Citation Generator

Generate properly formatted citations for MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, and IEEE styles. Just fill in the details and copy.

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What Is This Tool?

The Citation Generator creates properly formatted references for websites, books, and journal articles in five major citation styles — APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and IEEE. It saves you from manually formatting citations and ensures your bibliography is accurate. Ideal for students, researchers, and anyone writing academic papers or reports.

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How To Use It

1Select a source type — Website, Book, or Journal — using the buttons at the top of the form.
2Fill in the source details: author name, title, year, publisher, URL (for websites), or volume/issue/pages (for journals).
3All five citation formats (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE) are generated instantly on the right panel.
4Click the "Copy" button next to any citation style to copy it to your clipboard.
5Use "Clear All" to reset the form and generate a new citation.