generate_citation
Generate a citation in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard and IEEE
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Generate a formatted citation for a source in five styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE) from the source type and details. Requires a student email. Free. Use it when a student needs to cite a book, journal article, website, or other source for an essay or paper.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | yes | Source type: book, journal, website, newspaper or report. |
| title | string | yes | Title of the source (required). |
| authors | array | no | Author names as a list, e.g. ["Smith, J.", "Doe, A."]. |
| year | string | no | Year of publication, e.g. "2024". |
| url | string | no | URL (for a website or online source). |
| publisher | string | no | Publisher (for a book). |
| journal | string | no | Journal name (for a journal article). |
| volume | string | no | Volume number (journal). |
| issue | string | no | Issue number (journal). |
| pages | string | no | Page range, e.g. "123-145". |
| string | yes | The student email address (required). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source type: book, journal, website, newspaper or report."
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Title of the source (required)."
},
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Author names as a list, e.g. [\"Smith, J.\", \"Doe, A.\"]."
},
"year": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Year of publication, e.g. \"2024\"."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL (for a website or online source)."
},
"publisher": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Publisher (for a book)."
},
"journal": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Journal name (for a journal article)."
},
"volume": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Volume number (journal)."
},
"issue": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Issue number (journal)."
},
"pages": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Page range, e.g. \"123-145\"."
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The student email address (required)."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"title",
"email"
]
}