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Susovon Jana, Ph.D.
Developer & Owner

CiteFlow Documentation

Professional citation tool with comprehensive user agreement, transparent practices, and detailed usage guidelines

Proprietary Software License

Terms and conditions for using CiteFlow software

PROPRIETARY
Copyright © 2026 Susovon Jana, Ph.D.
All Rights Reserved

This software and its associated source code, documentation, design, features, assets, and related materials (collectively, the "Software") are the exclusive intellectual property of Susovon Jana, Ph.D.

✓ Permitted Use

Permission is granted to individuals to use the Software for personal, non-commercial purposes only, subject to the terms and restrictions stated in this License.

⚠️ Commercial Use Strictly Prohibited Any commercial use, resale, redistribution for profit, sublicensing, monetization, paid integration, commercial deployment, or incorporation of the Software into any paid product, service, platform, or business offering is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Susovon Jana, Ph.D.

Prohibited Activities Include:

  • Selling or reselling the Software, in whole or in part
  • Using the Software in a commercial product or paid service
  • Offering the Software as part of a subscription, SaaS platform, hosted service, or paid package
  • Redistributing modified or unmodified copies for commercial purposes
  • Sublicensing, white-labeling, or rebranding the Software for commercial use
  • Using substantial portions of the source code in a commercial or revenue-generating project

Ownership & Modifications

No ownership rights are transferred under this License. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Software remain exclusively with Susovon Jana, Ph.D. Modification, copying, publication, redistribution, or creation of derivative works for commercial purposes is not permitted without prior written permission.

No Warranty

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUSOVON JANA, PH.D. BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR OTHER LIABILITY.

📧 For Permissions & Licensing

For commercial use, resale rights, redistribution rights, sublicensing, partnerships, enterprise deployment, or other permissions, prior written authorization must be obtained from the copyright holder.

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How to Use CiteFlow

Simple, intuitive workflow for generating perfect citations

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1. Search

Enter a DOI or title into the single search box. CiteFlow auto-detects whether you typed a DOI (raw, doi:-prefixed, or a doi.org URL) or a title.

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2. Select

If there's one clear match, it opens straight to the Cite tab. If there are several possibilities, you pick the right one from ranked, deduplicated results.

3. Cite

The reference, parenthetical, and narrative citation appear immediately in APA 7 (the default). Change the style dropdown — everything updates instantly.

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4. Copy

Copy what you need with rich HTML formatting (italics survive paste into Word, Google Docs). Or edit any field and watch the citations regenerate.

Quick Start Workflow

What Makes CiteFlow Special

Powerful features designed for researchers and students

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One Search Box

CiteFlow auto-detects whether you typed a DOI or a title — you never choose. Smart detection saves time.

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Real Metadata

Looks up Crossref, OpenAlex, Open Library and DataCite. If nothing is found, it says so — it never fabricates an author, year, journal, or DOI.

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Ranked Results

When a title is ambiguous, CiteFlow shows candidates ranked by title/author similarity, and you pick the right one.

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11 Citation Styles

APA 7, APA 6, MLA 9, Chicago Author-Date, Chicago Notes-Bibliography, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, ACS, Nature — each with real formatting rules.

Instant Style Switching

Changing the style dropdown re-renders the reference, parenthetical, and narrative citation immediately — no button, no reload.

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Rich Copy

"Copy Reference" writes both text/html and text/plain to the clipboard, so italics survive a paste into Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice.

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Session Library

Every work you cite is automatically saved to a session-only library — copy all references at once, export a bibliography file, or clear it.

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Full Metadata Editor

Fix or fill in any field — authors, dates, journal, volume/issue/pages, publisher, identifiers — and every citation form regenerates instantly.

Fully Accessible

Semantic HTML, labeled fields, keyboard-navigable tabs, focus-trapped modal, aria-live status/toasts, visible focus rings, and prefers-reduced-motion support.

Privacy, Security & Architecture

Complete transparency about how CiteFlow works and protects your data

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Privacy First

  • No accounts required
  • No analytics or tracking pixels
  • No cookies
  • Session library lives only in your browser's sessionStorage
  • Nothing you cite is sent to or stored on a CiteFlow server
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Security

  • Only the DOI or title you search for is sent onward
  • API layer is a strict allowlisted proxy (fixed provider hostnames only)
  • Validates and length-limits input
  • Sets request timeouts
  • Never accepts an arbitrary URL to fetch
  • External DOI links open with target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
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Free Resources

  • Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, vanilla ES2022 modules, Vite
  • Icons: Inline SVG (Lucide-style strokes)
  • Fonts: Inter (interface), Times New Roman (citations)
  • Metadata: Crossref, OpenAlex, Open Library, DataCite
  • Hosting: Cloudflare Pages (free tier) + Pages Functions
  • Testing: Vitest (44 tests covering all features)
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Architecture

  • GitHub → Cloudflare Pages → Frontend (static, Vite build)
  • Pages Functions (/functions/api/*) proxy metadata requests
  • Browser never calls metadata provider directly
  • Strictly allowlisted proxy layer with validation
  • Cache-Control headers for free edge caching
  • No open proxy — only fixed provider URLs

About the Developer

CiteFlow was developed and is personally owned by Susovon Jana, Ph.D. This is a proprietary software tool built with modern web technologies to serve the academic community with free, accessible, and privacy-focused citation generation.

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