MasterTool

Citation Generator

Calculate citation using your data.

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What this tool does

Calculate citation using your data. Formats the fields you enter with the core APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago bibliography patterns for a journal/website-style source. It does not look anything up: check italics (containers and book titles), sentence case for APA titles, and edition/volume details against your style guide before submitting.

How to use the Citation Generator

  1. Enter or select author (last, first).
  2. Enter or select year.
  3. Enter or select title of the work.
  4. Enter or select journal, website or publisher.
  5. Enter or select url or doi (optional).
  6. Enter or select primary style.
  7. Read the calculated result; change any measurement to compare alternatives.

Formula

rule-based formatting of the entered fields: APA 7 = Author, A. (Year). Title. Container. URL; MLA 9 = Author. Title in quotes. Container, Year, URL; Chicago bibliography = Author. Year. Title. Container. URL
author
Author (Last, First)
year
Year
title
Title of the work
container
Journal, website or publisher
url
URL or DOI (optional)
style
Primary style

Formats the fields you enter with the core APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago bibliography patterns for a journal/website-style source. It does not look anything up: check italics (containers and book titles), sentence case for APA titles, and edition/volume details against your style guide before submitting.

Worked example

For citation generator, the following measurements illustrate the exact method: Author (Last, First): Smith, Jane; Year: 2024; Title of the work: How students learn statistics; Journal, website or publisher: Journal of Study Skills; URL or DOI (optional): https://doi.org/10.1000/example; Primary style: apa.

Inputs

  • Author (Last, First)Smith, Jane
  • Year2024
  • Title of the workHow students learn statistics
  • Journal, website or publisherJournal of Study Skills
  • URL or DOI (optional)https://doi.org/10.1000/example
  • Primary styleAPA 7

Result

  • APA 7 citationSmith, J. (2024). How students learn statistics. Journal of Study Skills. https://doi.org/10.1000/example.
  • MLA 9 citationSmith, Jane. "How students learn statistics." Journal of Study Skills, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1000/example.
  • Chicago citationSmith, Jane. 2024. How students learn statistics. Journal of Study Skills. https://doi.org/10.1000/example.

Results explained

APA 7 citation
APA 7 citation from the formula above. Formats the fields you enter with the core APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago bibliography patterns for a journal/website-style source. It does not look anything up: check italics (containers and book titles), sentence case for APA titles, and edition/volume details against your style guide before submitting.
MLA 9 citation
MLA 9 citation from the formula above. Formats the fields you enter with the core APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago bibliography patterns for a journal/website-style source. It does not look anything up: check italics (containers and book titles), sentence case for APA titles, and edition/volume details against your style guide before submitting.
Chicago citation
Chicago citation from the formula above. Formats the fields you enter with the core APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago bibliography patterns for a journal/website-style source. It does not look anything up: check italics (containers and book titles), sentence case for APA titles, and edition/volume details against your style guide before submitting.

Frequently asked questions

rule-based formatting of the entered fields: APA 7 = Author, A. (Year). Title. Container. URL; MLA 9 = Author. Title in quotes. Container, Year, URL; Chicago bibliography = Author. Year. Title. Container. URL

Formats the fields you enter with the core APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago bibliography patterns for a journal/website-style source. It does not look anything up: check italics (containers and book titles), sentence case for APA titles, and edition/volume details against your style guide before submitting.

Enter numbers only, in the units and format each label describes. Remove missing values rather than substituting zero, unless zero is a real observation.

No. Results describe the numbers you entered. Statistical inference also depends on sampling design, independence, model fit and interpretation; a p-value is not the probability that a hypothesis is true.

No. Every calculation, including the distribution algorithms, runs entirely in your browser.