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Citation Generator
With ZeroQuill AI Citation Generator, you can format citations in 1,000+ styles for everything from websites and books to journal articles and reports. It’s easy to use, lightning-fast, and rigorously maintained so your references reflect the latest APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other style-guide updates. The citation generator you won’t second-guess Create accurate citations in 1,000+ styles—APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and more—for websites, books, journal articles, reports, and beyond.
Why writers choose ZeroQuill AI's Proofreader Tool?
Up to date by design
Continuously aligned with the latest style-guide rules.
Fast, accurate, flexible
Build a full bibliography in minutes with edit-in-place controls.
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Organize, edit, and export references at no cost.
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Copy a single entry or export your entire list when you’re done.
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Reduces “Signed-in users keep reference lists safely stored for later.
Generate citations in seconds
Cite in 1,000+ styles
APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard—instantly formatted
Instantly format sources for APA/MLA/Chicago/Harvard and field-specific variants.
Always current
Style rules update automatically
Style updates roll in automatically, so your formatting stays correct.
Edit with confidence
Inline edits with live citation preview
Click the ✏️ icon to fix a field; your citation updates in real time.
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Export full bibliographies in one step
Export a complete bibliography to Word or copy entries wherever you need them.
Lists that last
Save and organize multiple bibliographies
Save lists for later With a ZeroQuill AI account, all of your citations are automatically saved forever.
Who can use Citation Generator?
Professionals
Generate polished references for reports, white papers, and publications.
Researchers
Keep sources consistent across manuscripts and literature reviews.
Students
Hand in properly formatted assignments without last-minute stress.
Why millions of students and professionals rely on ZeroQuill AI?
Free to use
Create, edit, and organize complete bibliographies at no cost.
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Expert-trained rules keep entries consistent with current standards.
Work quickly
Build an entire reference list in minutes with instant formatting.
Edit easily
Need to fix a field? Click the pencil to update, and your citation refreshes automatically.
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Copy single entries or export your full list (e.g., to Word) when you’re done.
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Signed-in users can keep citation lists for future revisions or reuse.
Citation Generator — FAQs
A citation is the formal acknowledgment of a source you relied on. There are two main types:
- In-text citations — Brief markers inside your writing (parenthetical or footnote/endnote) that point to a full entry.
- Full citations — Complete source details in a list at the end of the document, typically titled:
- References (APA; Chicago author-date)
- Works Cited (MLA; sometimes Chicago author-date)
- Bibliography (Chicago notes & bibliography)
Yes. The online citation generator is free to use. You can also explore our other writing tools (e.g., Paraphraser, Grammar Checker, Summarizer), which are free to start and integrate smoothly with the Citation Generator.
Although ZeroQuill AI supports over a thousand styles, the most commonly requested are:
- APAWidely used in social and behavioral sciences (psychology, education, business, anthropology, economics, geography).
- MLACommon across the humanities (history, languages, literature, philosophy, the arts).
- ChicagoUsed in many disciplines (sciences and humanities) and for manuscript editing and publication workflows.
- IEEEStandard in engineering, computer science, and electronics; numeric in-text citations with a detailed reference list, common for journals, conference papers, and technical reports.
- AMAPredominant in medicine and the biomedical sciences; superscripted numeric in-text citations linked to a numbered reference list, with specific rules for journal title abbreviations and author formatting.
Yes. You’ll find the major formats—APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard—plus hundreds more field-specific styles.
They’re related, but not identical:
- Citation often refers to in-text documentation (e.g., APA/MLA/Chicago author-date) or to the full entry in notes/lists, depending on context.
- Reference typically means the full source information at the end of a document (APA calls the list “References”).
- Bibliography is a comprehensive list of sources used or consulted (common in Chicago notes & bibliography, and sometimes elsewhere).
ZeroQuill AI is continuously tested against current standards, but you can always verify with authoritative references such as the Official APA Style Guide, MLA Handbook, Chicago Manual of Style, Harvard guidelines, or your institution’s style sheet.
They all present source lists at the end of a document, but the name depends on the style:
- APA — “References”
- MLA — “Works Cited”
- Chicago (notes & bibliography) — “Bibliography”
- Chicago (author-date) — “References” (sometimes “Works Cited,” per instructor or publisher preference)
- Cite in 1,000+ styles — From APA/MLA/Chicago/Harvard to niche journals.
- Stay current — Rules and formats track the newest style-guide updates.
- Work fast — Build a full bibliography in minutes.
- Edit with clarity — Fix a field and see the citation update instantly.
- Export & share — Copy individual entries or export the entire list to Word.
- Save & organize — Keep multiple lists for different papers, classes, clients, or projects.
Absolutely. You can copy-paste citations or export a complete bibliography to Word for submission or collaboration.