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Reference generator
Accurate APA, Harvard, MLA, IEEE and 14 other styles. Paste an identifier, or enter the details by hand. No account, no advertising.
Your reference list
This list is in your browser and nowhere else — it is gone when you close the tab. Create a free account to keep references, cite them as you write, and let the reference list build itself.
What you get
Autocite
Look a source up by DOI, URL, ISBN, PubMed ID or arXiv number. Crossref, PubMed, arXiv and OpenAlex fill the record.
18 citation styles
APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE, AMA, ACS, ASA and CSE — every style from the same record, so switching costs nothing.
In-text citations
The bracket that goes in the sentence, parenthetical and narrative, not only the reference-list entry.
A list you can take away
Build a running list in the browser, copy it, or download a text file. Members can keep sources in the library and cite while writing.
