Format citations and references correctly
Formats or fixes references in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, or BibTeX.
The prompt
Format these references in [STYLE — APA 7 / MLA 9 / Chicago / Harvard / IEEE / BibTeX].
References (any messy format):
[PASTE]
Rules:
- Apply the style exactly: author names, dates, titles, italics, capitalization, DOIs/URLs.
- Sort as the style requires.
- If information is missing (e.g. no year, pages, or publisher), keep the gap and mark it [MISSING: …] — never invent details.
- Flag likely duplicates or entries that look incomplete or suspicious.
Return the formatted reference list, then in-text citation examples for two of the entries.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- STYLE — APA 7 / MLA 9 / Chicago / Harvard / IEEE / BibTeX
- PASTE
- MISSING: …
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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