qinyan-citation

Name: qinyan-citation
Availability: InStock
Author: leonchaox

Generate standards-based academic citations from Qinyan paper-search metadata.

783|65|Updated Feb 27, 2026

Search Tags:#literature search #DOI #reference formatting #citation standards #bibliographic metadata #academic citations #GB/T 7714

Ready to run

npx skills add https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill qinyan-citation-leonchaox

💬 Prompt for ChatGPT / Claude Chat▼

Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: qinyan-citation
Source: https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills/tree/main/skills/%E6%B2%81%E8%A8%80%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AFskills/qinyan-citation
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill qinyan-citation-leonchaox

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the problem of producing accurate, standards-based academic reference entries without guessing missing bibliographic fields.

Core Features & Use Cases

Literature lookup + metadata extraction: Queries Qinyan academic OpenAPI and extracts authors, title, venue/journal, year, volume/issue, pages, DOI/URL, and publisher when available.
Multi-standard citation generation: Outputs references in GB/T 7714, IEEE, APA (7th), MLA (9th), Chicago, Harvard, Vancouver formats.
Academic integrity guardrails: Explicitly forbids fabrication; missing fields are kept as ellipses or marked as missing.

Use case: You need to add a correctly formatted reference for a paper you found online; this Skill retrieves authoritative metadata and formats it exactly for the required standard.

Quick Start

Ask the agent to generate the GB/T 7714 citation for the paper titled Attention Is All You Need, using the authors and venue it can retrieve via Qinyan, and preserve ellipses for any missing fields.

Frequently Asked Questions about qinyan-citation

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema

How do I generate GB/T 7714 citations from verified bibliographic metadata?▼

To generate GB/T 7714 citations, this Skill queries the Qinyan paper-search API using JSON inputs to retrieve real bibliographic metadata such as authors, DOI, and venue, then formats it strictly to the target standard.

Can I format academic citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago without fabricating missing fields?▼

Yes, you can format academic citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago while preventing fabrication, as this Skill explicitly forbids guessing and marks any missing bibliographic metadata fields with ellipses.

What is the best way to extract DOI and reference metadata for journal articles and conference papers?▼

The best way to extract DOI and reference metadata is by querying the Qinyan academic OpenAPI, which retrieves verified authors, titles, venues, volume, issue, and pages for journal articles and conference papers.

Do I need a QINYAN_API_KEY to format references for theses and electronic resources?▼

Yes, you need a valid QINYAN_API_KEY to perform literature lookup and format references, because the Skill relies on this key to authenticate requests and pull real bibliographic metadata for theses and electronic resources.

Why does my reference formatting output show ellipses instead of publisher names?▼

Your reference formatting output shows ellipses because the Skill enforces academic integrity guardrails that strictly forbid fabrication, replacing missing bibliographic metadata like publisher names with ellipses instead of guessing.

Does this citation generator support IEEE and Vancouver standards for multi-discipline reference formatting?▼

Yes, this citation generator supports IEEE and Vancouver standards for multi-discipline reference formatting, alongside GB/T 7714, APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard, by applying real metadata to the requested style.