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Free Citation Converter
Convert plain text, TXT, BibTeX or RIS references in your browser. Review and edit fields, then format them in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18 author-date, Harvard Cite Them Right 12 or IEEE. Free, no account needed.
Convert locally, without an account or credits. One reference per line; indent continuation lines. Up to 200 entries, 1 MB. Formatting does not verify a source.
Free, no account, credits or daily checks used. Local conversion does not verify sources or support PDF/DOCX. Only an explicit single-DOI lookup retrieves metadata online.
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Check a reference list before you submit. Each entry is matched to Crossref, OpenAlex, PubMed and arXiv, and labelled Verified, Partial match, Suspicious or Not found with the reason.
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