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Learn how BibGenie provides traceable citations across PDFs, notes, snapshots, web pages, and OpenAlex results.

BibGenie Citation is the citation system that automatically connects AI answers with source material.

When BibGenie answers based on your Zotero library, PDFs, notes, snapshots, web pages, or OpenAlex results, it automatically adds citation markers such as [1] and [2] where appropriate. You do not need to turn it on manually or remember special prompts. When you see a citation marker, click it to return to the source and check what the answer is based on.

The goal is not to make answers look more academic. The goal is to help you judge:

Where did this conclusion come from?
Did the AI misread or overgeneralize the source?
Is this information safe to use in notes, a literature review, or a research draft?
If you want to follow up, which source should you reread?

Type	Meaning	Why it matters
Original source	A PDF, note, snapshot, web page, or OpenAlex result	This is the basis for the answer
AI summary	BibGenie's compression, organization, or explanation of the source	Useful, but still worth checking
Your judgment	Your conclusion based on the source and research context	This is what should guide writing and research decisions

Item	BibGenie Citation	Formal reference
Main purpose	Return to the source behind an AI answer	Meet the formatting requirements of a paper, report, or journal
Where it appears	In BibGenie chat answers	In the body and bibliography of a document
What it focuses on	Source tracing, evidence checking, continued reading	Citation style, publication metadata, formatting
Ready to submit	Not recommended as a formal citation	Must be generated and checked in the required style

BibGenie Citation

Table of Contents

What It Solves

Supported Sources

PDF

Zotero Note

Snapshot

Web

OpenAlex

What Citations Help You Do

Check facts

Continue close reading

Organize notes

Separate sources

Common Use Cases

How to Read Citations

Citations vs. Formal References

Why Some Answers Have No Citation

Usage Tips

Relationship to Paragraph Citations

Zotero Items

BibGenie Citation

Table of Contents

PDF

Zotero Note

Snapshot

Web

OpenAlex

Check facts

Continue close reading

Organize notes

Separate sources

Reading a PDF paper

Summarizing Zotero notes

Reading snapshots or web pages

Exploring external scholarly information with OpenAlex

Comparing multiple source types

Zotero Items