Generate Citation from DOIs

Paste DOIs, pick your journal or style, copy the references.

Paste one or more DOIs, choose the journal you are submitting to or a style such as APA 7, Vancouver or AMA, and the tool returns formatted references. Metadata comes from Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex and is formatted with the official Citation Style Language styles used by Zotero and Mendeley, covering more than 10,800 journals.

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What you get

References formatted for the chosen journal or style
Bibliography in the style's own order and numbering
BibTeX entries
Copy with italics for Word and Google Docs

Questions

How do I cite a DOI?

Paste the DOI, for example 10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2, click Continue, then pick your journal or style. The reference is built from the publisher's registered record, so authors, year, volume and pages match the official metadata.

Which journals are supported?

More than 10,800, from the Citation Style Language repository that Zotero and Mendeley use. Search by full name or abbreviation, like Nature Communications, JVIM, PNAS or J Virol.

My journal is not listed. What should I use?

Check the journal's author guidelines for the style it follows. Most biomedical journals use Vancouver (NLM) or AMA, and most social science journals use APA or Harvard.

Can I get BibTeX from a DOI?

Yes. Choose BibTeX to get ready-to-paste @article entries with citation keys.

Can I paste many DOIs at once?

Yes, up to 50, one per line. The bibliography comes back sorted and numbered the way the chosen style requires.

Does it work with PubMed IDs?

Yes. A PMID or a full paper title works too, but a DOI gives the most reliable match.

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