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Generate APA, MLA, and Chicago-style citations with Grammarly. Grammarly automatically creates citations for source sites, provides academic writing support, detects plagiarism, and proofreads your writing so you can do better work in less time.

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How to cite (practically) anything

How do in-text citations work? Can you cite Wikipedia? How do you cite a film? The articles below will guide you through common—and uncommon—citation situations so you can cite accurately.

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