While EndNote is the most obvious tool to view a citation formatted in a specific style, not every situation needs the complexity of EndNote. Sometimes you may just need to copy and paste a citation into a document or email.

Many databases and search engines (ex. Google Scholar), give you the opportunity to view a citation in a variety of style formats (AMA/JAMA, APA, NIH, etc.). You simply view the citation in the needed style, copy it as plain text and paste it into your document or email.

MSK Library’s search and discovery tool OneSearch can also provide citations in several popular style formats for a wide variety of print and electronic resources available through the MSK Library.

Follow the steps below to copy and paste citations from OneSearch.

• Click the double quote icon (“) in the upper right corner immediately above the citation
• In the pop-up window, use the scroll bar to view all the citation styles available and click the one you want to use. The citation will instantly be reformatted to that style.
• Copy and paste the citation into your document or email.

Note: This will only provide the citation in plain text, it will not create an in-text citation.