Add citation and reference functions to Confluence with DOI, BibTeX, and page or space citation summaries.

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DEPLOYMENTCloud · Data Center · Server
CATEGORYContent and communication
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What it does

Adds citation functionality to Confluence through macros. References can be defined on a page, linked from other pages, or imported from other pages. DOI and BibTeX citations can be rendered in CSL styles, while citation summaries list references from a page or a given list of spaces.

Key capabilities

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Single Cite

Creates a new citation or reference on a Confluence page.

Cross-Page Imports

Reuses citations defined on other Confluence pages.

DOI Rendering

Renders a Digital Object Identifier in CSL styles.

BibTeX Rendering

Renders citations from a BibTeX file in CSL styles such as APA.

Citation Summaries

Lists citations from a page or from a given list of spaces.

Use cases

  • Create references on one Confluence page and link to them from another page.
  • Create a bibliography from citations defined on Confluence pages, DOI references, or BibTeX entries.

How it compares

Simple Cite is paid and supports data-center, cloud, and server deployment. Bibliography for Confluence is freemium and supports cloud deployment. QC Documents for Confluence Cloud is paid and cloud-only, was updated in Sep 2025.

NamePricingDeploymentUpdated
Simple Citethis pluginPaidCloud · Data Center · Server
Bibliography for ConfluenceFreemiumCloud
QC Documents for Confluence CloudPaidCloud

In the catalog

990 plugins in Confluence · Content and communication

Price distribution: 228 free, 378 freemium, 384 paid

Pricing & deployment

Platform
Atlassian
Product
Confluence
Deployment
Cloud · Data Center · Server
Pricing
Paid

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What the vendor says

«The Simple Cite plugin brings citation functionality to Confluence. The plugin comes with the following macros: Single Cite: use this macro to make a new cite/reference on the page. The macro body will hold the reference. Single Cite Short: use this macro to link to a cite/reference you already have defined on the …»

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