Guide

Use your style guide’s format for unpublished or “submitted” work, or cite a public preprint; never present it as published.

To cite a manuscript under review, label it as an unpublished work or “manuscript submitted for publication,” then follow your style’s format.

In APA/MLA/Chicago, give authors, year, title, and a status note like “manuscript under review”; omit journal and DOI until acceptance.

For a paper in review, cite a public preprint or label it as an unpublished manuscript; use “in press” only after acceptance.

Use “review of Title, by Creator” plus source details, formatted in Notes–Bibliography or Author–Date, with a URL or DOI for online reviews.

In a literature review, cite each source with your chosen style, using clear in-text credits that match a complete reference list.

In APA 7th, list the reviewer, year, review title with square-bracketed “Review of” the work, source details, and DOI or URL.

Format an under-review work in APA 7 as: Author. (Year). Title [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department, Institution (if relevant).

Cite a paper under review by marking it as an unpublished manuscript, naming the authors, year, title, and status, and adding a venue if known.

To cite reviews, match the source type and style, then include reviewer, date, review title, container, and a DOI or stable link.