
You can scan your paper for plagiarism, perform advanced grammar and writing style error checks and more. It should be noted that the paid versions of EasyBib and Paperpile offer more tools than Google’s built-in citations tool. Now, it’s accessible to anyone with a Google account. Initially, this feature rolled out to G Suite customers only, but we started to see non G Suite users who were able to pull use it shortly after. You can do in-text citation and bibliography insertion from sources like books, websites, articles from newspapers and journals too. Supported formats include MLA, APA or Chicago. the right side panel opens up you can choose your format.


To get started with using the new tool, simply visit Google Docs and go to Tools > Citations.

I’m pleased to announce today that Google Docs finally has their own built-in tool for quickly adding citations and bibliographies to your research papers! Also, it’s free.
