Citation Maker
APA, MLA, Chicago and Harvard citations. Look up a DOI or paste the details yourself. Pick what you're citing, fetch the details from a DOI or fill them in, then copy the citation, BibTeX or your whole bibliography.
What is a citation?
A citation tells your reader exactly where a fact or idea came from, so they can find it themselves. You add one every time you use someone else's work in your own.
Step 1: What are you citing?
Step 2: Details
* needed for this source type. Auto-generated citations should be checked against the original source before you submit.
Step 3: Your citation
Citations you add will collect here. Copy them all at once when done.
About this tool
Citation Maker builds references in APA, MLA, Chicago and Harvard style for websites, books, journal articles, online videos and newspaper articles. It is for students who need a tidy bibliography without memorising every rule, and it also gives you a BibTeX entry for Zotero, Mendeley or LaTeX.
Tips
- Fill in the accessed date for websites and videos. Web pages change, and MLA and Harvard both show when you read the page.
- Press Use in Essay Outliner, then attach your saved sources to the body paragraphs of your essay plan, so you know which evidence came from where.
FAQ
- Which citation styles can I use?
- APA, MLA, Chicago and Harvard. The Chicago option is a simplified format, so if you are marked closely on Chicago, compare the result with your school's style guide. Always check any generated citation against the original source before you hand in.
- Does the DOI lookup work for every source?
- It works for most journal articles and other works registered with a DOI. If a lookup fails, you will see a message and can fill in the fields by hand.
- Is my bibliography saved?
- Yes. Your form and bibliography are saved in this browser's local storage on this device. A DOI lookup sends only the DOI to CrossRef. Nothing else is uploaded unless you sign in to an optional free Brainlag account, which syncs your data across devices. Clearing your browser data deletes what is saved locally.