Bibliography generator
Paste DOIs, arXiv links, ISBNs, PubMed IDs, web addresses or titles, one per line, or a whole reference list. Get BibTeX for LaTeX, or APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE or GB/T 7714.
How it works
- Paste what you have, one reference per line: a DOI, an arXiv link, an ISBN, a PubMed ID, a web address, a title, or a whole reference list copied from a paper.
- Each one is looked up and filled in for you. Check anything marked as a best match, and edit any field.
- Pick a style. Copy the list, or download references.bib for LaTeX and Overleaf.
Citation styles
BibTeXFor LaTeX and Overleaf, with a citation key for every reference.
biblatexThe modern LaTeX format, with dates and journal titles in biblatex fields.
APA 7APA 7th edition, the most common style in psychology, education and the social sciences.
MLA 9MLA Handbook 9th edition, used across the humanities.
ChicagoChicago Manual of Style 18th edition, author-date.
HarvardCite Them Right Harvard, the version most UK universities use.
IEEENumbered IEEE references for engineering and computer science.
GB/T 7714China's national standard GB/T 7714-2015, numbered, for Chinese theses and journals.
Using your .bib file in Overleaf
Download references.bib and upload it to your project. With BibTeX, add \bibliography{references} where the list should go. With biblatex, load it with \addbibresource{references.bib} and print it with \printbibliography. Then cite with the key shown on each reference.
Frequently asked questions
Is the bibliography generator free?
Yes. There is no account, no limit on styles and nothing to install. Your list is kept in this browser so it is still there when you come back.
Where do the references come from?
From the same public catalogues reference managers use: doi.org and Crossref for DOIs and titles, arXiv, Open Library for books, PubMed for medical papers, and the page itself for web addresses.
Can I convert BibTeX to APA or Harvard?
Yes. Paste your BibTeX entries into the box, then pick any style. The citation keys you already use are kept.
How do I use the .bib file in Overleaf?
Download references.bib, upload it to your Overleaf project, then add \bibliography{references} with a \bibliographystyle, or \addbibresource{references.bib} with biblatex. Cite with the key shown on each reference.
Does it support Chinese references?
Yes. GB/T 7714-2015 is built in, with Chinese wording for Chinese references and English wording (et al., 4th ed.) for English ones, as the standard asks.
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Citation styles from the Citation Style Language project (citationstyles.org), CC BY-SA 3.0.