Academic Citation Formatter is a skill published by agensi that applies structured citation logic for academic writing tasks. It defaults to APA 7th Edition formatting and includes specialized support for IEEE style (used in engineering and technology disciplines) and AGLC style (used in legal writing), applying the correct rules when context requires.
The skill validates source information against formal citation standards rather than guessing. It checks that every in-text citation has a matching reference list entry, verifies author-date correspondence, enforces alphabetical ordering of references, and handles disambiguation when multiple sources share the same author and year. For quotations, it distinguishes between integrated and block quotations based on word count and formats each accordingly.
When source data is incomplete — missing a DOI, page number, or publication date — the skill applies defined missing-information protocols instead of fabricating details, and flags gaps for manual review. This is the core difference from relying on a general-purpose language model for citations: standard LLMs commonly invent page numbers, misformat DOI strings, or misapply rules such as when to use “et al.”.
This skill is suited to workflows where citation accuracy matters for submission: journal manuscripts, university assignments, or legal briefs. It does not retrieve or verify source metadata from external databases; it works with the source information the agent or user provides.