📚 Harvard Citation Generator (Chrome Extension)

A browser extension that automatically generates accurate Harvard-style academic citations based on the article title, following the University of Greenwich citation format.

Built using the Crossref API, this extension fetches metadata and formats it for easy copying, saving, and reuse.

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🎯 Features

• 🔍 Search article metadata by title using Crossref
• 📝 Formats citation according to University of Greenwich's Harvard guidelines
• 📋 Copy citation to clipboard with one click
• 💾 Save citations locally and manage them inside the extension
• 🧹 Easily delete duplicates or outdated entries
• 🏫 Branded interface with University of Greenwich Cần Thơ logo

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🛠 Installation

1. Clone or Download this repository.
2. Open Google Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable Developer Mode (top right).
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the project folder.
5. The extension should now appear in your toolbar.

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🖼 UI Preview

(Branded with University of Greenwich Cần Thơ)

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🔍 How It Works

1. Enter an article title in the input field.

2. Click "Generate Citation"

3. The citation is displayed in the output box in this format:

   Author, A. and Author, B. (Year) 'Title of Article', *Journal Name*. doi:DOI

4. You can:

   • Copy it to your clipboard
   • Save it locally
   • Manage all past citations in a scrollable list

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📁 Project Structure

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├── manifest.json         # Chrome Extension metadata
├── popup.html            # User interface
├── popup.js              # UI logic + citation saving
├── backend.js            # Fetch + format citation using Crossref API
├── style.css             # Styling for popup
├── images/
│   ├── icon16.png
│   ├── icon48.png
│   ├── icon128.png
│   └── school-logo.png

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🧰 Technologies Used

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Chrome Extensions API (Manifest v3)
• Crossref REST API
• LocalStorage (for saved citations)

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🔐 Permissions

The extension only requires:

• clipboardWrite — to enable copying citations

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📜 License

This project is released for academic and personal use under the MIT License.

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👤 Author

Duy Anh Nguyen.
GitHub: https://github.com/KatoTheFluffyWolf

Hoang Khoa Trinh.
GitHub: https://github.com/trinhkhoa

For inquiries or collaboration, feel free to open an issue or fork this repo.