STUDENT · CITATION

Citation generator

Enter source details once, then switch between APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago 18 Author-Date. Websites, books, journals, news and theses share the same Citation Engine.

Local only · no source data uploaded

Chinese and English source text is preserved. Chinese personal names stay in natural order; English names are interpreted for each citation style.

1. Choose style and source

Citation style

Source type

Chicago on this page: 18th-edition Author-Date, because it pairs a reference-list entry with parenthetical in-text citations. Notes & Bibliography is a different footnote/endnote system.

2. Enter source details

Author(s)

Title

Website / publication / repository

Publisher / sponsoring organization (optional)

Edition (optional)

Degree-granting institution

Work type

Publication year

Month (optional)

Day (optional)

Volume

Issue

Article page range

DOI / URL (optional)

Specific page(s) for in-text citation (optional)

Access date (optional)

Useful when a course or publisher requires an access date, especially for changeable or undated web content.

Access year

Access month

Access day

3. Citation result

Full reference

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In-text Citation

Parenthetical

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Narrative

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One tool, three citation styles

APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago share author parsing, language detection, dates, DOI / URL normalization, source fields and in-text locators in one Citation Engine. The site does not create three near-identical pages just to target different SEO keywords.

Citation rules have edge cases, and courses, universities, journals and publishers can require local variations. Use this as a structured starting point and verify unusual sources before submission.

APA Style ↗ · MLA Style Center ↗ · Chicago Citation Quick Guide ↗