Citation Management

Citation management software, or citation managers, allow you to save and organize your citations, and insert them into word processors when writing papers. They are powerful tools for managing research and writing.

Some common features of citation managers include:

• Saving citation information directly from databases and websites using a browser plugin
• Automatically saving PDF files and attaching them to citations
• Organizing citations using folders and/or tags
• Sharing citations with research partners
• Automatically inserting citations into word processing documents in the correct formatting style
• Automatically generating a bibliography

Price/Storage
300 MB Free 2 GB $20/year 6GB $60/year Unlimited $120/year	2GB Free 5GB $55/year 10GB $110 /year Unlimited $165/year
Saving Citations
Browser plugin	Browser plugin
Word Processor Integration
Microsoft Word, Word for Mac, and LibreOffice	Microsoft Word, Word for Mac, and LibreOffice
Google Docs Integration
Yes	No
Organizing Citations
Folders and Tags	Folders
Save PDF
Yes	Yes
Annotate PDF
Annotate PDF in native Zotero software	Annotate PDF in native Mendeley software
Sharing/Groups
Private: Invitation-only and hidden from searches. Public, Closed Membership: Viewable by the public, but ability to add and edit by invitation only. Public, Open Membership: Anyone can view and join.	Private: Unlimited number of groups, but with a maximum of three members Invitation-only: anyone can see the citations, but cannot add them unless invited. Public: Anyone can join and add references.
Offline Use
Desktop version	Desktop version
Origin
Open source from the Roy Rosenwig Center for History and New Media	Elsevier Publishing
Duplicate Detection
Yes	Yes
Retrieve citation information from PDF
Will look for the presence of a DOI to extract information.	Will look for DOI, Arxiv, PubMed, and Crossref to extract information.

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