Citation Generator
Generate citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats for books, articles, and websites.
Citation generators help create properly formatted bibliographic references for academic papers. This tool supports APA (American Psychological Association), MLA (Modern Language Association), and Chicago styles -- the three most common citation formats in academic writing.
APA Format (7th ed):
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work. Publisher.
MLA Format (9th ed):
Author. Title of Work. Publisher, Year.
Chicago (17th ed):
Author. Title of Work. Place: Publisher, Year.1. Book in APA format
Given: Author: J.K. Rowling, Year: 1997, Title: Harry Potter
Format author as last, first initial
Year in parentheses after author
Title in italics, sentence case
Result: Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone. Bloomsbury.
2. Website in MLA format
Given: Author: John Smith, Title: Climate Change, Site: Nature
Author first last format
Article title in quotes
Site name in italics, date, URL
Result: Smith, John. "Climate Change Overview." Nature, 15 Mar. 2024, www.nature.com/article.