How citations work
Follow evidence back to its source and choose a consistent format.
Citations connect an answer to its sources. Open them to check whether the evidence supports the statement, including any qualifications around the cited passage.
Check a citation
A library citation can open the file at the relevant passage. A web or database citation links to the external source. Source availability varies: a paper with only an abstract cannot support claims about methods or results that are absent from that abstract.
Ask Anara to distinguish the source's statements from its own inference. A citation beside a sentence does not by itself establish that the sentence is correct. For a draft-level check, use claim verification.
Choose a format
Open Settings > Preferences > Citation format. Search the catalog by style or journal name, or upload or generate a custom style.
This is one global setting across chats, notes, and exports. The citation format in the note menu changes the same preference. Correct source metadata in Details when authors, dates, or identifiers are missing or wrong.
Cite your writing
In a note, select a claim and choose Search citation. Preview candidates and insert the source that actually supports the text. See write notes.
Keep the references
Open an answer's source list to inspect its metadata or formatted references. Copy or download it as TXT, BibTeX, RIS, or CSV. See reference lists for the full workflow.