Cite This For Me

Cite This For Me creates formatted citations and bibliographies for students and researchers. Its generator covers Harvard, APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, and thousands of other styles, with support for more than 50 source types. For websites, journal articles, and books, it can try to find source details using an author, URL, or DOI, then produce an in-text citation and a full reference. The citation generator is free to use, but the Free account is limited to Harvard, includes ads, and saves citations for seven days. A Chrome extension can cite the webpage currently being viewed and add it to an online bibliography. Premium access includes more citation styles, ad-free use, plagiarism detection, expert help, and Word document bibliography downloads. Its plagiarism checker can help flag information that may need a citation; papers uploaded for checking are added to the plagiarism database and used internally to improve results. Premium is listed at £6.99 per month, billed monthly. Cite This For Me says it launched in October 2010 and is powered by Chegg. It is available on Android, iOS, web, and as an extension.

The generator offers broad source and style coverage, with a free option and additional Premium tools. Consider the Free account’s style and retention limits, and the handling of papers uploaded for plagiarism checking.

Cite This For Me may suit students and researchers who need formatted references across varied source types. The extension is useful for citing the webpage currently open in a browser.

Overview

Cite This For Me turns source details into citations and bibliographies for students and researchers. It is best for people working across varied source types and citation styles, especially if they want to collect webpage citations in a browser. The main trade-off is that the free account is limited to Harvard and retains saved citations for just seven days.

The service, powered by Chegg, says it launched in October 2010. Its generator supports more than 50 source types and 7,000 citation styles, including Harvard, APA, MLA, Chicago and Vancouver. For additional options, see our Citation Generator Tools list.

Key features

• Broad source and style coverage: More than 50 source types and thousands of styles make the generator suitable for a range of academic assignments. The Free account's Harvard-only restriction, however, makes it a poor fit if a course or publication requires another format.
• Automatic source lookup: For websites, journal articles and books, Cite This For Me can try to retrieve source information from an author, URL or DOI. This can cut down on manual entry, though the lookup is an attempt rather than a guarantee of complete or correct metadata.
• In-text and full references: A generated citation includes both an in-text form and a full reference, which helps cover two common parts of academic citation requirements.
• Chrome extension: The extension can create a citation for the webpage currently open and add it to an online bibliography. That is useful during web research; the Free account's seven-day retention may not suit a project that needs citations kept longer.
• Premium export and checks: Premium lets users download a bibliography as a Word document and includes plagiarism detection to flag material that may still need citation. Uploaded papers are added to the plagiarism database and used internally to improve results, an important consideration for anyone deciding whether to submit coursework.
• Other export options: BibTeX export is supported, giving users a way to export citations in that format.

Pricing

Cite This For Me uses a freemium model, with a free account and one listed paid plan.

The free tier provides access without a subscription, but its style restriction and seven-day retention make it less suitable for ongoing work or assignments with a required format other than Harvard. Premium removes those specific constraints and adds tools, but its 30-paper monthly allowance matters for users checking larger volumes. Papers submitted for plagiarism checking enter the service's database, so users should weigh that handling before uploading work.

Platforms

Cite This For Me is available on Android, iOS and the web, and offers a browser extension. The Chrome extension is the clearest workflow advantage for web research: it can cite the open page and add that citation to an online bibliography.

Who it's for

This is a sensible choice for students and researchers who need citations across many source types, use a mix of citation styles, or gather sources from webpages. Premium is the more practical option for recurring work that needs non-Harvard styles, Word bibliography export, or plagiarism and grammar tools. Someone who only needs occasional Harvard citations can stay with Free, while users who need durable saved citations without paying should look closely at the seven-day limit.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Broad academic coverage. Support for more than 50 source types and 7,000 styles gives users flexibility across assignments.
• Pro: Lookup from identifiers and URLs. The generator can try to populate details for websites, articles and books from an author, URL or DOI, reducing some manual data entry.
• Pro: Useful browser workflow. The Chrome extension can cite the active webpage and add it to an online bibliography.
• Con: The free account is narrowly scoped. Harvard-only formatting and ads make it less suitable for students whose requirements call for another style.
• Con: Short citation retention on Free. Saved citations last seven days, which is a poor match for long-running research unless users choose Premium.
• Con: A privacy trade-off for plagiarism checks. Uploaded papers are added to the plagiarism database and used internally to improve results.

Alternatives

Consider CiteMaker if a free plan and free trial are priorities and Android, iOS or web access suits your workflow. BibGuru may fit educators who want a free Plus plan for students, or users who prefer its free web and extension options. Choose CitApp if its free plan's 150-plus styles and weekly browser-capture, Google Docs insertion and Academic Shield quotas align better with your work. Citation[Z] is another free browser-extension and web option, with five styles and bulk pasting for up to five references. CiteMe offers a free plan with 60-plus styles, a monthly Reference Checker allowance and BibTeX/RIS export quotas. CitePlain is a free browser-extension and web alternative. Grafiati has a free basic bibliography with a 20-reference cap and seven-day duration, or a paid monthly option. MyBib is worth considering if using the service without an account and keeping work stored on your device by default matter more than Cite This For Me's Premium tools.

Verdict

Cite This For Me is a strong fit for students and researchers who need broad style and source coverage, especially those who collect web sources and want a browser shortcut. Its Free plan works for brief Harvard-only tasks, but the seven-day retention window limits its usefulness for sustained projects. Choose Premium when its broader style support and included tools justify £6.99 per month; look elsewhere if you need free access to other styles or do not want uploaded papers added to a plagiarism database.