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Build a citation-style attribution for AI assistance in APA 7, MLA 9 or Chicago format, plus an acknowledgement statement.
The AI Attribution Statement Builder formats a citation for a generative-AI tool in APA 7, MLA 9 or Chicago style, following each style body's published guidance on citing AI — the APA Style blog's 'How to cite ChatGPT' pattern, the MLA Style Center's prompt-as-title template, and Chicago's note-only approach. It also produces a journal-style acknowledgement sentence stating what the tool did and that the author takes responsibility. It is built for students and researchers who used AI assistance and need to attribute it correctly.
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APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago formats generated from the same inputs, each following the style body's own template.
Shows the matching in-text citation for APA and MLA, and the note-only rule for Chicago.
Adds a disclosure sentence of the kind publisher author policies require, with a responsibility statement.
The APA pattern is: OpenAI. (Year). ChatGPT (Version) [Large language model]. URL — with the in-text citation (OpenAI, Year). APA treats the provider (OpenAI) as the author and puts the model version in parentheses after the tool name, per the APA Style blog's 2023 guidance on citing ChatGPT.
MLA puts your prompt in the title-of-source slot, in quotation marks, followed by the tool as container: "Your prompt" prompt. ChatGPT, version, OpenAI, day month year, URL. MLA abbreviates months except May, June and July, and dates use day-month-year order.
No. The Chicago Manual of Style's guidance treats AI output like personal communication: cite it in a numbered footnote or endnote — 'Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, Month Day, Year, URL' — and do not create a bibliography entry. Include the prompt in the note if it is not already given in your text.
Many do when generative AI contributed to the writing. Publisher policies such as Elsevier's and Springer Nature's ask authors to disclose the tool and purpose in the manuscript (typically in an acknowledgements or declaration section) and to confirm the authors reviewed the output and take full responsibility; most also prohibit listing an AI as an author. Check the specific journal's author guidelines before submission.