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TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Looking at 298 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers genuinely love how simple it is to generate accurate references across various academic styles and keep their reference lists neatly organized for multiple school projects. People also appreciate the professional editing services, noting that clear communication, fast turnaround times, and polished final products significantly improve their academic writing. Some reviewers were not happy with the automatic tool, mentioning that it occasionally struggles to retrieve sources or access specific websites properly. Others felt dissatisfied when professional editing deliverables still contained unexpected formatting errors or required extra personal cleanup work before final submission.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Love that it's actually a free site. I gave four stars because it almost always gets the sources cited for me. There are occasions when it won't recognise a website citation, even a book or article; h... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It works 88% of the time to provide citations. The remaining 12% is pure frustration as a simple webpage is not able to be determined or a full name of a book or journal reference is generates 10 refe... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have recently started using Scribbr after moving over from Cite-this-for-me. I've only used it for one project so far but my experience has been very promising, only drawback is the automatic gener... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love Scribbr's citation tool! I just started a grad school program for social work and have never done APA formatting so Scribbr's automatic citing options have been a life saver. I also really appr... See more

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Hi we’re Scribbr!

A team of 60 people in Amsterdam and 500+ editors all over the world who are there to help you achieve your academic goals.

We proofread academic documents, detect plagiarism, automatically generate citations and share helpful articles and videos in our Knowledge Base.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

it is very useful

It has been a while since I evaluated it, and indeed, it is very useful! What is most satisfying is that there are no cluttered advertisements, and the overall experience is very refreshing and efficient. I truly give it a thumbs up!

October 29, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It helps generate a citation and build bibliography (WIB)

It helps generate a citation and references in correct formats, I love it because it fastens my writing process, and hence focus more on the subject matter. I also love the fact that it keeps track of all my sources which helps me build my working bibliography easily.

October 26, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Liked the review

Liked the review; however, last time we did a review with another editor that was more extensive.

October 25, 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Easy tracking, highly inconsistent formatting

Its an easy way to keep track of your references, but they will often not be formatted correctly. the order will likely be correct, but it doesn't correct punctuation, capitalization, italicization etc. You will still have to go back and check that especially if you're using APA formatting.

October 25, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It works

It works and doesn't put me through paywalls or adds (so far).

October 23, 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Okay for Middle School

It's okay for school, but really annoying how I have to cite almost everything manually when the URL doesn't work. I recommend this to middle school students, but probably not a reliable website for high school and above. The website makes you sign in every time you exit the tab.

October 23, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Proofreading came back fast and thorough

Sent two dissertation chapters to Scribbr for proofreading and had them back in about three days with a note explaining each change. The editor caught citation problems my advisor never mentioned so it was money well spent.

September 29, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay away

Stay away. Every next thing you want to do requires and additional add-on. It is not clear upfront what you are actually purchasing.

October 23, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Card File for College

I have utilized this site to create literature reviews, ridiculously long academic papers, and to use as a card file for all the articles/videos/books I need for school

October 19, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Feedback Without Losing My Daughter’s Voice

We used Scribbr for feedback on my daughter’s college application essay and had a really positive experience. The quality of the feedback was excellent. Raina gave thoughtful, specific comments about where the essay could be more personal, reflective, and clear, while still preserving my daughter’s own voice.

I especially liked the way the feedback was presented. She made only minor edits directly in the essay, and her comments were linked to the exact sections she was referring to. That made it very easy to understand not only what she was suggesting, but why.

The review gave us clear direction without over-editing the essay or making it feel like someone else had written it. It was exactly the kind of second set of eyes we were hoping for, and I would definitely use Scribbr again.

October 12, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It is so helpful on your class work

It is so helpful on your class work and cuts out time wasted allowing you to get more done without the hassle.

October 8, 2026
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Hi Parker,

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback.

Hearing that it’s helping you work more efficiently and hassle-free means the world to us. We're glad it's making a real difference in your study routine!

Best of luck with your studies!

If you have any more thoughts to share or need further assistance, feel free to reach out. We’re here to help.

Cheers,
Charmaine & the Scribbr team

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