Citations
9 guides on citations.
How to Cite a PDF in APA, MLA & Chicago
Cite any PDF correctly in APA, MLA, or Chicago — what details you need, where to find them, and how to handle missing authors, dates, and page numbers.
Read the guideHow to Use AI in Google Docs (With Citations)
How to use AI in Google Docs without losing the source: summarise and chat with your Doc, and get every answer cited to the exact passage you can open and check.
Read the guideHow to Understand Academic Papers When You're Not an Expert
A beginner-friendly guide to understanding academic papers: decode jargon, read methods and figures, sanity-check statistics, and verify every claim.
Read the guideHow to Read Research Papers Faster (A Strategic Method)
Learn how to read research papers faster with the abstract-first, three-pass method — plus how an AI explainer that cites the exact passage cuts your reading time.
Read the guideHow to Get AI to Cite Its Sources (and Verify Them)
Most AI tools fake or omit citations. Here's how to make AI cite the exact passage it used — and how to check the citation is real before you trust it.
Read the guideThe Best Notion AI Alternatives
An honest roundup of the best Notion AI alternatives — Notion AI vs Sidenote, Mem, Sider and ChatGPT — for cited answers across Notion and everything you read.
Read the guideThe Best Free Chat-With-PDF Tools (Honest Roundup)
An honest look at the best free chat-with-PDF tools — real free-tier limits, fair pros and cons, and which one to pick for cited, in-browser reading.
Read the guideThe Best AI Tools for Reading Documents in 2026
An honest roundup of the best AI tools for reading documents in 2026 — NotebookLM, ChatPDF, Humata, SciSpace, Sider, Elicit and Sidenote, fairly compared.
Read the guideThe Best AI Citation Apps & Tools
An honest roundup of the best AI citation app options — reference generators vs AI that cites its answers — with fair pros, cons and a comparison table.
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