ABNT (author-date) Citation Generator
Create ABNT author-date citations from metadata or manual details. First 3 sources free. Check creator names and institutional adaptations.
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How to cite in ABNT (author-date)
Generate the catalog’s ABNT author–date variant. Check institutional rules for local adaptations and document-specific details.
Citation software formats the information supplied to it; it cannot confirm that every field is complete or that a source is suitable for your work. Compare the output with the original source and the current instructions you must follow.
Use the selected source and style together
The ABNT preset selects the catalog’s author–date variant. Institutions may apply local adaptations, so compare the requested rules with this named file before treating a punctuation difference as a metadata error. The book example shows the processor’s treatment of the creator and publication information. It is a demonstration of the pinned style, not a declaration that every institutional manual requires an identical entry. Match the author and year in the short marker to the full reference entry. Add the passage locator required by your guide. Review works sharing an author and year together so their short citations remain distinguishable.
For the shared lookup and formatting walkthrough, see the citation generator guide. Keep this page’s edition and source-specific checks beside your output as you review it.
What to check
- Assuming a local institutional adaptation is identical to this CSL variant
- Leaving creator names or publication dates in unreviewed imported form
Illustrative formatted example
In-text citation
(Kahneman, 2011)
Full reference
KAHNEMAN, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Plain-text output from the pinned CSL file for Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011; ISBN 9780374275631). Italics and superscript styling are not shown here. Add quotation locators separately and check your edition.
Source fields for ABNT author-date
For a book, retain the author, edition, publication place and publisher where available. For an article, distinguish its title from the journal container and check volume and pagination. Institutional reports may have a corporate creator, which should remain one author. Imported names can arrive with inconsistent capitalization or incomplete given names; review the original publication before deciding what to correct.
Review ABNT author-date in your manuscript
Check the reference entry and author–date marker as a pair, including how the creator’s name appears in each location. Add the requested passage locator in the manuscript. A local adaptation may specify further details for electronic documents or missing information, so use the institution’s instructions for those cases. Do not turn an access date into an invented publication year.
Metadata and formatting
DOIs use Crossref, with DataCite when Crossref has no record; PMIDs use NCBI PubMed and ISBNs use Open Library. Public URLs use page metadata; YouTube oEmbed supplies title and channel, but no upload date. Pinned CSL styles format the records. No AI generates citation details, and PDFs are not uploaded or read here.
Frequently asked questions
Which ABNT variant is this?
The page selects the catalog’s author-date CSL style. Consult the applicable ABNT standard and your institution’s local rules.
How do I use the ABNT author-date reference in my writing?
Match the author and year in the short marker to the full reference entry. Add the passage locator required by your guide. Review works sharing an author and year together so their short citations remain distinguishable. Compare the final manuscript and reference list after edits; a correct isolated entry cannot establish that it is attached to the intended claim.
Can I enter ABNT author-date source details manually?
Yes. Select the actual source type and enter verified creators, title, date and publication details. For a book, check the edition and publisher; for an article, check the journal, volume and pages; for a website, use the specific page’s metadata. Manual entry changes the source record, not the rules of the selected style.
How should I enter a corporate author in ABNT author-date?
Enter an organization as a group author in braces, for example {World Health Organization}, so its words are not parsed as a person’s given name and surname. Keep individual authors in publication order. Check how the group’s name appears in the reference and the accompanying citation or note. Do not replace a credited individual with the website owner.
What if my ABNT author-date source has no publication date?
Leave an unknown date blank and let the pinned style handle missing information. Do not invent a year from a footer, file timestamp or the day you looked up the source. Check the publication before accepting a provider date, and keep access information separate. Review missing-date and title treatment against the exact edition or variant required for your document.
What does the ABNT author-date example demonstrate?
Plain-text output from the pinned CSL file for Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011; ISBN 9780374275631). Italics and superscript styling are not shown here. Add quotation locators separately and check your edition. The example is tied to the named source and pinned file; it does not demonstrate every source type or publisher override.
Is ABNT author-date free, and can I export BibTeX or RIS?
The first 3 sources are free per browser, shared across citation pages. Copy the formatted reference or export your saved bibliography as BibTeX or RIS. These files retain structured records for compatible tools; a destination can apply a different style. Check imported fields and keep a downloaded copy, since browser storage can be cleared and opening AnswerThis does not transfer this bibliography.