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Citation Formatting and Reference List Cleanup
Citation formatting cleans up reference lists and matches every in-text citation to its entry in APA 7, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, AMA, or Turabian. We work per source, fix punctuation, italics, and indentation, and flag any reference missing required publication details.
You wrote the paper. Now you need every citation to match the style guide your instructor cares about — italics in the right places, periods in the right places, author initials done the right way, and every in-text citation linking to a real reference list entry. It's the kind of detail that's easy to lose points on and exhausting to do well.
Our citation formatting service cleans up reference lists and matches in-text citations to the entries they belong to, in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, IEEE, AMA, or a custom institutional style. We work from your draft and source list and return a fully compliant, consistent document.
This is a focused, per-source service — fast turnaround, low cost, and accountable to the specific style guide your assignment requires.
Pricing snapshot
From $3.00 / source
Citation formatting is priced per source — so a paper with 12 references costs less than one with 40. The total reflects the actual scope of work and is shown before checkout.
Who this is for
- Students whose citation style was last-minute or different from what they wrote in
- Writers converting a paper between styles (e.g., MLA to APA)
- Researchers preparing a manuscript for journal submission
- Anyone with a long reference list that needs consistency cleanup
- ESL writers who want a native-English style-guide check
What's included
- Reference list formatting in your required style
- In-text citation matching to each reference entry
- Author, year, page, and DOI formatting consistency
- Italics, punctuation, and capitalization aligned to style guide
- Hanging indents, alphabetization, and spacing
- Flagging of missing or unverifiable sources
- Quick revisions if anything is missed
How it works
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Place your order
Tell us how many sources you have and which style guide (APA 7, MLA, Chicago, etc.) you need.
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Upload your draft
Send your paper plus any existing reference list and source PDFs or links you have.
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Formatting pass
An editor formats the reference list and reconciles every in-text citation to it.
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Delivery
You receive the cleaned-up document with tracked changes if requested. Revisions are quick and included.
Turnaround and revisions
Turnaround
Citation formatting is one of our fastest services. Standard delivery is 1–2 days; 24-hour and 48-hour options are available at checkout when the deadline is tight.
Revisions
Revisions are included for anything inconsistent with the style guide or any in-text citation that doesn't match the reference list. We'll re-check and re-deliver.
Common questions
Can you convert from one style to another?
Yes. Tell us the source style and target style at checkout (e.g., MLA → APA 7) and we'll convert both the reference list and in-text citations.
What if I'm missing details on a source?
We'll flag sources missing required information (page numbers, DOIs, publication years) so you can supply them. We don't fabricate citation details.
Do you do APA 7 specifically?
Yes — APA 7 is one of our most-requested styles. We follow the current Publication Manual conventions.
Will you also fix the writing?
No — this service is strictly citations and reference list cleanup. For grammar and clarity edits, see our Editing & Proofreading service.
Can you handle a thesis-length reference list?
Yes. Per-source pricing scales to any length, including dissertation-level reference lists with hundreds of entries.
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