Citation Generator
Generate formatted citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, or Vancouver style.
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About this tool
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Choose format
Select APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard citation style.
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Enter source details
Fill in author, title, date, publisher, URL, etc.
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Generate citation
Get the properly formatted citation.
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Copy
Copy the citation to paste into your paper.
- APA is standard for science and social science papers.
- MLA is standard for humanities and liberal arts.
- Chicago is common in history and publishing.
- Always double-check generated citations against your style guide.
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- Format citations for academic papers.
- Build bibliographies and reference lists.
- Ensure consistent citation formatting.