Research & citation tool
Academic Reference Formatter
Clean an incomplete or inconsistently punctuated reference, review the detected details, and rebuild it in a consistent academic style.
Paste a messy reference
Include as much information as you have—the formatter will organize it.
How to use this tool
Paste the reference and analyze it. Review the detected source type, author, title, year and publication details. Correct the fields, choose the required style and format the reference.
What to check
Formatting cannot recover facts that were never supplied or verified. Leave no invented author, publisher, date or DOI in the final result.
How is this different from Citation Generator?
Use the formatter when you already have a reference that needs cleaning. Use Citation Generator when you are starting from the source details.