yourself when you quote directly.
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Questions
Are these citations correct?
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Can I export to Word?
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