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CITE & WRITE

Your ideas.Clearly cited.

Find a source, add a citation, and keep your bibliography in order—all from Google Docs.

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For Google Docs Capture & Cite beta

Three research sources connect to a grouped citation and three matching numbered references in a document

01 CITATIONS IN GOOGLE DOCS

The source you need.Right where you write.

Search your saved references or look for a new source online. Select one or several sources, then insert the citation into your document.

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Place your cursor

Choose where the citation belongs in your Google Doc.

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Find your sources

Search your library or use Online to find a new reference.

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Insert your citation

Cite a single source or group several sources together.

IN YOUR DOCUMENT

The method builds on earlier research (Jinek et al., 2012).

References

Jinek, M., Chylinski, K., Fonfara, I., Hauer, M., Doudna, J. A., & Charpentier, E. (2012). A programmable dual-RNA-guided DNA endonuclease in adaptive bacterial immunity. Science, 337(6096), 816–821. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1225829

02 AUTOMATIC FORMATTING

Citations and bibliography.Kept in step.

LumaCite formats your citations and their matching reference list. Refresh your document to apply changes and update the bibliography.

Place the bibliography at the end of your document, at the end of each tab, or at a marked cursor location.

Numeric citations follow the order in which sources first appear.
Choose where your reference list belongs.

03 CITATION STYLES

The right style.Without the retyping.

Choose APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, or search thousands of official CSL styles. Change styles when your journal or submission requirements change.

Check the preview first

See how a citation and bibliography entry will look before applying the style.

Adjust the details when needed

Set a citation language, choose journal title abbreviations, or control DOI and website links.

04 CITATION OPTIONS

Cite the exact passage.Make it fit your sentence.

Add a page number, chapter, or other locator. Adjust the author display and add text before or after a citation.

  • Point to a page or section
  • Use author-only or suppress-author options
  • Add a prefix or suffix

05 DOCUMENT REFERENCES

Your document’s sources.Ready to export.

Export the references used in your document for another citation manager, a spreadsheet, or a LaTeX workflow.

  • RIS
  • BibTeX
  • EndNote
  • RefWorks
  • CSL JSON
  • CSV
  • LumaCite JSON

FROM READING TO WRITING

Your research.
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Bring your sources into Google Docs with LumaCite.

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