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Bibliography Generator

Format bibliographic entries in APA7, MLA9, Chicago, Harvard, or IEEE style with perfect punctuation and ordering.

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Bibliography Generator creates properly formatted citations for journals, books, websites, conferences, and theses in all major citation styles. Paste your source information in any format and get perfectly structured reference entries with correct italicization, punctuation, author formatting, and DOI links — ready to paste into your paper.

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APA 7 — Mixed journal + book + web

Undergraduate paper with three mixed-format sources in APA 7.

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Input

Source Information
1) Journal article: 'Climate sensitivity revisited' by Sherwood, S. et al., Reviews of Geophysics, 2020, Vol 58, Issue 4, e2019RG000678. 2) Book: 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman, 2011, Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York. 3) Web page: WHO COVID-19 Dashboard, https://covid19.who.int, accessed 2026-03-12.
Citation Style
apa-7
Source Type
mixed
Number of Sources
Up to 3 sources

Output (excerpt)

Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar Straus and Giroux.

Sherwood, S., Webb, M. J., Annan, J. D., Armour, K. C., Forster, P. M., Hargreaves, J. C., … Zelinka, M. D. (2020). Climate sensitivity revisited. Reviews of Geophysics, 58(4), e2019RG000678. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019RG000678

World Health Organization. (2026, March 12). WHO COVID-19 dashboard. https://covid19.who.int
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MLA 9 — Literary essay

English literature essay Works Cited in MLA 9.

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Input

Source Information
1) 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, 2004 reprint. 2) Chapter 'Modernism and Money' in 'A Cambridge Companion to American Modernism' edited by Walter Kalaidjian, Cambridge UP, 2005, pp. 89-104, author Phillip Brian Harper. 3) Journal: 'Gatsby's Green Light Reconsidered', by Sarah Churchwell, Modern Fiction Studies, vol 62, no 3, 2016, pp 412-435.
Citation Style
mla-9
Source Type
mixed
Number of Sources
Up to 3 sources

Output (excerpt)

Churchwell, Sarah. "Gatsby's Green Light Reconsidered." Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 62, no. 3, 2016, pp. 412–35.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Scribner, 2004.

Harper, Phillip Brian. "Modernism and Money." A Cambridge Companion to American Modernism, edited by Walter Kalaidjian, Cambridge UP, 2005, pp. 89–104.
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Chicago notes-bibliography

Non-fiction book manuscript bibliography in Chicago 17th ed.

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Input

Source Information
1) Book: 'The Better Angels of Our Nature' by Steven Pinker, Viking, 2011. 2) Newspaper: 'How Misinformation Spreads', by Cade Metz, New York Times, 2026-04-22. 3) Working paper: NBER w28739 'Why is Inflation Rising', by Jordi Galí and Luca Gambetti, 2024.
Citation Style
chicago-17
Source Type
mixed
Number of Sources
Up to 3 sources

Output (excerpt)

Galí, Jordi, and Luca Gambetti. "Why Is Inflation Rising." NBER Working Paper 28739. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024.

Metz, Cade. "How Misinformation Spreads." New York Times, April 22, 2026.

Pinker, Steven. The Better Angels of Our Nature. New York: Viking, 2011.

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Expect rigorous, citation-ready prose with counterarguments acknowledged.

How to Use Bibliography Generator

  1. Paste your source information in any format — author, title, journal, year, etc.
  2. Select the citation style required by your institution or journal.
  3. Choose the source type for the most accurate formatting rules.
  4. Enter multiple sources separated by blank lines to format them all at once.
  5. Copy the formatted citations directly into your reference list.

Use Cases

1

Format journal article citations for a research paper

2

Create a complete bibliography for a thesis or dissertation

3

Convert citations from one style to another (e.g., APA to MLA)

4

Format web sources and online articles with correct access dates

Tips for Best Results

  • Include DOI numbers when available — they are now required in most citation styles.
  • Always double-check auto-detected source types, especially for online journal articles.
  • Use the 'Missing Information' flags to identify fields you need to look up.
  • For books, include the edition number and publisher location if available.
  • Format your entire reference list at once to ensure consistent styling across all entries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which citation style should I use?

Use whatever your professor or journal requires. APA is standard in social sciences, MLA in humanities, Chicago in history, IEEE in engineering, and Vancouver in medical sciences. When in doubt, ask your instructor.

How accurate is the formatting?

The AI follows the latest edition of each style guide. However, always verify against your institution's specific requirements — some universities have local variations of standard styles.

Can I format multiple sources at once?

Yes. Paste multiple sources separated by blank lines and select the number of sources. The AI will format each one and present them in proper reference list order.

What if I'm missing some source information?

The AI will format what you have and flag missing required fields. It also suggests where to find the missing information (publisher website, Google Scholar, library database).

Does this handle online sources and websites?

Yes. Select 'Website / Online Source' as the source type. The AI will include proper URL formatting, access dates, and handle sources with no author or date according to each style's rules.

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