Getting Started

Welcome to Citation Creation! This guide will walk you through the basics of creating citations for your research papers, essays, and academic work.

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1

Choose Your Citation Style

Select the citation style required by your instructor or publication. Common styles include APA (social sciences), MLA (humanities), Chicago (history), and more.

2

Select Your Source Type

Choose what type of source you're citing: website, book, journal article, newspaper, video, or podcast. Each source type has different required fields.

3

Enter Source Information

Provide the URL, ISBN, DOI, or manually enter the source details. Automatic lookup fills in the source details it can find.

4

Review & Copy

Review the generated citation, make any necessary edits, and copy it to your clipboard. Your citations are saved in your project for easy reference.

5

Export Your Bibliography

When you're ready, export your complete reference list to PDF, Word, BibTeX, RIS, CSL-JSON, or plain text. Your formatted bibliography is ready to paste into your paper or import into a reference manager.

Pro Tips

  • Create a project for each assignment to keep your citations organized
  • Star important projects for quick access from your dashboard
  • Use URLs when possible - automatic lookup can fill in many source details for you
  • Export to Word for formatted bibliographies with hanging indents, ready to paste into your paper
Create Your First Project Explore Citation Styles