Anara offers robust citation handling to help you seamlessly integrate references into your work. We are continuously improving this feature to provide a smooth and accurate experience.

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Adding Citations

Citing your sources with Anara is simple and intuitive:

  1. Select Text: Highlight the text you want to cite.
  2. Click “Cite”: Click the Cite button that appears.
  3. Find Supporting Sources: Anara will search your library or the internet for relevant research papers, books, and websites that support your statement.
  4. Insert Citation: Select the appropriate source(s) from the list to add them as citations to your document.

Once added, citations will appear both in-text (according to your chosen Inline Reference Style) and as fully formatted references at the end of your document.

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Semantic Search for Citations

Unlike traditional tools that rely on keyword matching, Anara’s citation search understands semantic meaning. It analyzes the meaning of your selected text and compares it against a vast database of academic papers, books, and articles from across the web. This approach often results in more relevant matches and can help you discover related content from different fields that you might miss with conventional keyword-based search tools.

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Inline Reference Styles

You can choose your preferred style to match your writing needs or publication guidelines. Anara supports a growing list of citation formats. We currently offer 10 different citation styles:

  • APA (7th edition)
  • MLA (9th edition)
  • Harvard
  • Chicago
  • IEEE
  • CSE
  • ACS
  • Vancouver
  • ASA
  • AMA

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Exporting with Citations

When you export your work from Anara’s editor:

  • In-line citations are correctly included and formatted when exporting to both Word (.docx) and PDF files. (Feature update: May 5, 2025)

This ensures your references are preserved accurately in your final documents.