Citation.js vs Cite This For Me

Citation.js converts reference data into CSL-JSON and formats references in styles such as APA and Vancouver. It accepts inputs including BibTeX, BibJSON, DOI, and Wikidata, as well as identifiers such as ISBN, PubMed and PMC IDs, GitHub repository URLs, and npm package URLs. Supported formats include JSON, CSL-JSON, BibLaTeX, RIS, YAML, CFF, and Zenodo Deposit JSON. Identifier resolvers include DOI Content Negotiation, Google Books, OpenLibrary, NCBI’s Literature Citation Explorer, and the Wikidata MediaWiki API. A modular package structure lets users add format and identifier-source plugins as needed; preloaded styles and locales are available for formatted references. Citation.js supports Node.js and browsers, offers a web interface and API, and includes a command-line interface for reading input files, text, or standard input and writing output files or standard output. Example applications include an HTML API wrapper, a Chrome extension for Dutch NWO ISAAC publication data entry, and a BibTeX generator. It is MIT-licensed open-source software, available free.

Cite This For Me creates formatted citations and bibliographies for students and researchers. Its generator supports Harvard, APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver and thousands of other styles, across more than 50 source types. For websites, journal articles and books, it can try to find source details using an author, URL or DOI, then produce an in-text citation and a full reference. The free citation generator is open access, while the Free account is limited to Harvard, includes ads and saves citations for seven days. A Chrome extension can cite the webpage currently open and add it to an online bibliography. Premium access includes more citation styles, Word downloads for bibliographies, a plagiarism checker and expert help. Papers uploaded for plagiarism checking are added to its database and used internally to improve results. The service launched in October 2010 and is powered by Chegg. It is available on Android, iOS, the web and as an extension.