To help scientists decide which one of the many systems to use, we have tested some of the most relevant applications (commercial and non-commercial) as to how well the respective software performs in five different categories. These reflect the most significant abilities and features of reference management software. In the table below, each application is rated in each category with a simple star rating system (1 = poor, 5 = perfect). Clicking on the star ratings opens a detailed comparison table with more information about the test results. The order of the applications in the table reflects the order in which they were added to the comparison.

 

	Input	Organization	Sharing	Output	Interoperability
EndNote
RefWorks
EndNote Web
Reference Manager
BibSonomy
Zotero
JabRef
Connotea
CiteULike
	details	details	details	details	details

 

More systems to follow.

 

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see also:

 

Recommendations for Word Processing Software Users (by IVS-BM)
Comparison of reference management software (by Wikipedia)
Bibliography Management Software: with a Detailed Analysis of Some Packages (March 2009, by Francesco Dell'Orso, University of Perugia)
Literaturverwaltungsprogramme: Überblick und Vergleich (German, July 2009, by UB Augsburg)

 

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Last updated: 03.09.2009

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