This capability focuses on helping researchers—especially students—manage the often tedious and error-prone aspects of citing sources. It ensures academic integrity, streamlines formatting, and integrates with existing research tools.
What it does: Automatically generates citations in various styles such as APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, and more.
AI Support: Conversational AIs can take a DOI, URL, or bibliographic details and instantly format them into the desired citation style.
Research Impact: Saves time and reduces formatting errors, especially useful for students unfamiliar with style guides.
What it does: Supports integration with tools like Zotero, EndNote, and Mendeley for organizing and storing references.
AI Support: A conversational AI can help users export citations to these tools, generate BibTeX entries, or even suggest how to organize references by topic or project.
Research Impact: Encourages better organization of sources and smoother collaboration in group research projects.
What it does: Educates users on proper citation practices, paraphrasing techniques, and the importance of attribution.
AI Support: Can provide real-time feedback on whether a passage needs a citation, explain how to paraphrase correctly, or simulate a basic plagiarism check.
Research Impact: Promotes academic honesty and helps students avoid unintentional plagiarism, especially those new to academic writing.
This is a major time-saver and helps reduce unintentional plagiarism, especially for undergraduates.
Why it matters: Many students struggle with citation rules and may not fully understand what constitutes plagiarism. Automating citation tasks and providing educational support helps build good academic habits.
AI’s Role: By acting as both a citation assistant and a tutor, conversational AIs can bridge the gap between automation and learning.