15 referencing styles

Citation & referencing generators

Build accurate references and the matching in-text citations for your essays, lab reports and dissertations — in every major style. Auto-cite from a DOI, import your existing library, and export wherever you write.

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Social sciences

APA Citation Generator

Generate accurate APA 7th-edition references and in-text citations for journal articles, books, websites and more.

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Humanities

MLA Citation Generator

Generate accurate MLA 9th-edition Works Cited entries and in-text citations for books, journal articles, websites and more.

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General

Harvard Referencing Generator

Generate accurate Harvard (Cite Them Right) references and in-text citations for journal articles, books, websites and more.

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Humanities

Chicago Citation Generator

Generate accurate Chicago 17th-edition footnotes and bibliography entries for books, journal articles, websites and more.

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Humanities

Turabian Citation Generator

Generate accurate Turabian (9th edition) footnotes and bibliography entries for books, journal articles, websites and more.

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Medicine

Vancouver Referencing Generator

Generate accurate Vancouver (ICMJE) numbered references and in-text citations for journal articles, books, websites and more.

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STEM

IEEE Citation Generator

Generate accurate IEEE references and numbered in-text citations for journal articles, conference papers, books and websites.

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Medicine

AMA Citation Generator

Generate accurate AMA 11th-edition references and superscript in-text citations for journal articles, books, websites and more.

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STEM

ACS Citation Generator

Generate accurate ACS (American Chemical Society) references and numbered in-text citations for journal articles, books, websites and more.

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STEM

CSE Citation Generator

Generate accurate CSE (Council of Science Editors) 8th-edition name–year references and in-text citations for journal articles, books, websites and more.

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Humanities

MHRA Referencing Generator

Generate accurate MHRA 4th-edition footnotes and bibliography entries for books, journal articles, chapters, websites and more.

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Social sciences

ASA Citation Generator

Generate accurate ASA 7th-edition references and in-text citations for journal articles, books, websites and more.

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Law

OSCOLA Referencing Generator

Generate accurate OSCOLA 4th-edition footnotes and bibliography entries for the books, journal articles, chapters and other secondary sources in your legal writing.

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Law

Bluebook Citation Generator

Generate Bluebook (21st edition) footnote citations for the books, journal articles, reports and other secondary sources you cite in legal writing.

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Law

AGLC Referencing Generator

Generate accurate AGLC 4th-edition footnotes and bibliography entries for the books, journal articles, reports and other secondary sources you cite in Australian legal writing.

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How it works

Three steps to a correct reference

1

Pick your style

Choose the referencing style your department asks for — APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, a legal style and more.

2

Add your sources

Fill the guided form, paste a DOI/ISBN to auto-fill, or import a .bib/.ris file. Every source type is supported.

3

Copy or export

Copy formatted references and in-text citations, download a BibTeX/RIS file, or share your list with a link.

Which style?

Not sure which style you need?

Your department sets the referencing style — always check your module handbook first. As a rough guide, this is what each field tends to use.

Sciences & engineering

IEEE, ACS, CSE, Vancouver

Medicine & health

Vancouver, AMA

Humanities

MLA, Chicago, Turabian, MHRA

Social sciences

APA, ASA, Harvard

Law

OSCOLA, Bluebook, AGLC

Not sure yet?

Start with Harvard or APA, then check your handbook

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