Source Finder
Type your topic and get real, published papers. Copy any citation in APA, MLA, or Chicago.
How to use the Source Finder
Use a few clear keywords, not a full question. "Social media teen anxiety" works better than "does social media make teens anxious?"
Open each paper through its DOI link and read at least the abstract. A title can sound perfect and still miss your point.
Need more help? Read how to find sources for a research paper and how to tell if a source is credible.
Where the results come from
Results come from Crossref, a public database of scholarly records. Your search goes straight from your browser to Crossref. We don't see it or keep it.
"Journal articles only" keeps out books and other record types. It doesn't prove a paper was peer reviewed, so check the journal too.
Check the citation before you hand it in
Databases store titles in different ways. APA and MLA have their own capitalization rules, so give each citation a quick read before you paste it in.