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Source details

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Reference list entry

Anonymous. (n.d.). .

In-text citation

(Anonymous, n.d.)

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Style comparison

One source, four styles.

Same book, different style guides. Notice the punctuation, italicization, and author-name patterns.

APA

Smith, J., & Brown, M.. (2024). Climate change and the role of renewable energy. MIT Press.

In-text

(Smith & Brown, 2024)

MLA

Smith, Jane, and Mark Brown. Climate change and the role of renewable energy. MIT Press, 2024.

In-text

(Smith and Brown)

Chicago

Smith, Jane, and Mark Brown. 2024. Climate change and the role of renewable energy. MIT Press.

In-text

(Smith and Brown 2024)

Harvard

Smith, J. and Brown, M. (2024) Climate change and the role of renewable energy. MIT Press.

In-text

(Smith & Brown, 2024)

Why WriteHumanly

vs the other citation tools.

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Who uses it

Anyone with a references page.

Students

Build references in the style your professor requires, without re-reading the style guide each time.

Researchers

Format citations inline as you write so you never break flow to look up rules.

Writers

Long-form journalism and op-eds with proper sourcing, APA and Chicago covered.

Professionals

Whitepapers, reports, and grant proposals with clean references throughout.

Reviews

Real people. Real bibliographies.

“I had to switch from APA to MLA mid-thesis. Three clicks and I had all my refs converted. Saved my deadline.”

OM

Olivia M.

PhD, English Lit

“EasyBib's ads were unbearable. This is clean, free, instant. Honestly should cost money.”

TS

Tyler S.

Undergrad, History

“The Chicago author-date support is the reason I use this. Most free tools only do APA and MLA.”

AP

Asha P.

Research assistant

“Harvard support that actually handles the 'Available at' plus accessed-date formatting properly. Rare.”

LK

Lucas K.

Grad student, EU

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FAQ

Common questions.

Which citation styles do you support?+
APA 7th edition, MLA 9th edition, Chicago author-date, and Harvard. These cover ~95% of academic and professional contexts in English-speaking institutions. If you need a niche style (IEEE, AMA, Vancouver), let us know, it's on the roadmap.
Is this better than EasyBib or Cite This For Me?+
Honest answer: those have more source types (we support 4: book, journal, website, newspaper). We're faster, free with no ads or paywall, and produce both the bibliography entry AND the in-text citation in one form. Most students don't need 47 source types.
How does the 'multiple authors' rule work?+
Each style has its own rule for when to abbreviate to 'et al.'. APA does it at 3+ in-text and 21+ in references. MLA at 3+ everywhere. Chicago at 4+. Harvard at 4+. We handle it automatically based on the style you pick.
Will the citation be 100% correct?+
For the supported source types, yes. We use deterministic templates (no LLM, no hallucination). If you enter complete and correctly formatted source details, the output matches the style guide. Garbage in still gets garbage out though, so double-check author names and dates.
Can I save my citation history?+
On this page, no. Pure client-side tool, nothing stored. Sign up for a free account and the dashboard version of this tool keeps your last 5 citations (50 for Pro users).
Does it work with DOIs?+
We don't currently auto-fetch metadata from a DOI or URL. You enter source details into the form and we format them. Auto-fetch from DOI / ISBN / URL is planned for a future version.
How do I cite a source not in your list?+
For source types we don't support (videos, podcasts, datasets, etc.), use the closest match (usually Website) and edit the output by hand. We're expanding source types based on user requests, file a note if you have a specific need.

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