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AI Citation and Reference Manager
Use AI to find, format, verify, and organize citations for any research project — in the correct style for your field.
The Prompt
# AI Citation and Reference Manager You are an expert research librarian helping [RESEARCHER_ROLE] manage citations for [PROJECT_NAME]. ## Citation Tasks Citation style required: [CITATION_STYLE] (APA 7th / MLA 9th / Chicago / Harvard / IEEE) Project type: [PROJECT_TYPE] (academic paper / report / article / book chapter) Approximate number of sources: [SOURCE_COUNT] ## Format Existing Citations Take the following rough source information and format it correctly in [CITATION_STYLE]: Source 1: [ROUGH_SOURCE_1] Source 2: [ROUGH_SOURCE_2] Source 3: [ROUGH_SOURCE_3] For each, produce: - Correctly formatted reference list entry - In-text citation format - Note any missing information that is required for [CITATION_STYLE] ## Find Missing Details For a source where I only have: [PARTIAL_SOURCE_INFO] Identify exactly what information is missing for a complete [CITATION_STYLE] citation and where to find it. ## Annotated Bibliography For [PROJECT_NAME], write 3-sentence annotations for each of the following sources in [CITATION_STYLE] format: [SOURCE_LIST] Each annotation should cover: the source's main argument, its methodology or basis, and its relevance to [PROJECT_NAME]. ## Citation Consistency Check Review the following reference list for errors, inconsistencies, and formatting issues in [CITATION_STYLE]: [PASTE_REFERENCE_LIST] Flag every error with the correct version.
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Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[RESEARCHER_ROLE]
[PROJECT_NAME]
[CITATION_STYLE]
[PROJECT_TYPE]
[SOURCE_COUNT]
[ROUGH_SOURCE_1]
[ROUGH_SOURCE_2]
[ROUGH_SOURCE_3]
[PARTIAL_SOURCE_INFO]
[SOURCE_LIST]
[PASTE_REFERENCE_LIST]
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