Guides: Scoping Reviews: Reference Management

Reference Managers

Reference management is when you use specific tools to help you organize the references you find during a literature review search.

EndNote Desktop

Citation manager that allows you to create your own personal library of citations by importing references from databases and other sources, attach PDFs to citations with the click of a button, as well as automatically format your paper's in-text citations and bibliography.
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EndNote Online

Web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own personal library of citations by importing references from databases and other sources, as well as automatically format your paper's in-text citations and bibliography.

Download EndNote Desktop for more functionality (e.g., additional journal styles, attach PDFs with click of a button).
RefWorks

Web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own personal library of citations by importing references from databases and other online sources. RefWorks automatically formats your the in-text citations and references list for papers and manuscripts.