2023. Free reference manager JabRef 5.8 gets 3-Way-Merge feature
JabRef, an open source citation manager for Windows, PC and Linux, recently released version 5.8, which includes a notable addition – the 3-Way-Merge feature. With this new feature, users can conveniently merge records to organize their database and remove duplicates. It allows flexible merging of groups, keywords, comments and files and also warns users if authors are the same but formatted differently. The confirmation dialog now displays a preview of the record. In addition, the backup feature now allows you to quickly open the backup folder and checks on startup if there is an existing newer backup.
2018. Zotero improves PDF retrieval with Unpaywall integration
Open-source Reference Management software Zotero has introduced an enhanced feature that streamlines the process of accessing PDFs for items in your Zotero library. While Zotero has always been able to download PDFs as you save items from the web, many of these PDFs are often behind publisher paywalls, making them inaccessible to many users. To address this, Zotero has integrated with Unpaywall, a database of legal, full-text articles available from publishers and repositories worldwide. If Zotero cannot find or access a PDF from a webpage where an item is saved, it will automatically search for an open-access PDF using data from Unpaywall. The same process is followed when using “Add Item by Identifier” to create a new item and a new “Find Available PDF” option in the item context menu is available to retrieve PDFs for existing items in your library. Moreover, Zotero can now take better advantage of PDFs available through institutional subscriptions. When using “Add Item by Identifier” or “Find Available PDF”, Zotero will first attempt to find a PDF to download associated with the item’s DOI or URL before looking for open access copies.
