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Citation generator: DOI in, reference out
Accurate references in 12 styles, generated by the same citeproc engine and official CSL styles that power CiteDash bibliographies. No signup for single citations.
Pick your style
APA (7th edition)
Psychology, education, nursing and most social sciences.
Harvard (Cite Them Right)
UK and Australian universities across most disciplines.
MLA (9th edition)
Literature, languages and the humanities, mainly in North America.
MHRA
UK humanities departments, especially English, history and modern languages.
Chicago (notes and bibliography)
History, art history and much of the humanities.
Chicago (author-date)
Sciences and social sciences that prefer Chicago over APA.
Turabian
US theses and dissertations, especially where Chicago is the base style.
IEEE
Electrical engineering, computer science and adjacent fields.
Vancouver (ICMJE)
Medicine, health sciences and most biomedical journals.
AMA (11th edition)
US medicine and many clinical journals.
Nature
Nature portfolio journals and many STEM venues that copy the format.
ACS
Chemistry and chemical engineering.
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Citation generator FAQ
How do I cite a paper from its DOI?
Paste the DOI above, pick your style, and copy the reference. The DOI is resolved against OpenAlex and Crossref and formatted with the official CSL style file.
Which citation styles are supported?
APA 7th, Harvard (Cite Them Right), MLA 9th, MHRA, Chicago notes and author-date, Turabian, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA 11th, Nature and ACS. Every style has its own dedicated page.
Is it really free?
Yes, with a fair-use rate limit. No account is needed for single citations. Managing a whole bibliography, with every citation verified against a real paper, is what CiteDash itself does.
What about citing AI tools or websites?
This generator works from DOIs, which cover journal articles, preprints, datasets and many books. For guidance on citing AI tools themselves, see the CiteDash blog.