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Citation Styles & Tools

What your citation looks like depends on the style that your academic discipline follows. If you don't know where to start (and if your instructor hasn't specified a style guide to follow), read through the overview of common citation styles.

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What is Citation Management Software?

Citation management software (also known as bibliographic management software or BMS) allows user to build, organize, and manage citations.

What does citation management software do?

  • Import records from article databases and create bibliographies almost instantaneously
  • Add abstracts, keywords, and other functions that enhance and improve the efficiency of projects
  • Allows users to collaborate on shared projects
  • Allows users to embed footnotes and endnotes within documents

Users should still:

  • Review citations that you import/export, manually, to ensure accuracy