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MLA (9th edition) to Chicago (author-date) converter
Paste a reference list formatted in MLA (9th edition) and get it back in Chicago (author-date). Sciences and social sciences that prefer Chicago over APA. Each reference is matched to a real catalog record and re-rendered with the official Chicago (author-date) style file; anything that cannot be matched is flagged instead of mangled.
Switching styles again later?
In CiteDash your references live as real, verified papers, and the whole bibliography re-renders in Chicago (author-date), MLA (9th edition), or any of 12 styles with one setting change.
MLA (9th edition) to Chicago (author-date) FAQ
What changes between MLA (9th edition) and Chicago (author-date)?
Chicago (author-date) in text: Author-date in-text citations, for example (Author 2021), with a reference list. Reference-list formatting differs too, which is why each entry is re-rendered from its real record with the official Chicago (author-date) style file rather than text-edited.
Why did some references not convert?
A reference only converts when it can be confidently matched to a catalog record. Journal articles match very well; books and web pages without a DOI match less often. Unmatched entries are listed untouched, never guessed at.
Is my reference list stored?
No. The conversion is stateless and pasted text is never logged. Only anonymous match-rate counts are kept.
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