DOI Citation Generator
Enter a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to locate available publication metadata and generate a formatted reference for a journal article or other scholarly work.
Free Citation Generator
Enter a DOI or title to find an academic source and generate a formatted citation in seconds.
Search by DOI or publication title to find academic metadata and create a formatted reference.
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Free Academic Citation Generator for Students and Researchers
CiteFlow is a free online citation generator designed for students, researchers, academics and authors. Search for a scholarly work using its DOI or title, retrieve available publication metadata, and create a formatted academic reference without manually typing every bibliographic detail.
Search and Cite by Title
Do not know the DOI? Search using the title of an article, book, chapter, thesis or other academic source and review matching results before creating your citation.
Multiple Citation Styles
Create references in widely used academic formats including APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard and IEEE citation styles.
Journal Article Citations
Generate references for scholarly journal articles using available metadata such as author names, publication year, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages and DOI.
Book and Chapter References
Search for books and other academic works and create formatted references using bibliographic metadata available from supported public data sources.
Free and No Account Required
Use the citation generator without creating an account. CiteFlow uses public scholarly and bibliographic metadata services to help identify academic works.
How to Generate a Citation with CiteFlow
- Enter the DOI or title of a journal article, book, chapter, thesis or other academic work in the search box.
- Search for the source and review the matching academic metadata.
- Select the correct work from the available search results.
- Choose your required citation style, such as APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard or IEEE.
- Copy the formatted reference or add it to your current session citation list.
Academic Metadata from Public Sources
CiteFlow searches publicly available scholarly and bibliographic metadata from services such as Crossref, OpenAlex, Open Library and DataCite. The availability and completeness of citation information depend on the metadata supplied by those sources. Users should review generated references before submitting academic work, particularly when a source record contains incomplete publication information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CiteFlow?
CiteFlow is a free online academic citation generator that helps users find scholarly works by DOI or title and create formatted references.
Which citation styles does CiteFlow support?
CiteFlow supports major academic citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard and IEEE, along with additional citation formats available in the application.
Can I generate a citation from a DOI?
Yes. Enter a DOI into the CiteFlow search box to find available publication metadata and generate a formatted citation.
Can I search for a source by title?
Yes. You can enter the title of a journal article, book, chapter, thesis or other academic work to search for matching metadata.
Is CiteFlow free?
Yes. CiteFlow is free to use and does not require an account.
Does CiteFlow store my searches?
CiteFlow is designed so that citations in the current session remain in the browser session rather than being stored as a personal citation history on a server.