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Formatting errors are the norm across disciplines. CiteMe uses verified metadata and style rules to prevent the mistakes that show up in peer-reviewed studies.

  • 25-54% error rate in published citation audits (PMC10307651 (World J Mens Health, 2023)).
  • 15% misquotation rate in medical journals (PMC7405306 (Cureus, 2020)).
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Most Common APA website Citation Errors

Based on analysis of citation formatting patterns

Adding period after URL
Critical45%
Using outdated "Retrieved from"
Common38%
Missing italics on title
Critical32%
Wrong date format
Common25%
Unnecessary access date
Minor18%
Based on PMC10307651 (World J Mens Health, 2023) showing 25-54% error ratesRelative frequency shown

Common Mistakes: Before & After

Learn from these common formatting mistakes

1Period after URL
Wrong

World Health Organization. (2024). Climate change. WHO. https://www.who.int/climate.

Correct

World Health Organization. (2024). Climate change. WHO. https://www.who.int/climate

In APA 7, do NOT add a period after URLs. The URL should be the last element without any trailing punctuation.
2Retrieved from (outdated)
Wrong

Smith, J. (2024). Research findings. Retrieved from https://example.com/research

Correct

Smith, J. (2024). Research findings. Example Site. https://example.com/research

"Retrieved from" was used in APA 6 but is no longer required in APA 7. Simply include the URL directly.
3Missing italics on title
Wrong

WHO. (2024). Climate change and health. WHO. https://www.who.int/climate

Correct

WHO. (2024). *Climate change and health*. WHO. https://www.who.int/climate

The page title must be italicized in APA format. This helps distinguish the title from other elements.

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We search real academic databases like OpenAlex (250M+ works), CrossRef, Semantic Scholar, and PubMed. Every reference comes from verified scholarly metadata — no AI-generated or hallucinated sources.
Yes. AI chatbots often hallucinate citations — generating fake authors, titles, or DOIs. CiteMe only returns real, verified citations from academic databases with verifiable DOIs and source URLs.
APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago 17th, Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE, ABNT, AMA, Turabian, OSCOLA, Bluebook, CSE, ACS, MHRA, and 34+ curated styles. Plus access to 10,000+ CSL styles on demand for niche formats.
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Yes. The free plan gives you 20 citations per month in 5 styles with no credit card required. Pro plans start at ~$5/month (semester billing) for unlimited citations, all styles, library management, and BibTeX/RIS export.
Yes. Pro users can export their entire citation library to BibTeX or RIS format, compatible with LaTeX, Zotero, Mendeley, and other reference managers.
Very accurate. Citations are generated from publisher metadata and DOI registries — not AI predictions. We use the CSL (Citation Style Language) standard, the same engine that powers Zotero and Mendeley.
We search OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, PubMed, SciELO, CORE, Europe PMC, Springer Nature, Google Books, and BDTD (for theses and dissertations). Results are deduplicated and ranked by relevance using AI.

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