Free Citation Style Converter
Paste a citation and convert it to APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, or Vancouver. The parser detects the source style and extracts its reference details.
How the citation converter works
The parser looks for citation patterns, extracts fields such as authors, title, year, and journal, and formats them in the selected style. Unusual or incomplete references may need correction.
When to use the converter
- Prepare references for a journal with a different citation style.
- Bring references from collaborators into one style.
- Reformat a complete reference copied from another source.
Supported citation styles
Choose APA (7th edition), MLA (9th edition), Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, or Vancouver. A formatted citation uses the available metadata; check missing or unexpected details before use.
Tips for better results
- Paste one complete reference rather than an abbreviated in-text citation.
- Include authors, year, title, publication, volume, and pages where available.
- Review the output: changing citation style does not verify that the source exists.
Check publication evidence
Converting a citation changes its style; it does not establish the identity of the cited publication.
Check a complete bibliography
Hallucite compares references with available publication records and shows evidence for matches, discrepancies and unresolved entries.
Verification sources
- Crossref
- PubMed
- NLM Catalog
- OpenAlex
- CiNii
- DBLP
- Open Library
- Google Books
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI registry