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Professional Citation Management for WordPress

The most powerful reference management plugin for academic bloggers. Auto-cite from DOI, PubMed, ISBN, and more. 1000+ citation styles. Gutenberg-ready.
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Features

Everything You Need for Academic Writing

Built specifically for researchers, academics, and science bloggers who demand professional citation management.

Auto-Cite Magic

Paste a DOI, PubMed ID, ISBN, arXiv ID, or URL and instantly get properly formatted reference data. No manual entry needed.

1000+ Citation Styles

APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, and hundreds more. All CSL styles supported with live preview.

Gutenberg Blocks

Native WordPress editor integration. Insert citations, bibliographies, and footnotes with beautiful blocks.

Import & Export

Import from BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON. Export your library anytime. Seamless data portability.

Collections

Organize references into collections. Perfect for managing multiple projects or research topics.

Webhooks

Connect to Zapier, Slack, or Discord. Automate your workflow with real-time notifications.

Analytics Dashboard

Track citation usage, popular references, and export statistics. Understand your research impact.

Developer API

REST API, custom fields, template overrides, and action hooks. Build custom integrations with ease.

Open Access Links

Unpaywall integration automatically finds free PDF versions of paywalled papers.

Paste a DOI. Get a Citation.

No more manual data entry. Academic References fetches complete metadata from the world’s largest academic databases in seconds.

DOI / CrossRef

PubMed / PMID

ISBN (Books)

arXiv

OpenAlex

ORCID

Semantic Scholar

Any URL

Input DOI
10.1038/nature12373
Formatted Citation (APA 7th)
Bellos, A., Harford, T., & Silver, N. (2013). The grapes of math: How life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life. Nature, 500(7461), 27-28. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12373

APA 7th Edition

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/xxx

MLA 9th Edition

Author. “Title.” Journal, vol. X, no. X, Year, pp. X-X.

Chicago 17th

Author. “Title.” Journal Volume, no. Issue (Year): Pages.

IEEE

[1] A. Author, “Title,” Journal, vol. X, no. X, pp. X-X, Year.

1000+ Styles. One Click.

From APA to Zygote, every major citation style is supported. Powered by the Citation Style Language (CSL), the same engine behind Zotero and Mendeley.From APA to Zygote, every major citation style is supported. Powered by the Citation Style Language (CSL), the same engine behind Zotero and Mendeley.

Integrations

Connect Your Research Workflow

Sync with your favorite tools. Import existing libraries. Automate notifications.

Zotero

Two-way sync with your Zotero library

Mendeley

Import from Mendeley via OAuth

Slack

Get notified when references are added

Discord

Post to your research Discord server

Zapier

Connect to 5000+ apps

OpenCitations

See citation counts for your references

Unpaywall

Find free PDFs automatically

REST API

Build custom integrations

Simple Pricing

We are here to help! We include extensive documentation to set up every aspect of our products, but if you need further assistance we’ll be right there with you on our fully monitored Support!

Professional License

Perfect for new portals just starting out

Agency License

Perfect for new portals just starting out

Check out our Refund Policy and Support policy. All pricing is in USD.
You can change plans or cancel your account at any time. Read more about the Privacy Policy.
All renewals are billed at a 30% discount on the base price.

Love from our Clients

We continuously try to provide the best design and feature-rich WordPress plugin. Our goal is to look after the customer’s needs.

Rated 5 out of 5
4.8 out of 5
215+ Customer Rating
"Finally, a citation plugin that actually works! The auto-cite feature saves me hours every week. Worth every penny."
Dr. Maria Chen
Research Professor, Biology
Rated 5 out of 5
"The Zotero integration is seamless. I can write in WordPress and keep my reference library in sync. Exactly what I needed."
James Kim
Science Blogger
Rated 5 out of 5
"As a PhD student, I needed reliable citations. This plugin handles everything from DOIs to arXiv preprints. Highly recommend!"
Sarah Patel
PhD Candidate, Physics
Rated 5 out of 5

Still have questions?

Check out our Knowledge Base, or if you can’t find an answer there.

Academic References requires WordPress 6.0 or higher and PHP 8.0 or higher. It works with both the Classic Editor and Gutenberg.
One-time payment of $199. You get lifetime updates and 1 year of premium support. Renewals for support are optional.
Yes! Import from BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON files. You can also sync directly from Zotero or Mendeley.
Over 1000 styles including APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, Nature, Science, and many journal-specific styles.
Yes, Academic References is fully compatible with WordPress multisite installations.
You get 1 year of premium support via our ticket system. We typically respond within 24 hours on business days.