Sourcely finds the right citations and references for your research — matching sources to your text with AI-powered relevance scoring and instant formatting in any citation style.
How to Find Citations & References
From text to fully cited references in minutes. Here's how Sourcely helps you find and format academic citations.
Paste Your Text or Topic
Paste a paragraph from your essay, a thesis statement, or simply describe your research topic. Sourcely understands natural language — no need for complex search queries.
AI Finds Matching Sources
Our AI analyzes your text, identifies key concepts, and searches across 200M+ academic papers to find the most relevant citations and references for your work.
Review & Select References
Browse results ranked by relevance with abstracts, citation counts, and credibility scores. Select the sources that best support your arguments.
Copy Formatted Citations
Get ready-to-use citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, or any other style. Copy individual citations or export your entire reference list.
The Smarter Way to Find References
Stop manually searching databases for sources. Sourcely uses AI to match your writing with the most relevant academic references automatically.
Find Citations from Your Text
Paste any paragraph from your essay or research paper and Sourcely identifies the claims that need citations, then finds peer-reviewed sources that directly support each point. No more guessing which keywords to search for.
AI-Powered Relevance Matching
Unlike basic keyword search, our AI understands the meaning and context of your writing. Each suggested reference comes with a relevance score showing exactly how well it supports your argument, so you pick the strongest sources.
Instant Citation Formatting
Generate perfectly formatted citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, and dozens more styles with one click. Export your complete reference list or copy individual citations directly into your paper.
Credibility & Quality Indicators
Every suggested reference includes citation count, journal impact factor, peer-review status, and publication date. Quickly identify high-quality, authoritative sources that will strengthen your research paper.
Every Citation Style, One Click
Sourcely generates properly formatted citations in all major academic styles. No more manual formatting or worrying about missing fields.
APA (7th Edition)
Psychology, education, social sciences. The most widely used citation style in academic writing.
MLA (9th Edition)
Literature, humanities, liberal arts. Standard for English and language studies.
Chicago / Turabian
History, business, fine arts. Supports both notes-bibliography and author-date formats.
Harvard
Business, natural sciences, social sciences. Popular in UK and Australian universities.
IEEE
Engineering, computer science, information technology. Numbered citation system.
Vancouver
Medicine, nursing, biomedical sciences. Required by most medical journals.
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Everything you need to know about finding citations and references with Sourcely.
A citation finder is a tool that helps you discover academic sources relevant to your research topic or text. Sourcely's AI-powered citation finder goes beyond basic keyword search — paste your essay text or topic description and it matches you with peer-reviewed papers, journals, and scholarly articles that directly support your arguments.
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