References Formatting

Journal-style formatting for references and bibliography sections

What It Does

The Citation Formatting Service meticulously standardizes your references and bibliography section to perfectly match your target journal's requirements. Whether you need APA, Vancouver, or specific journal formats, it improves consistency, punctuation, ordering, and style details while safely preserving all source information. This ensures your academic proofreading is complete down to the very last citation.

How It Works

Upload your manuscript with citations and references
Select "References Formatting" and specify your required style or target journal
AI aligns your references section or bibliography to the selected standard
Download your formatted references section

What You Get

Consistent references and bibliography formatting
Reference list aligned with journal style requirements

Best For

Authors finalizing manuscripts before submission who need clean, perfectly compliant citation formatting service results without spending hours on manual cleanup.

Compare all supported publication and reference styles

FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions

What citation styles do you support?

Choose APA 7, AMA, Vancouver/ICMJE, Chicago, MLA, CSE, ACS, IEEE, MHRA, Harvard, or provide a target journal.

Can you add missing DOI links?

You can request DOI links when available. The service adds only links it can identify confidently and never invents a DOI.

What does the service format?

It formats the submitted references or bibliography. It does not promise a database-backed citation audit or guarantee that every in-text citation has a matching entry.

$2 per 250 words (1 credit)

Priced by references length. Subscribers pay from ~$0.83 per 250 words on the Lab plan.

What counts as a billable word?

Available on: All subscription plans. Also available as a one-time purchase.

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