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MakeCitation

Web · paid plans from $5/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

MakeCitation is ranked #16 of 29 in citation generator tools on Freedom251. It runs on Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/mo.

MakeCitation plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free Unlimited single-source DOI/ISBN/URL lookups · Batch normalization up to 5,000 characters/day · No DOCX export makecitation.org · 8 Oct 2026

Premium $5/mo billed monthly Unlimited single-source lookups · Unlimited batch normalization · DOCX export with hanging indents makecitation.org · 8 Oct 2026

Compared on citation generator tools

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $5/mo
Citation style count: 10
Identifier lookup: Yes
URL import: Yes

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The record

Purpose: MakeCitation generates and formats academic citations and reference lists.
Citation styles: It supports APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Harvard, Vancouver, OSCOLA, ASA, Turabian, and CSE.
Source lookup: Single-source citations can be created from a DOI, ISBN, or URL, or by entering source details manually.
Metadata integrations: DOI lookups query Crossref and ISBN lookups query OpenLibrary for bibliographic metadata.
In-text citations: A single-source citation includes both a reference-list entry and an in-text citation.
Batch formatting: Batch mode can reformat a reference list, remove duplicates, and sort alphabetically for styles that use alphabetical order.
Batch recovery: For a broken DOI with an intact title, batch mode searches Crossref by title to try to recover the record.
Unverified metadata: The tool reports details it cannot confirm and prompts users to add missing fields manually rather than guessing them.
Export limit: DOCX export with hanging indents is available to Premium accounts; the Free plan has no DOCX export.
Free usage limit: The Free plan allows batch normalization up to 5,000 characters per day.
Accuracy limitation: The maker says batch normalization and manual entries use AI-assisted extraction that can make mistakes on messy or ambiguous input.
Support: The maker directs support questions to [email protected].
Payment and cancellation: Premium renews monthly until canceled, and access continues through the paid period after cancellation.
Maker: MakeCitation is operated by Yevhen Bataltsev, registered as an Individual Entrepreneur / FOP in Ukraine.
Price from: $5/mo

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