Generate a citation

A good citation generator should do more than format text. It should identify the source, recover metadata from reliable records when possible, support common styles like APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver, AMA, and IEEE, and show missing or conflicting fields before you copy the final citation.

LumaCite is built as a source-aware citation generator: it uses DOI, PMID, ISBN, arXiv, PubMed, and article URL signals to recover metadata, then applies CSL citation styles. That keeps the workflow grounded in citation records instead of guessing from a prompt.

ChatGPT can explain citation rules and help with writing, but citations should be checked against real source metadata before use. LumaCite starts from identifiers and article links so the formatted citation is tied to recoverable DOI, PMID, ISBN, arXiv, PubMed, or publisher records.

Paste the DOI or DOI URL into the citation generator, choose a style such as APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver, AMA, or IEEE, then copy the formatted reference or download BibTeX, RIS, EndNote XML, or CSL-JSON.

Yes. Paste a DOI such as 10.1038/... or a DOI URL such as https://doi.org/.... LumaCite retrieves citation metadata and formats a reference, in-text citation, and export records.

Yes. Paste a PMID or PubMed URL to generate medical and biomedical references. When available, LumaCite uses fields such as DOI, PMID, journal title, journal abbreviation, publication date, volume, issue, and page or article number.

Yes. Paste an ISBN to look up book metadata and generate a formatted book reference. ISBN citations depend on available title, author, publisher, year, edition, and ISBN records.

Yes. Paste an arXiv ID or arXiv URL to create a preprint citation. If a DOI is linked to the preprint, LumaCite can also use DOI metadata to improve the final reference.

Often, yes. LumaCite looks for DOI signals and citation metadata from article pages, including citation meta tags, schema metadata, and canonical article links when available.

This page is focused on one task: converting an identifier or article link into a clean citation and export record. LumaCite can grow into broader citation workflows, but this tool is designed to stay fast and simple.

Yes. The style search is based on CSL citation styles, with common academic formats and journal-specific styles searchable by name, field, and format.

LumaCite can produce a formatted bibliography entry, in-text citation, footnote citation, BibTeX, BibLaTeX, RIS, EndNote XML, CSL-JSON, Markdown, HTML, and citation keys.

Citation style engines can only format the data they receive. LumaCite highlights missing fields, lets you edit source metadata, and shows which metadata sources were checked so you can verify the final reference before using it.

Many biomedical styles use NLM or MEDLINE-style journal abbreviations. LumaCite shows journal abbreviation metadata when available and lets you choose how journal titles should display.

Use the metadata quality and source comparison sections. They show which databases were checked, which fields were used, and whether title, author, date, journal, page, DOI, PMID, or URL values conflict.