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URL to Citation Generator — Extract DOI, Author, and Site Metadata

Paste an article URL, website link, report URL, or doi.org link and CiteMe extracts the metadata you need to build a complete citation. Great for pulling title, author, publication name, date, and DOI when the page exposes it.

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How it works

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Step 1

Paste the URL or DOI link

Enter any article URL, webpage, doi.org link, report page, or publisher landing page. CiteMe looks for title, author, publication date, website or journal name, and structured metadata.

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Step 2

Extract metadata and DOI

Review the extracted fields, including title, author, site name, canonical URL, and DOI when the page exposes one. Then choose from APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, or any of 60+ supported citation styles.

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Step 3

Generate the citation or continue to DOI workflows

Copy the formatted citation, or keep going into DOI-based citation, RIS, or BibTeX workflows when the page reveals a DOI behind the URL.

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Best URLs to paste for citation extraction

The best URLs are the original source pages: publisher landing pages, journal article pages, government reports, organization pages, and the public page where the content was published. Avoid shortened links, tracking links, or search-result URLs whenever possible.

How CiteMe extracts title, site name, and DOI from URLs

Article URLs often expose metadata in page tags rather than in the visible URL path. CiteMe checks canonical tags, Open Graph fields, JSON-LD, and structured metadata to recover the article title, publication name, author, date, and DOI when the page provides them.

When to switch from URL lookup to DOI or RIS

If the page belongs to a journal article and exposes a DOI, DOI lookup is usually cleaner because it resolves the official publisher metadata directly. If you need a reference-manager file, DOI to RIS is the best next step for EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley. URL lookup remains the right path for websites, online reports, blogs, and pages without a DOI.

Supported citation styles

APAMLAChicagoHarvardIEEEVancouverABNTAMAASABluebookCSEOSCOLATurabianACSMHRAAPA 6thNaturePLOSScienceCellLancetAIPRSCAPSAAAAAGLCMcGillNP 405ISO 690ISO 690 (DE)ISO 690 (FR)ISO 690 (ES)Chicago NotesABNT Numérico

Need it in a specific citation style?

Format the result in the style your paper requires — APA, MLA, Harvard, Vancouver, Chicago, or IEEE.

APA Citation Generator

Author-date format for psychology, social sciences, and education.

MLA Citation Generator

Works Cited format for humanities and literature.

Harvard Referencing Generator

Author-date common in UK and Australian universities.

Vancouver Citation Generator

Numbered references for medicine and biomedical research.

Chicago Citation Generator

Notes-bibliography or author-date for history and the arts.

IEEE Citation Generator

Bracketed numbers for engineering and computer science.

Need the next step after URL lookup?

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Frequently asked questions

Can this tool extract citation metadata from any URL?
It works best for article pages, journal landing pages, DOI links, and structured websites that expose titles, authors, dates, or scholarly metadata.
What metadata does CiteMe extract from a URL?
It looks for fields such as title, author, publication date, website or journal name, DOI, and canonical URL so the final citation includes the right structure for your chosen style.
Can I convert a link to a citation automatically?
Yes. Paste the link and CiteMe will try to extract the metadata behind that page, then format it as a citation in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other supported styles.
Is this a URL to DOI converter?
Sometimes. If the page exposes a DOI in its metadata, CiteMe usually detects it automatically while extracting the citation fields. If your goal is a DOI-first workflow, continue to DOI lookup or DOI to RIS once the DOI is visible in the result.
Does it work for DOI links as well as regular web pages?
Yes. You can paste a doi.org link, a publisher article URL, or a normal website URL. If scholarly metadata is available, CiteMe uses it automatically.
Can I turn a URL into RIS or EndNote metadata?
Use URL lookup as the first step. If the page resolves to a journal article and exposes a DOI, DOI to RIS is usually the cleanest path for EndNote, Zotero, or Mendeley. For websites and reports without a DOI, URL lookup is the right endpoint for citation formatting.
Can CiteMe extract the publication or website name from an article URL?
Usually yes. CiteMe reads page metadata such as site name, journal title, or publisher fields to infer the publication name behind the URL. It is still worth reviewing the result before copying the final citation.
What should I do if the page metadata is incomplete?
Review the returned fields before copying. Some websites omit author names or dates, so you may need to confirm or edit the source details manually.

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