Convert citation styles

Citation style converter

Paste a citation or bibliography

Use one citation or a complete reference list. LumaCite detects the records and converts them together.

References One per line or separated by blank lines

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Paste citations or upload a file to begin.

100 max 7 file types CSL engine

Conversion settingsPopular styles, input detection, ordering, and metadata

Popular styles

Fine-tune the output

Input format References separated by Bibliography order

Improve accuracy from DOI metadataWhen a DOI is present, compare parsed details with trusted scholarly metadata.

Workflow

Paste or upload

Start with a single citation or a full reference list from a document, website, or citation manager.

Detect the records

Separate numbered, line-based, or paragraph-based citations and recognize structured bibliography formats.

Read the fields

Identify authors, dates, titles, journals, publishers, volume, issue, pages, DOI values, and URLs.

Choose a style

Select APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver, AMA, IEEE, Nature, or a journal-specific CSL style.

Review the result

Check bibliography and in-text output, then inspect any metadata fields that need attention.

Copy or download

Copy the formatted bibliography or download a clean TXT file for your document or submission.

Features

Convert

Reformat a single reference or an entire bibliography with the open CSL standard.

Import

Paste text or upload TXT, BibTeX, RIS, EndNote, CSL-JSON, and CSV files.

Review

Compare bibliography, in-text, and parsed metadata output before using the result.

Export

Copy the finished references or download a clean text bibliography for your document.

FAQ

Input and file formats

Can I convert a full bibliography at once?

Yes. Paste or upload up to 100 references. LumaCite detects one-per-line, blank-line-separated, and numbered bibliography formats.

Which file types can I upload?

The converter accepts TXT, BIB, RIS, ENW, CSL, JSON, and CSV files. Files are read in your browser before conversion.

Can I convert a single citation?

Yes. The same workspace accepts one reference or a complete bibliography, so you do not need a separate single-record mode.

Styles and accuracy

Does converting a citation change its source data?

No. A citation style changes presentation, not the underlying work. The review view keeps the parsed source fields visible.

How accurate is automatic citation parsing?

BibTeX, RIS, and CSL-JSON are the most reliable. Plain citation text uses field-aware parsing, and DOI metadata can improve matching when available.

Which citation styles are supported?

Choose APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver, AMA, IEEE, Nature, or search the full CSL catalog for a journal-specific style.

Results and export

Can I generate in-text citations too?

Yes. After conversion, switch between the formatted bibliography, in-text citations, and record review details.

How can I export the converted references?

Copy the current output to your clipboard or download the complete formatted bibliography as a TXT file.

Are my uploaded citations private?

Text and supported files are processed in your browser. Optional DOI matching only sends the DOI needed to retrieve scholarly metadata.

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