Research Guides: Cite Your Sources: Citation Generators

Citation Generators

Citation generators are programs that can help you craft citations quickly and easily. They are not as robust as full citation managers like Zotero and RefWorks, but can help make quick work of shorter bibliography needs. Choose a citation style and enter the bibliographic details of the works consulted (author, title, publication date, etc.) to automatically create citations.

It is important to note that you must enter data accurately and carefully check the automatically generated citations for errors. As noted in the Purdue OWL's guide to Using Citation Generators Responsibly (linked below), "relying entirely on citation generators rather than on one’s judgment as a writer can lead to errors."

Using Citation Generators Responsibly - Purdue OWL
A helpful guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab describing how citation generator apps work and showing what’s happening when a writer uses one. It also offers a few “best practices” for using citation generators.
ZoteroBib
ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software. It’s brought to you by the team behind Zotero.
BibMe
Create MLA, APA, or Chicago style citations with ISBN, author, title. Format web sites, journals, videos, newspapers, and “other.” Save bibliography online then paste into a research paper.
Citation Machine
Formats citations in APA, MLA, Turabian or Chicago writing style.
EasyBib
EasyBib includes guides to MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard styles. Create a free account to use the MLA citation generator. Purchase a subscription to generate citations in other styles.