Citation Builder
Generate properly-formatted citations for books, articles, and websites in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17, and IEEE styles — instantly in your browser.
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How Citation Builder works
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Choose your citation style and source type
Select APA, MLA, Chicago, or IEEE, then pick whether you are citing a book, journal article, website, video, or newspaper.
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Fill in the source details
Enter the available information — author, title, year, publisher, URL, etc. Fields adapt based on your selected source type and style.
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Generate and copy
Click "Generate Citation" to get a properly-formatted reference string. Copy plain text or HTML (with italics) to paste into your document.
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