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Generate accurate citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago format. Supports websites, books, journal articles, YouTube videos, and newspapers. Free and instant.

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APA (American Psychological Association) format is widely used in social sciences and education. The 7th edition uses author-date in-text citations (Smith, 2021) and a reference list. For books: Author, A. A. (Year). Title. Publisher.
In MLA 9th edition: Last, First. "Title of Page." Site Name, Day Month Year, URL. If no author, start with the title. If no date, omit the date.
Chicago 17th edition is common in history and humanities. This generator uses the Notes-Bibliography system. Basic book format: Last, First. *Title*. City: Publisher, Year.
ABNT (NBR 6023) is the Brazilian academic citation standard. For books: SOBRENOME, Nome. *Título*. Edition. City: Publisher, Year. Available in Portuguese locale only.
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