Grafiati
Grafiati is a web-based bibliographic manager for creating references and works-cited lists.
What Grafiati is
Grafiati is a web-based bibliographic manager for creating references and works-cited lists. It supports styles including APA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, ISO 690, MLA, and Vancouver, and covers sources such as books, journal articles, websites, theses, legal materials, software, and online videos. Users can search catalogues, enter sources manually, import BibTeX, RIS, or EndNote files, or paste references for metadata collection. They can edit, copy, export, and convert references and bibliographies between citation styles. Output can be generated in a selected language, with English, French, Italian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Polish among the examples. Export options include MS Word, BibTeX, and BibLaTeX. Basic features are available free to registered and unregistered users; subscriptions unlock all website functions. The Basic plan allows one bibliography with up to 20 references for 7 days. Paid plans start at $2/mo, and the Cosmic Bibliography plan has a minimum six-month subscription. Grafiati cautions that automated formatting may miss small details, so users should check references where available options do not capture what they need.
Good
- Supports APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, and other styles.
- Import BibTeX, RIS, and EndNote files.
- Exports to MS Word, BibTeX, and BibLaTeX.
- Free Basic plan permits one bibliography and 20 references.
- Generates citations in several selected languages.
Watch out
- Basic plan lasts 7 days.
- Cosmic Bibliography requires a minimum six-month subscription.
- Automated formatting may miss small details.
- Unpaid references may be removed after one month without purchase.
Who it suits
Grafiati is aimed at students, scientists, and others preparing papers, essays, dissertations, theses, journal articles, or books. It may suit people who need to build bibliographies from different source types and citation styles.
Verdict
Grafiati offers multiple ways to add, format, and export bibliographic references, with basic access available at no charge. Check its generated citations, and note the limits on the free plan and paid subscription terms.
Plans and prices
From Grafiati's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free | 1 bibliography · 20 references per bibliography · 7 days · basic catalogue filters |
| Cosmic Bibliography | $2 a month | 1 bibliography · unlimited references · 6 months or 1 year · all catalogue filters · multiple-source operations · MS Word export · flexible reference ordering · no ads · Minimum subscription duration: 6 months. |
| Zero Gravity | $8 a month | Unlimited bibliographies · unlimited references · 1, 3, 6, or 12 months · all catalogue filters · multiple-source operations · MS Word export · flexible reference ordering · no ads |
The facts
Each one read from Grafiati's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adding sources
- Users can search catalogues, add sources manually, import BibTeX, RIS, or EndNote files, or paste references for metadata collection.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Citation styles
- The service supports styles including APA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, ISO 690, MLA, and Vancouver.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Data retention
- The help page says references made during a paid subscription are retained for three years or for as long as the website exists, while unpaid references may be removed after one month without purchase.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Editing and export
- Users can edit, copy, and export references and bibliographies, and convert references between citation styles.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Integrations and imports
- The site lists BibTeX, RIS, and EndNote as import formats and MS Word, BibTeX, and BibLaTeX as export options.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Known limitation
- Grafiati says automated formatting may miss small details and advises users to check matters such as contributor roles when available options are insufficient.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Languages
- Grafiati says citations can be generated in the language selected, with English, French, Italian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Polish given as examples.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Metadata sources
- Grafiati says its source catalogues draw on open electronic catalogues or catalogues used with institutional consent, including OpenLibrary, Crossref, and Mykhailo Maksymovych Scientific Library.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Payment handling
- Payments are processed through Paddle, and Grafiati says it does not store payment card data on its website.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Grafiati describes itself as an online bibliographic manager for creating references and lists of works cited.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Source types
- Its source types include books, journal articles, websites, theses, legal materials, software, and online videos.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- Grafiati provides a contact email for inquiries and says users can report reference errors or request additional citation styles.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Who it is for
- Grafiati says it is intended for students, scientists, and others preparing papers, with examples including research papers, essays, dissertations, theses, journal articles, and books.checked 9 Oct 2001
Money
- Free access
- Registered and unregistered users can access basic features free of charge; subscribing unlocks all website functionalities.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Kyiv, Ukrainechecked 28 Sep 2001
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