A specialized skill for accurately converting academic citations and references across major styles including APA, MLA, and Chicago. Used by the reference-manager agent when collecting bibliographic information and standardizing formats. Automatically applied in contexts involving 'citation format,' 'APA,' 'MLA,' 'Chicago,' 'references,' 'BibTeX,' or 'bibliography management.' Note: automatic bibliographic extraction from academic databases and Zotero/EndNote software operation are outside the scope of this skill.
A specialized skill that enhances the reference-manager agent's bibliography management capabilities.
| Situation | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 author | (Author, Year) | (Kim, 2023) |
| 2 authors | (Author1 & Author2, Year) | (Kim & Lee, 2023) |
| 3+ authors | (First Author et al., Year) | (Kim et al., 2023) |
| Direct quote | (Author, Year, p. Page) | (Kim, 2023, p. 45) |
| 40+ word quote | Block quote (indented) | Separate paragraph |
| Same author same year | (Author, YearX) |
| (Kim, 2023a) |
| Group author first use | (Full Name [Abbreviation], Year) | (WHO, 2023) |
Journal Article:
Author. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/xxx
Book:
Author. (Year). Title (Edition). Publisher.
Author. (Year). Title (Editor, Ed.). Publisher.
Edited Book Chapter:
Chapter Author. (Year). Chapter title. In Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. Pages). Publisher.
Dissertation/Thesis:
Author. (Year). Title [Master's thesis/Doctoral dissertation, University Name]. Database/URL.
Web Page:
Author/Organization. (Year, Month Day). Title. Site Name. URL
Report:
Organization Name. (Year). Report title (Report No.). URL
| Situation | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | (Author Page) | (Kim 45) |
| 2 authors | (Author1 and Author2 Page) | (Kim and Lee 45) |
| 3+ authors | (First Author et al. Page) | (Kim et al. 45) |
Journal: Author. "Article Title." Journal Name, vol. Volume, no. Issue, Year, pp. Pages.
Book: Author. Title. Publisher, Year.
Web: Author. "Title." Site Name, Date, URL.
(Author Year, Page)
Example: (Kim 2023, 45)
Journal: Author. Year. "Article Title." Journal Name Volume (Issue): Pages.
Book: Author. Year. Title. City: Publisher.
@article{kim2023,
author = {Kim, Minjun and Lee, Soojin},
title = {Article Title Here},
journal = {Journal Name},
year = {2023},
volume = {15},
number = {3},
pages = {123--145},
doi = {10.1234/example}
}
@book{park2022,
author = {Park, Jihye},
title = {Book Title Here},
publisher = {Publisher Name},
year = {2022},
edition = {2nd}
}
Journal:
Author1, Author2. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages.
Book:
Author. (Year). Title. Publisher.
Thesis:
Author. (Year). Title [Master's thesis/Doctoral dissertation, University Name].
Reference list ordering: Non-English literature (alphabetical by native script) -> English literature (alphabetical) -> Other languages