Format a manual citation
format_manual_citationRead-onlyIdempotent
Use this when the user wants a citation generator, a reference generator apa or a works cited generator for a source they type in that has no DOI or ISBN: a book, a journal article, a chapter or a web page. Give the record fields and the style, and get the formatted citation plus BibTeX, RIS and text reference-list files. Use it for a cite this for me request about an old book or a class reading. Do not use it when the user has a DOI or an ISBN, or for legal cases, patents or datasets.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| style | No | Citation style: apa7 (default), mla9, chicago_ad or chicago_nb. | |
| record | Yes | The source you type by hand when it has no DOI or ISBN. | |
| keep_capitals | No | Words to keep as written, matched case-insensitively, e.g. ["Studies", "London"]. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| note | Yes | ||
| count | Yes | ||
| items | Yes | ||
| style | Yes | ||
| sources | Yes | ||
| resolved | Yes | ||
| downloads | Yes | ||
| not_found | Yes | ||
| reference_order | Yes |