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Automatic reference editor.

Fix, format, and cross-check your citations in seconds.

Try Thrix for free! Enter references below, and choose Free on sign-up.

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Example

Klatt, P.;, Molina, E. P.;, De Lacoba, M. G.; Padilla, C. A.; et al. Redox regulation of c-Jun DNA binding. FASEB J. 1999 ;13(12):1481-1490; 1999.

with tracked changes*

Example

Klatt, P.;, Molina, E. P.;, De Lacoba, M. G.; Padilla, C. A.; et al. Redox regulation of c-Jun DNA binding. FASEB J. 1999 ;13(12):1481-1490; 1999.

with changes accepted
* compatible with Microsoft Word desktop/iPhone app.
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Enter a reference or bibliography here, or upload a full document to also process in-text citations.

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Fix references

Fix references

Automatically correct citations and references – including punctuation, capitalization, sorting, and numbering.

Fix reference details using Crossref and PubMed metadata.

Apply editorial styles

Apply editorial styles

Convert references to 50+ styles in seconds, including AMA, APA, Elsevier, MLA, and Vancouver.

If you don’t have a style preference, just make it correct and consistent.

Add missing details

Add missing details

Automatically add missing details using trusted online metadata.

In-text citations missing references and uncited references are flagged for your attention.

Add DOIs and PMIDs

Add DOIs and PMIDs

Add DOI and PubMed links/IDs to your references automatically.

Do this as part of a style, or to enhance your reference list without making other changes.

Trusted by editors, researchers, and students, in over 100 countries!

Thrix has been a game-changer. No more cumbersome wildcard searches in Word, manual formatting, and back and forth with Google Scholar. In my work editing research articles, most AI only saves me keystrokes. Thrix actually saves me time.

Lauren Plavisch, Scientific Editor

Thrix can be an absolute lifesaver in helping you format your references. It's simple & efficient: Just paste your reference list in, choose your desired format, and voilà! Then copy the formatted list right back into your paper's reference section. No hassle, no stress!

Dr Kanak Kalita

I recently discovered the incredible THRIX, and it's a game-changer for anyone submitting articles to journals. Why THRIX? Submitting articles or thesis writing involves meticulous formatting of references in various styles like APA, Harvard, IEEE, etc. THRIX simplifies this process with just a few clicks.

Dr Divya Zindani

Choose the plan that’s right for you

No long-term commitment – cancel at any time.
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Free

50 referencesper month
 
 
  • 50+ styles including AMA, APA, Harvard, MDPI, MLA, & Vancouver
  • Correct & Consistent – auto-detect and apply consistent style choices
  • 7 special styles, like Just abbreviate journals and Just add DOIs
  • Limited export functionality – ideal for testing Thrix

Frequently asked questions

Thrix is a powerful AI tool for editors, researchers, and students, that corrects and standardizes references, bibliographies, and in-text citations to match your style requirements.

Thrix automatically corrects and standardizes your citations and reference list in seconds.

Standardize editorial style
  • Apply any of a number of predefined editorial styles
  • Convert between author–date (Harvard), numerical (Vancouver), and author–page (MLA) citations
  • Renumber numerical citations, by citation sequence, or alphabetically
  • Add DOIs and PubMed links
  • Use the Correct and consistent style, to automatically detect and standardize your style
Fix errors
  • Correct punctuation, formatting, spelling, capitalization, and sorting
  • Cross-check your in-text citations with your reference list, fix or flag inconsistencies
  • Automatically flag inconsistencies or apply corrections from Crossref and PubMed databases
Ensure completeness
  • Add missing details from Crossref and PubMed databases
  • Flag missing details if not found online
  • Flag in-text citations with no reference list entries, and vice versa
Enhance content
  • Use the Just add DOIs and Just add PMIDs styles, to enhance content without making other changes

Thrix is free for up to 50 references per month, with a limited set of styles. To process more references, with access to all available styles, get Thrix Premium.

Editing citations and references is a slow, often difficult and confusing task. Whether you’re a professional editor, an author, or a student, you might not know every detail of a style guide, and manually checking and correcting every little thing is time consuming.

If you’re a researcher or author…

Effortlessly improve the quality of your article, chapter, or book, while giving you more time for actual research and writing. Get your document published faster by submitting it to a publisher in the correct format, and maximize your chance of publication by submitting to multiple publishers with different style requirements.

If you’re a student…

Impress your professor or teacher and avoid grade deductions by fixing referencing errors, while giving yourself more time for studying and coursework.

If you’re a freelance editor…

Earn more money by completing more editing work in the same amount of time, while maintaining the highest standards.

If you’re a publisher or service supplier…

Maximize revenue potential by optimizing workflow efficiency to increase output, while upholding professional standards. You can also enhance legacy content with the Just add DOI links feature.

If you paste in your references, Thrix takes about 1.5 seconds per reference.

If you upload your whole document, it edits about 75 words per second. That’s less than a minute for a 4000-word article!

With Thrix, there’s no long-term commitment or contract. You can easily cancel or restart your subscription at any time.

To cancel your subscription, simply go to your Settings & usage page, select Change plan, then select the Free option.

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