Citations link specific content in your courses to supporting sources, providing source traceability for regulatory review and compliance.
Getting Started
Contact your Customer Success Manager to enable Citations for your organization and set your reference format (APA or AMA).
Once enabled, you'll see a Sources & Citations panel when editing courses.
How Citations Work
When you create AI courses with uploaded documents:
Documents become numbered Sources (1, 2, 3, etc.)
AI generates Citations linking course text to source evidence
Citations appear as [1a], [1b], [2a] (number = source, letter = individual citation)
Citation Status
Needs Review - AI-generated citations requiring your approval
Approved - Citations you've verified as accurate
At Risk - Citations affected by content edits (need updating)
Managing Citations
To approve: Click the citation in the Citations panel or from below the lesson body → verify accuracy → click Approve
To edit: Select three dots next to citation → modify as needed → status becomes "Needs Review"
To add: Highlight course text → Add Citation → choose source and supporting text
Content Editing
When you edit any course text that has a citation:
That citation automatically become "At Risk"
At Risk citations won't export until updated
You must update both the course content AND the citation text in the Citations tab to match
Course Exports
You can export a copy of your course with the in-text citations from the References page or from the main Content page. This will email you a Word document (.docx) of your course.
In-text citations formatting in exports:
Approved: [1]
Needs Review: [1a]*
At Risk: Not included
The References section at the bottom of the export lists all sources with unapproved citations shown as excerpts underneath each source.
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