Create a spot-on reference in ICONTEC
What is ICONTEC?
ICONTEC Style is a citation style widely used in Colombia. It is developed by the Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification (Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación) and comprises the standards NTC 5613, NTC 4490, and NTC 1486.
What are the specifics of ICONTEC as a citation style?
The style developed by ICONTEC combines several individual standards. It has specific requirements to the presentation of various source types, uses a custom date format, applies specific linking phrases and underlined fonts in a number of cases, and so on. These traits make the style stand out among the other citation styles but at the same time make it difficult to master.
What is the purpose of the ICONTEC citation generator Grafiati?
To date, Grafiati is the world’s first and only bibliographic service that allows generating the bibliographic references in ICONTEC format. This means that the scientists and students can effectively compile their bibliographies in ICONTEC Style without spending huge amounts of time on learning the rules of the ICONTEC Manual.
By using the ICONTEC bibliography generator delivered by Grafiati, you can spare lots of time on your research, get accurate citation in conformity with the rules of ICONTEC and manage all your ICONTEC references online from any device. Moreover, all the ICONTEC references can be converted into any international citation style in one click and vice versa.
How is Grafiati different from other citation generators (Zotero, Mendeley, Citethisforme, etc.)?
In the case of ICONTEC Style, all can be described with several words: we are the only service that allows generating the bibliographic references in ICONTEC format. No other online or software-based bibliographic tool supports this feature.
The root of this difference is in our approach: while the other services all use the same open-source styles repository and the same citation algorithms, we apply unique and custom solutions developed by our team: as a result, we not only support various regional and national citation styles but also offer exclusive quality for the most popular international referencing styles such as APA, MLA, Harvard, etc.
In addition to this, you can benefit from the following:
- our ICONTEC citation generator can be accessed online from any device;
- you can cite in ICONTEC any source types, including the contemporary ones such as the online video or the social media post, in line with the recommendations of ICONTEC;
- our complex ordering algorithms sort your bibliography automatically as per the requirements of ICONTEC;
- you can export your bibliography page in ‘.docx’ format, and it will be formatted in accordance with the rules of ICONTEC;
- we offer multiple additional tools that allows you dealing with your ICONTEC references effectively and quickly: control the case of the words in titles, cite automatically videos from YouTube or tweets, and add references from our catalogues with millions of sources.
What do I need to start using your service?
No special knowledge and even no registration required. Go to our homepage, choose ICONTEC as the citation style and select the source type you would like to cite. Then, follow the tips of our interface to quickly complete your work.