How to cite a generative AI using Zotero?
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Citing a GAI using Zotero
Form of reference: example with APA styleAuthor or Company (Date). Software title (Version number) [Software]. URLFor example, with ChatGPT, a reference generated by Zotero: OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (Version 20 June 2024) [Software]. https://openai.com/chatgpt/
To get this type of result in Zotero, you can create a reference ex nihilo in order to cite a GAI by choosing the item type Software.
Then, filing in the metadata >
FUT_Mars_2025
Citing a GAI using Zotero
A pop-up opens on the right side of the screen. Several information fields must be filled in:
Item type = Software Title = name of the GAI Programmer = author(s) or company Version = last known update Date = date of the version you used URL.
Then in your document >
FUT_Mars_2025
Citing a GAI using Zotero
Once you created the reference(s) for the AIs you used, you can reference them:
“Add/Edit bibliography” to generate the bibliography corresponding to your quoted or paraphrased sources
“Add/Edit citation” to insert a reference after a quotation or a paraphrase in your document.
In blue: what was generated by Zotero
FUT_Mars_2025
The first time you insert a citation using Zotero in a Word document (or any other compatible word processor), you can choose the style you wish to use to cite your references. Here, we've chosen the APA 7th edition style. You can also change as you write:
In-text citations and bibliography will be automatically updated with the new style selected.
How to cite a GAI with Zotero?
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How to cite a generative AI using Zotero?
START >
FUT_Mars_2025
Citing a GAI using Zotero
Form of reference: example with APA styleAuthor or Company (Date). Software title (Version number) [Software]. URLFor example, with ChatGPT, a reference generated by Zotero: OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (Version 20 June 2024) [Software]. https://openai.com/chatgpt/
To get this type of result in Zotero, you can create a reference ex nihilo in order to cite a GAI by choosing the item type Software.
Then, filing in the metadata >
FUT_Mars_2025
Citing a GAI using Zotero
A pop-up opens on the right side of the screen. Several information fields must be filled in:
Item type = Software Title = name of the GAI Programmer = author(s) or company Version = last known update Date = date of the version you used URL.
Then in your document >
FUT_Mars_2025
Citing a GAI using Zotero
Once you created the reference(s) for the AIs you used, you can reference them:
“Add/Edit bibliography” to generate the bibliography corresponding to your quoted or paraphrased sources
“Add/Edit citation” to insert a reference after a quotation or a paraphrase in your document.
In blue: what was generated by Zotero
FUT_Mars_2025
The first time you insert a citation using Zotero in a Word document (or any other compatible word processor), you can choose the style you wish to use to cite your references. Here, we've chosen the APA 7th edition style. You can also change as you write:
In-text citations and bibliography will be automatically updated with the new style selected.