Research & citation

DOI citation generator

Enter a DOI, choose APA, MLA or Chicago, then build and download your bibliography. Crossref supplies the metadata and formatting.

Show the reference form or the bibliography
Add a reference

DOI or manual

From a DOI

Crossref fills the authors, title, year and journal.

Without a DOI

A DOI is sent to Crossref only when you add it. No bibliography is uploaded or stored. Crossref may rate-limit requests; manual entry remains available.

Bibliography

No references yet.Add a DOI and Crossref fills the details, or paste a reference you have already checked. Switching style re-renders the whole list.

Add a DOI or a checked manual citation to start your bibliography.

Authors
In the order the DOI record supplies
Year
The publication year, not the access date
Title
With the journal or container beside it
Style
APA 7 · MLA · Chicago author-date

    How to check a generated reference

    DOI records are supplied by publishers, so metadata can be incomplete. Compare the author order, title, publication year and journal details with the paper itself. MLA and Chicago use different punctuation and author rules; the style menu changes the whole bibliography.

    Export before you leave

    The bibliography lives in this browser tab only. Copy it into your document or download a plain-text file. Manual entries remain as typed across style changes.

    Citation questions

    Where do citations come from?

    Crossref formats publisher-deposited DOI metadata with Citation Style Language styles. Check author names, dates and punctuation against the source before submitting.

    Is my bibliography saved?

    No. References live only in this tab. Download the text file before leaving; Scriptiii does not store your list.

    Can I enter a book without a DOI?

    You can add a citation you prepared yourself. It stays exactly as entered when you switch styles. ISBN lookup is not offered until a provider meets this site’s free and commercial-use requirements.

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