Citation software is very helpful in managing your citations. While they will autogenerate a citation based on your brief input, such as entering an ISBN or DOI number, they are usually not 100% accurate.
Always check your entries against the style manual.
The Purdue Online Writing Lab has produced an number of helpful, brief guides. for APA ,MLA , AMA and other style manuals.
Additionally most journal databases have the option to include the citation when you print or email the article. While you still need to check it against your style manual, it can be a timesaver to obtain the citiation information at the same time you first accessed the article.
Some of the software below will allow you to create and store citations. Others are designed to be quick bibliography generators. Some products will offer both a free and premium plan.
Just need to create a quick bibliography? Try ZoteroBib.To add a source, paste or type its URL, ISBN, DOI, PMID, arXiv ID, or title into the search box.
