Top 10: Scientific paper management software

2022. Mendeley unveiled new Reference Manager for researcher workflow



Free scientific paper management software Mendeley has launched a new suite comprising of three integrated applications. The first application, Mendeley Reference Manager, can be installed on your desktop or used as a web application. With this, you can effortlessly organize all your references in one library using collections and tags. You can also quickly find important references by using keyword search and filtering. The built-in notebook feature helps you keep your thoughts organized in one place. The second - Mendeley Cite - allows you to generate citations and bibliographies with ease. You can change citation styles with just a few clicks using the new Mendeley Cite add-in for Microsoft Word. Finally, the third application, Mendeley Web Importer, is an extension that you can add to your browser to easily build your library of references as you search online. The new suite also boasts a clearer, more intuitive look and functionality, making it easy to get started and manage your references efficiently.


2021. Papers improves RIS and BibTeX import, gets import from EndNote



In the latest improbable yet oddly delightful twist of software evolution, the Papers reference manager has unveiled a suite of updates so well-considered they might almost appear sentient. Among its new tricks, the update has miraculously demystified the arcane arts of RIS and BibTeX imports, now equipped with error messages that are not only comprehensible but actually helpful—an achievement akin to teaching a Vogon to write sonnets. The import process itself has grown more forgiving, breezing past impossible reference dates like "Armageddon" with the casual indifference of a galactic hitchhiker skipping a particularly inhospitable planet. And for the aesthetically inclined, themes have arrived—just a click on the Papers icon in the top left or a dive into desktop settings will reveal a brave new world of interface customization. As if that weren’t enough to boggle the mind, the update now facilitates a seamless metamorphosis of data from EndNote to SmartCite, ensuring users can glide effortlessly into the embrace of SmartCite’s bibliographic wizardry.

2020. EndNote 20 is now available for Mac



Commercial academic paper management software EndNote has released it's latest (20) version for Mac OS. As well as the Windows version, it features unlimited storage of references and attachments, ability to share library with up to 100 people, shared library activity feed logs changes made by collaborators, ability to insert citations and references from your library into your document and automatically builds a bibliography (in over 7,000 styles) directly in Word, add subheading and categories to bibliographies in Word, directly import references from online databases, one click find full text feature, citation report (with Web of Science subscription).


2018. Zotero adds new PDF features, faster citing in large documents



Scientific paper management software Zotero brings several notable enhancements to PDF-related workflows, as well as a new citing mode that can significantly accelerate the use of the word processor plugin in sizable documents, along with various other tweaks and bug fixes. In particular, Zotero 5.0.36 features a brand-new PDF recognizer that employs a web service designed by Zotero, which doesn't depend on Google Scholar and enables recognition of large quantities of PDFs without any rate restrictions. Upon receiving the first several pages of a PDF, the Zotero client sends them to the web service, which utilizes various extraction algorithms and metadata obtained from CrossRef, coupled with DOI and ISBN searches from the client, to construct a parent item for the PDF. The Zotero lookup service doesn't mandate a Zotero account and doesn't track any data about searches' outcomes or contents. Moreover, when metadata is retrieved for a PDF or PDFs are added to existing Zotero items, Zotero automatically renames the file based on the parent metadata, regardless of whether the files are stored or linked. Future Zotero releases will furnish more options to customize the naming format.