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Search 250M+ scholarly works from verified academic databases. Get perfectly formatted citations in under a second. No AI guesses — only real metadata.

Search 250M+ Scholarly Works

Access the largest academic databases including OpenAlex, CrossRef, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and SciELO. Find any paper, book, or thesis instantly.

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10,000+ citation styles — Always Up to Date

APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago 17th, Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE, ABNT, and more. Plus access to the full CSL repository on demand.

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Instant Results

Perfectly formatted citations in under a second. No waiting, no loading screens. Search, select, copy. Done.

Verified Metadata

Citations pulled from verified academic databases. DOIs, authors, publication dates, and page numbers always correct.

Academic Data Sources

We search across the largest academic databases worldwide

Primary Search

  • OpenAlex250M+ works
  • Semantic Scholar200M+ papers
  • CrossRef140M+ DOIs

Biomedical

  • PubMed35M+ articles
  • Europe PMC33M+ publications
  • bioRxiv / medRxiv294K+ preprints

Books & Theses

  • Google BooksISBN lookup
  • Open LibraryBooks fallback
  • BDTDBrazilian theses

Open Access & Regional

  • CORE200M+ open access
  • SciELOLatin American journals
  • Oasisbr4.4M+ Brazilian research
  • HALFrench research

Journals & Preprints

  • Springer Nature12–16M+ articles
  • arXiv2.3M+ preprints

Enrichment

  • UnpaywallOpen access links

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Bulk Import

Paste DOIs, ISBNs, or PMIDs in bulk with streaming progress

PDF Import

Upload PDFs — auto-extracts DOIs, ISBNs, and PMIDs

Bibliography Text

Paste any format (APA, MLA, ABNT) — AI splits and matches each reference

Lattes CV

Import publications from the Brazilian Lattes platform (CNPq)

Manual Entry

Full form for articles, books, chapters, theses, websites, and reports

BibTeX / RIS

Convert BibTeX or RIS files to any supported citation style

Works Everywhere

Browser, desktop, AI, and API.

Chrome & Firefox

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Word Add-in

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Search and insert citations inside Microsoft Word

Google Docs

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ChatGPT

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REST API

OpenAPI-documented with 40+ endpoints and personal access tokens

Pro

Upgrade your workflow

Explore citation networks, organize with projects and tags, and export to any format

Citation Explorer

Interactive visualization of citation networks — see what a paper cites and what cites it

Similar Papers

Find semantically and citation-graph related papers for any DOI

Reference Checker

Unlimited verifications — catch wrong DOIs, years, and fabricated citations

Projects & Folders

Named research folders with per-project citation graphs and export

Color-Coded Tags

Custom tags with colors — assign multiple per citation, filter instantly

Library Insights

Analytics: total citations received, open access %, most-cited paper

Export Anywhere

BibTeX, RIS, DOCX, or plain text — compatible with Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote

Activity Heatmap

GitHub-style visualization of your citation activity over the past year

Priority Support

Direct email support with response within 24 hours

Supported Citation Styles

All major academic styles, always up to date with latest editions

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