Paste conference papers and bundle them under one proceedings citation with per-paper entries. Free, no sign-up.
What this tool does
Citing five papers from one conference means repeating the conference name, year, city and publisher five times — or citing the proceedings once and listing the papers under it, which is cleaner and shorter. This bundler takes the proceedings details once, plus one paper per line, and outputs the proceedings citation followed by the individual paper entries in a consistent format, so a conference-heavy bibliography stays readable.
Why it matters
Good citations do quiet work. They let a reader find every source you used, they show that your argument rests on real evidence rather than memory, and they protect you: a clean reference list is much harder to challenge than a vague one. Most marks lost on referencing are not lost on difficult sources. They are lost on small, repeated slips — a missing year, a swapped initial, a title in the wrong case — that a quick tool pass catches before submission.
How to use it
- Enter the conference name, year, city and publisher.
- Paste papers: Author | Paper title | Pages.
- Copy the bundled citation set.
Worked example
Proceedings ‘ACM CHI 2024, Honolulu, ACM’ with papers ‘Patel | Filters for field clinics | 12–20’ and ‘Lee | Water testing kits | 21–29’ bundle into one proceedings line plus two paper entries that share the proceedings details instead of repeating them.
Tips for good results
Keep the proceedings line even if you cite only one paper from it. A lone paper citation without its proceedings is harder to find.
Work from the source itself, not from another paper’s copy of it. And keep one style for the whole list: a single mixed entry undermines an otherwise perfect bibliography.
Honest limits
The bundler formats; it does not verify that papers appeared in the stated proceedings, and proceedings citation styles differ (ACM, IEEE and LNCS each have their own). Use the bundle as a draft and match your venue’s style for the final list.
Common mistakes to avoid
Common mistakes to avoid: copying a reference from another paper without checking it against the original, trusting a PDF filename for the title or year, and mixing two styles in one list. Each of these looks harmless alone and careless together. Run the tool, read its output once, and compare it with the source itself before you paste it into your document.
Before you submit
Run through this short check before you submit: is every author name spelled as it appears on the source, is every year present and correct, and does every in-text citation have a matching entry in your reference list? Read the list once from top to bottom rather than skimming it. Most referencing errors are found in that single slow read, and fixing them there is far cheaper than fixing them after a reviewer finds them. If one entry still looks odd after that read, check it against the original source before you change anything else.
Frequently asked questions
Is this tool really free?
Yes. It runs in your browser on this page, with no account and no payment. Nothing you paste leaves your computer.
Do I still need to check the result?
Yes, once. Tools apply rules; they cannot verify facts about your source. Compare the output with the source itself before submitting.
Can I use the output in my paper?
Yes. The output is a formatted reference or analysis for your own work. Keep the source’s facts accurate and the formatting consistent across your list.
What if the tool’s output differs from my style guide?
Trust the style guide. Tools encode the common rules of a style; your university or journal’s own sheet wins every disagreement. Use the tool to do the routine work, then apply the local rule where it differs.
Also available in Spanish: Agrupador de Actas de Congresos – Agrupa Artículos de Congresos en un Conjunto de Citas Gratis.