Review Citation Generator
Cite a book review, film review, or product review in seconds. Enter the reviewer, review title, the work reviewed, and the publication and get a complete, formatted citation in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and 10,832 styles. Free, no sign-up.
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How to Cite a Review
- 1. Enter the review details. The reviewer is the author — the creator of the work being reviewed only appears in the description. Type the review's title, the work it reviews and who made it, and the newspaper, journal, or website it ran in, with the date and pages or URL.
- 2. Pick a style. Choose APA, MLA, Chicago, or any of the 10,832 styles. APA describes the reviewed work in brackets — [Review of the book X, by Y] — after the review's title; MLA writes "Review of ..." before the container.
- 3. Generate. We build a full review reference. Edit any field, then copy it or export to BibTeX, RIS, CSV, or Word.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I generate a citation for a review?
- Enter the reviewer as the author, the review's title (if it has one), the work being reviewed and its creator, and the newspaper, journal, or website where the review appeared, then pick your citation style and click Generate Citation. The source type is preset to 'Review', so the fields map to the right CSL record.
- How do I cite a book review in APA?
- APA 7th uses a bracketed description after the review's title that names the reviewed work and its author: Reviewer, R. R. (Year). Title of review [Review of the book Book Title, by A. Author]. Periodical Name, volume(issue), pages. If the review is untitled, the bracketed description takes the title's place. For a film, write [Review of the film Film Title, by D. Director, Dir.].
- How do I cite a review in MLA?
- MLA 9th lists the reviewer, the review's title in quotation marks, then 'Review of' followed by the reviewed work's title and its creator, and finally the container: the newspaper, magazine, or website, with the date and pages or URL. Example: Smith, Jane. "A Triumph." Review of Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve. The Guardian, 22 Oct. 2021.
- Who is the author of a review citation — the reviewer or the original author?
- The reviewer. You are citing the review as its own work, so the person who wrote the review goes in the author position; the creator of the book or film being reviewed appears only inside the 'Review of ...' description. If you also quote the original book or film, cite it separately.
- Can I cite a product review or an online review?
- Yes. A product review on a tech site works like any review — reviewer, review title, the product named in the description, the website, date, and URL. For user reviews on platforms like Amazon or Goodreads, use the reviewer's username as the author and the platform as the site, and include the date and URL of the specific review.
- Is the review citation generator free?
- Yes. It is 100% free with no sign-up, no ads, and no limits — and it supports all 10,832 styles in our library, including APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago, and Harvard. Your citations are saved locally in your browser and can be exported to BibTeX, RIS, CSV, or Word.