Old citation generators make you break every reference into author, year, journal, volume, pages, and DOI — one box at a time. Slip on a single comma or drop a space and that entry is off. But you already have the information; what's missing is just the step of turning a messy format into a consistent one. Paste it all in, pick the target format, and let the tool do the rest.
standards are not interchangeable.
name order and joining marks change under one style.
mark the gap and go back to the source.
orphan entries get noticed first.
order the list by rule, not by habit.
listing a source you never read shows up fast.
Drop your whole reference list in — out of order, uneven punctuation, English/Japanese/Chinese mixed; the tool parses each one.
Choose one of APA / MLA / Chicago / Vancouver; selecting it highlights the matching official style-guide link on the right.
The tool rebuilds each entry to the target format's rules — author separators, year position, punctuation, numbering — handling Japanese and English entries by their own rules, using only the facts you gave.
Output is one entry per line, ready to copy as a consistent list, with the official guide linked for your final pre-submission check.
When preparing a research proposal, check whether the university or department specifies a reference style. If it does not, choose one that suits the document and use its manual and examples to keep the list consistent, helping readers follow the prior work behind your question.
Social sciences, psychology, education (author–date)
Watson, J. D., & Crick, F. H. C. (1953). Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. Nature, 171(4356), 737–738. https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0
Itō, Y., Sagara, J., Ikeda, M., & Kawaura, Y. (2003). Shukanteki kōfukukan shakudo no sakusei to shinraisei, datōsei no kentō [Reliability and validity of Subjective Well-Being Scale]. Shinrigaku Kenkyū, 74(3), 276–281. https://doi.org/10.4992/jjpsy.74.276
Japanese sources: This example includes existing romanization and a bracketed English title. The tool only uses supplied forms; it does not guess name readings or translations. Missing metadata leaves original text for review. Check the APA manual and submission requirements for the final format.
Collect the works you actually cite in the proposal so readers can trace the research behind your argument. After formatting the list, check each author, date, title, and source against the original, then match the entries to citations in the text.
Once formatted, the unified reference list and a copy button appear here.
