Does the citation include italics?

No, the tool produces plain text only, without formatting like italics, since that formatting is usually lost when pasting into different apps anyway — you can add italics to the book/journal title by hand after pasting, per the style you're using.

How many authors are supported?

The tool handles up to 3 authors precisely per each style's own rules; 4 or more authors automatically collapse to the "et al." form used by all four styles.

Citation & Bibliography Generator

The Citation Generator turns your source's details (author, title, year, publisher or site...) into a ready-made citation in one of four common academic styles: APA (7th edition), MLA (9th edition), Chicago (author-date), and Harvard. Supports three source types — website, book, and journal article — with a live preview as you fill in the fields. All processing happens in your browser — your data is never uploaded to a server.

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The tool formats plain text only (no italics), and handles up to 3 authors precisely — 4 or more collapse to "et al." per each style's own convention.

Citation style

Source type

Author(s)

TitleYear publishedSite nameURLAccess date

Ready citation

(n.d.). .

What this tool does

Builds a bibliographic citation in a style you choose, for a source type you select — website, book or journal article — with the fields that type needs.

When to use it

A paper or assignment that requires a particular citation style.
Building a reference list for an academic paper.
Citing a source you quoted.
Making your references consistent across a paper.

How to use it

Choose the "Citation style" and the "Source type".
Enter the "Author(s)", using "Add another author" for more.
Fill in the remaining fields: title, year published and the source's details.
Copy the "Ready citation".

A practical example

Input

A journal article with three authors in a particular style.

Output

A citation formatted in that style, with author names handled by its own convention, including the et al. abbreviation once the prescribed number is exceeded.

Limitations

Citation styles have long detailed manuals and many special cases; check the result against your institution's guide before relying on it.
Three source types are supported; others such as theses and interviews are not covered.
Styles are revised in new editions, and the output may differ from the latest edition your department follows.
The citation's accuracy follows what you enter; the tool does not verify the source's details.

Privacy and processing

All processing happens on your device and your source details are never sent to a server.

Technical notes

Multi-author handling follows each style's own convention for how many names appear before the abbreviation, which is among the most commonly mishandled parts of citing by hand.