The Citation Finder is your trusted research assistant, scanning your text and ensuring your citations are formatted correctly. In addition to automatically generating accurate and well-formatted citations, Citation Finder generates links to web-based sources that strengthen your existing arguments and put you in the driver’s seat to turn in your most effective, well-supported writing.
Availability
The Citation Finder agent is available in docs for Grammarly Pro and Grammarly Plus subscribers.
For Grammarly Enterprise, Grammarly Business, and Grammarly for Education users, the Citation Finder agent is accessible in docs. When docs is enabled, agents are on by default. Admins can adjust agent access for team members on the Agent access page.
How to use
To scan your text for factual claims and assess the need for citations, launch the Citation Finder by clicking its icon on the agents tab on the right side:
The Citation Finder agent will verify your claims, and format citations, making sure your work is supported by trustworthy sources.
If you choose to accept and add the suggested citation to your text, click the Insert in-text citation button. The reference will then show up in the References section on the Citation Finder panel:
You can also pick your preferred citation style from the dropdown menu at the bottom right of the Citation Finder panel. You can select between APA, MLA, and Chicago style:
We also encourage you to use the Fact Checker agent to evaluate the accuracy of your claims. It surfaces relevant sources so you can review the evidence directly. You can also review sample rewrites that show how a claim could be aligned with recent research. Please check this article for more information on the Fact Checker agent: Fact Checker user guide.