Citation Generator
Generate APA, MLA, and Chicago references with local CSL styles and citeproc.
At a glance
- Computes
- APA, MLA, and Chicago references rendered locally with CSL styles and citeproc.
- You supply
- Source type, authors, title, container, publisher, and dates for each source.
- Use when
- You have the source details and need one correctly formatted reference.
- Not for
- Wording a statistical result inside the sentence itself. Results Sentence Formatter
Reference
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2024, April 8). Total solar eclipse. https://www.nasa.gov/
Rich reference
In-text citation or note
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2024)
CSL JSON
metadata plus CSL XML plus citeproc
How?
How this citation is generated
The form maps source metadata to CSL JSON, loads the selected local CSL style and en-US locale XML, and lets citeproc generate the reference and citation text. The tool does not hand-code APA, MLA, or Chicago punctuation.
Formula: metadata plus CSL XML plus citeproc
Sources
- CSL 1.0.2 Specification. Citation Style Language. Retrieved .
- Official CSL styles repository. Citation Style Language. Retrieved .
- Official CSL locales repository. Citation Style Language. Retrieved .
- citeproc-js. Juris-M. Retrieved .
Method last reviewed