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Citation Format Switcher — Multi-Citation Format Switching

Quick-reference for switching between 5 citation formats. Used by citation_compliance_agent and formatter_agent.

Format Comparison Matrix

In-Text Citation Patterns

Reference List Naming

Format Details

APA 7th Edition

Discipline: Education, Psychology, Social Sciences

Journal Article:

Smith, J. A., & Jones, B. C. (2024). Article title in sentence case.
    Journal Title in Title Case, 45(2), 123-145. https://doi.org/10.xxxx

Book:

Smith, J. A. (2024). Book title in sentence case (2nd ed.). Publisher.

Key rules: Hanging indent, DOI as URL, sentence case for titles, "&" before last author.

Chicago 17th (Notes-Bibliography)

Discipline: History, Humanities, some Social Sciences

Footnote (first citation):

1. John A. Smith and Betty C. Jones, "Article Title in Title Case,"
Journal Title 45, no. 2 (2024): 123, https://doi.org/10.xxxx.

Footnote (subsequent):

2. Smith and Jones, "Article Title," 130.

Bibliography entry:

Smith, John A., and Betty C. Jones. "Article Title in Title Case."
    Journal Title 45, no. 2 (2024): 123-145.
    https://doi.org/10.xxxx.

Key rules: Full names, title case throughout, footnotes + bibliography, period after URL.

Chicago 17th (Author-Date)

Discipline: Natural Sciences, some Social Sciences

In-text: (Smith 2024, 45)

Reference:

Smith, John A. 2024. "Article Title in Title Case." Journal Title
    45 (2): 123-145. https://doi.org/10.xxxx.

Key rules: Year after author name, full names in reference, title case.

MLA 9th Edition

Discipline: Literature, Languages, Cultural Studies

In-text: (Smith 45) — author + page, no comma, no year

Works Cited:

Smith, John A., and Betty C. Jones. "Article Title in Title Case."
    Journal Title, vol. 45, no. 2, 2024, pp. 123-45.

Key rules: No year in-text, page numbers always, containers model, no DOI in basic format (include if online), title case for all titles.

IEEE

Discipline: Engineering, Computer Science, Technology

In-text: [1] — numbered brackets in order of appearance

Reference:

[1] J. A. Smith and B. C. Jones, "Article title in sentence case,"
    Journal Title, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 123-145, Feb. 2024,
    doi: 10.xxxx.

Key rules: Numbered [N], initials before surname, abbreviated month, "doi:" prefix (not URL).

Vancouver

Discipline: Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Nursing

In-text: Superscript numbers ¹ or (1) in order of appearance

Reference:

1. Smith JA, Jones BC. Article title in sentence case. Journal Title.
   2024;45(2):123-145. doi:10.xxxx

Key rules: Numbered in order of appearance, no spaces in initials, abbreviated journal titles (per NLM), semicolon before volume, colon before pages.

Conversion Quick Reference

APA → Chicago (Notes-Bibliography)

1. Change in-text (Author, Year) → footnotes
2. Expand first names in reference list
3. Change sentence case → title case for article titles
4. Add period after URLs
5. Rename "References" → "Bibliography"

APA → MLA

1. Remove years from in-text, add page numbers
2. Expand first names, change "&" → "and"
3. Change format: vol., no., year order
4. Remove DOIs (unless online-only source)
5. Rename "References" → "Works Cited"

APA → IEEE

1. Change (Author, Year) → [N] numbered brackets
2. Reorder references by appearance (not alphabetical)
3. Change to initials-first format
4. Add "doi:" prefix to DOIs
5. Abbreviate month names

APA → Vancouver

1. Change (Author, Year) → superscript numbers
2. Reorder references by appearance
3. Remove spaces between initials
4. Abbreviate journal titles (NLM catalog)
5. Use semicolons/colons for volume/page separators

Chinese Citation Format Switching

APA 7.0 Chinese Format

For complete specifications, see apa7_chinese_citation_guide.md. Below is a quick reference.

Chinese journal article:

Wang, Da-Ming, & Li, Xiao-Hua (2024). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Chinese book:

Zhang, San (2023). Book title. Publisher.

Government publication:

Ministry of Education (2024). Publication title. https://url

Mixed Chinese-English Reference Handling

In-text citations:

• Chinese uses full-width parentheses: (Author, Year)
• English uses half-width parentheses: (Author, Year)
• Chinese multiple authors use enumeration comma; English uses &

Reference list ordering:

Same author with both Chinese and English works: List separately — Chinese works go in the Chinese section, English works go in the English section.

Format Conversion Notes (Chinese Papers)

Chinese APA → Chicago:

1. Publication format differs (APA 7 does not require publication location, Chicago does)
2. Change titles to "title case" format
3. Add footnote citation system

Chinese APA → IEEE:

1. Add numbered labels [N]
2. Remove year from after author position
3. Order by citation appearance (not stroke count)

Chinese paper format conventions:

• Most Taiwan journals use APA
• Humanities disciplines (history, literature) occasionally use Chicago
• Engineering/CS fields mostly use IEEE
• Medical fields use Vancouver

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