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Cite sources in APA and MLA style.

Style

Source

Authors, one per line (First Last)

Title

Website / publisher / journal

Year

Published on (optional)

Accessed on

Volume

Issue

Pages

Edition (if not the first)

City (Harvard, Chicago)

URL or DOI

Your citation

Check the result against your university’s guide. Italics are kept when you paste into Word or Google Docs from the box; “Copy result” copies plain text.

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How to cite a source

Choose the style your teacher or journal asks for: APA 7, MLA 9, Harvard or Chicago.
Choose the source type: web page, book or journal article.
Fill in the authors (one per line), title, publisher or website, year and link.
Copy the citation into your reference list.

Tips

Type authors as “First Last”, or “Last, First” if the name is unusual.
For journal articles, paste the DOI (it starts with 10.). It becomes a link automatically.
Put your reference list in A to Z order by the first author’s surname.

Will italics copy?

Select the citation in the box and paste it into Word or Google Docs to keep italics. The Copy button gives plain text.