The Citation Generator

Spec sheet

Intended users

The site describes the tool as intended for students, researchers, and academic writers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Support

The FAQ directs users with questions to email support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Citation generation

It formats references from DOIs, ISBNs, webpage URLs, source titles, or manually entered details.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Citation styles

The FAQ lists 12 built-in styles, including APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, ACM, Vancouver, AMA 11, Nature, ACS, Cell, and Elsevier Harvard.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Data deletion

Users can request access, correction, or deletion of account data by email, and saved projects remain until deleted or an account-deletion request is made.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Data privacy

The privacy policy says saved projects are private to the account and the service does not sell personal data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Exports and integrations

Project bibliographies can be exported as BibTeX, BibLaTeX, RIS, HTML, or plain text, with RIS listed for EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley imports.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Free-use scope

The FAQ says citation lookup, formatting, and export are free for individual academic use, while optional paid team plans may be introduced in the future.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Manual citations

If automatic lookup cannot find a source, users can enter its details in a manual citation form.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Metadata lookup

The service says it uses Crossref, OpenLibrary, and page metadata to find source details.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Metadata sharing

A DOI, ISBN, URL, or search string may be sent to third-party metadata providers when needed to find source metadata.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Projects

An account lets users save references in projects, add notes, and switch styles across a bibliography.Read 8 Oct 2026 · thecitationgenerator.com

Plans and prices

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