Citation Builder
APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver — built correctly from your source details.
Multiple authors: separate with semicolons — e.g. Smith, John; Jones, Alice
About Citation Builder
Giving accurate credit to sources is a core part of academic writing. This builder handles the formatting rules for six major citation styles so you can focus on your argument rather than punctuation conventions.
Each style has different rules for author names, date placement, italics, and punctuation. The builder applies those rules intelligently and handles missing values gracefully rather than leaving blank gaps in the output. A readability checker can help ensure the surrounding prose meets the same standard as your bibliography.
Which Citation Style Should You Use?
- APA 7 — Social sciences, psychology, education. Author-date format; publication year is prominent.
- MLA 9 — Literature, humanities. Author-page format; italicises titles of longer works.
- Chicago 17 — History, arts, some sciences. Flexible; supports both footnotes and author-date.
- Harvard — Widely used in UK universities. Similar to APA but with minor formatting differences.
- IEEE — Engineering and technology. Numbered reference list, citations appear as bracketed numbers in text.
- Vancouver — Medicine and health sciences. Numbered list, typically in order of appearance.
If you are unsure which style to use, check your assignment brief or ask your instructor. Using a sentence checker before submission can catch any small errors that slip through in the final draft.