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Reference Management

Perfect Citations. Every Time. Every Style.

Generate, format, and manage references for academic writing in 1,000+ citation styles — from a DOI, URL, or manual input.

From 1 credit per citation

No credit card required · 100 free credits on signup

Instant Generation

Paste a DOI, URL, or ISBN and get a formatted citation instantly

Style Switching

Switch an entire bibliography between any styles in one click

Accuracy Checking

AI verifies citations against live metadata for accuracy

Bulk Export

Export hundreds of citations as BibTeX, RIS, Word, or plain text

How It Works

From start to research-ready results in minutes.

1

Input your source

Paste a DOI, URL, ISBN, or PMID — or type source details manually. The system auto-fetches all metadata from Crossref, OpenAlex, and PubMed.

Enter source
10.1037/edu0000123
Retrieved metadata:
Smith, J., & Jones, A. (2024). Mindfulness and academic performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 116(2), 234–248.
2

Choose your citation style

Select from 1,000+ citation styles including APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago 17th, Vancouver, Harvard, IEEE, and journal-specific styles.

3

Copy, export, or save

Copy the formatted citation instantly, add it to your library, or bulk-export your entire reference list in any format ready for submission.

APA 7th Edition
Smith, J., & Jones, A. (2024). Mindfulness and academic performance in higher education: A systematic review. Journal of Educational Psychology, 116(2), 234–248. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000123

Real Use Cases

See how researchers, students, and academics use this module in practice.

Bulk Citation Generation

A student generates APA 7th citations for 50 sources in under a minute, saving 2+ hours of manual formatting work before dissertation submission.

Style Switching

A researcher switches an entire 80-citation bibliography from Chicago to Vancouver when a paper is rejected and resubmitted to a different journal.

Citation Accuracy Verification

An author verifies all citations in a manuscript before submission, flagging any DOIs that are incorrect or metadata that has changed.

Institutional Report References

A librarian creates reference lists for institutional reports and policy documents in the correct house style in minutes rather than hours.

Academic Integrity Teaching

A teacher generates citation examples for a class on academic integrity, showing the same source in 10 different styles to illustrate formatting rules.

Journalism Citation

A journalist cites academic sources in an investigative piece, generating standardized references that meet their publication's editorial standards.

Who It's For

Built for the people who do serious academic work.

Students

Generate accurate citations in any style without manual formatting.

Academic Authors

Manage and switch citation styles across manuscripts for multiple journals.

Librarians & Editors

Verify, correct, and standardize references in institutional documents.

Why Docsphere?

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Feature
Other Tools
Docsphere ✦
Credit cost
Varies / opaque
1 cr per citation
1000+ citation styles
Partial
DOI/URL auto-fetch
One-click style switching
AI accuracy verification
Bulk export (BibTeX/RIS)
Integrated with library

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