Which citation styles are included?

APA 7th edition, MLA 9th edition, Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition in both notes and bibliography and author-date forms, AMA 11th edition, IEEE, Harvard author-date and Vancouver. The page names the style version beside the selector so you can report exactly what was applied.

Does this citation generator look up a DOI, ISBN or web page?

No. It formats the details you type and fetches nothing, which keeps it predictable and private. Copy the title, authors, year and DOI from the source itself; a pasted DOI link such as https://doi.org/10.1000/xyz is accepted and printed in the form each style expects.

How do I make an in-text citation?

Each style shows its in-text form under the bibliography: APA (Lovelace, 2020), MLA (Lovelace), Chicago author-date (Lovelace 2020), short notes for Chicago notes and bibliography, bracketed numbers for IEEE and superscript numbers for AMA. Add the page number you are quoting yourself.

Can I make an annotated bibliography?

Yes. Tick Annotated bibliography, write your summary or evaluation in each source's Annotation box, and it prints under that source's entry in the chosen style. The tool formats the citation; the annotation is your own writing.

Can I cite several sources at once?

Yes. Add source cards, edit them independently, then copy the complete bibliography. MLA, Chicago, APA and Harvard sort entries alphabetically; AMA, IEEE and Vancouver number them in the order you added them.

Why do titles keep the capitalization I typed?

The formatter never rewrites a title, because it cannot tell a proper noun from an ordinary word. APA and AMA use sentence case for article titles while MLA and Chicago use title case, so type the title the way your style wants it.

Does italics survive when I paste into Word or Google Docs?

Use Copy with italics: it puts formatted text on the clipboard so book and journal titles stay italic when pasted. Copy bibliography gives plain text, and Copy CSL-JSON gives data you can import into Zotero or another reference manager.

Which style should I use for Turabian?

Turabian's notes-bibliography and author-date styles are adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, so choose the matching Chicago option and add the place of publication for books if your instructor uses Turabian 9th edition.

What happens if I do not know an author or date?

The entry remains visibly incomplete. The formatter does not invent a name or date; Chicago and APA print n.d. and Harvard prints no date, as those styles require, while MLA, AMA, IEEE and Vancouver leave the date out. Fill in the fact when you can and check the style's official guidance for genuinely missing information.

Does it work on a phone, Chromebook or Mac?

Yes. It runs in any current browser on iPhone, Android, Chromebook, Mac or Windows with nothing to install and no account, and your sources are kept in this browser's storage until you clear them.

Citation Generator

Enter the facts you have about a book, journal article or web page and this citation generator formats an editable bibliography and its in-text citations. Choose APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18 (notes and bibliography or author-date), AMA 11, IEEE, Harvard or Vancouver, add as many sources as you need, and copy plain text, text with italics for Word or Google Docs, or CSL-JSON. Journal articles take volume, issue and pages; web pages take an accessed date; switch on Annotated bibliography to print your own note under each entry. Authors are entered one per line, missing title, author or year fields are flagged instead of guessed, and no DOI, ISBN or web page lookup happens. Everything runs in your browser.

MANUAL METADATA · NO SOURCE LOOKUP

Enter what you know. Missing facts stay visibly incomplete; nothing is invented or fetched.

Style Annotated bibliography

Source 1

Source typeYearTitleAuthors one per line, written Family, GivenContainer / journalPublisherURLDOIAccessed date you viewed it

Incomplete: missing title, author, year; fill these fields before treating the entry as complete.

Fill in a title, author or year and the formatted entry appears here.

The formatter applies the selected style to the facts you supplied. It does not verify a source, resolve a DOI, change your title capitalization, or fill an unknown author or date.

Common questions

Which citation styles are included?: APA 7th edition, MLA 9th edition, Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition in both notes and bibliography and author-date forms, AMA 11th edition, IEEE, Harvard author-date and Vancouver. The page names the style version beside the selector so you can report exactly what was applied.
Does this citation generator look up a DOI, ISBN or web page?: No. It formats the details you type and fetches nothing, which keeps it predictable and private. Copy the title, authors, year and DOI from the source itself; a pasted DOI link such as https://doi.org/10.1000/xyz is accepted and printed in the form each style expects.
How do I make an in-text citation?: Each style shows its in-text form under the bibliography: APA (Lovelace, 2020), MLA (Lovelace), Chicago author-date (Lovelace 2020), short notes for Chicago notes and bibliography, bracketed numbers for IEEE and superscript numbers for AMA. Add the page number you are quoting yourself.
Can I make an annotated bibliography?: Yes. Tick Annotated bibliography, write your summary or evaluation in each source's Annotation box, and it prints under that source's entry in the chosen style. The tool formats the citation; the annotation is your own writing.
Can I cite several sources at once?: Yes. Add source cards, edit them independently, then copy the complete bibliography. MLA, Chicago, APA and Harvard sort entries alphabetically; AMA, IEEE and Vancouver number them in the order you added them.
Why do titles keep the capitalization I typed?: The formatter never rewrites a title, because it cannot tell a proper noun from an ordinary word. APA and AMA use sentence case for article titles while MLA and Chicago use title case, so type the title the way your style wants it.
Does italics survive when I paste into Word or Google Docs?: Use Copy with italics: it puts formatted text on the clipboard so book and journal titles stay italic when pasted. Copy bibliography gives plain text, and Copy CSL-JSON gives data you can import into Zotero or another reference manager.
Which style should I use for Turabian?: Turabian's notes-bibliography and author-date styles are adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, so choose the matching Chicago option and add the place of publication for books if your instructor uses Turabian 9th edition.
What happens if I do not know an author or date?: The entry remains visibly incomplete. The formatter does not invent a name or date; Chicago and APA print n.d. and Harvard prints no date, as those styles require, while MLA, AMA, IEEE and Vancouver leave the date out. Fill in the fact when you can and check the style's official guidance for genuinely missing information.
Does it work on a phone, Chromebook or Mac?: Yes. It runs in any current browser on iPhone, Android, Chromebook, Mac or Windows with nothing to install and no account, and your sources are kept in this browser's storage until you clear them.

APA, Harvard and Vancouver use bundled CSL styles; MLA 9, Chicago 18, AMA 11 and IEEE follow tested rules for books, journal articles and web pages. It does not verify sources, resolve DOI metadata, change title capitalization, invent missing authors or dates, or decide which style your institution requires.