Citation Styles

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Reference Managers Comparison

Reference (or citation) managers like RefWorks, EndNote, Mendeley and Zotero help you track and organize your resources and citations, so that when you're writing your paper, you can easily cite your sources. These kinds of reference managers also help you insert citations, create endnotes and bibliographies. For more information, you can visit our Reference Managers Guide using the link below.

Reference Managers Guide (UR Libraries)
This guide offers information and support for EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks, and Zotero, including how to get help.

EndNote This link opens in a new window
Use this reference management tool to export and format references from databases. Learn more.

Mendeley
An easy-to-use reference manager - especially if you have a lot of pdfs that you want to organize.

RefWorks This link opens in a new window
RefWorks is a web-based citation management tool. Export references from databases and format them for papers and bibliographies.

Zotero
This is a great citation manager if you're likely to cite blogs, videos and webpages - captures the relevant information with one-click.

Comparison of Citation Managers: Chart

Compare...	RefWorks	EndNote	EndNote Basic	Mendeley	Zotero
Cost	Free to UR affiliates Free to UR students and useable after graduation Create account	Free to UR affiliates Free to UR students, but only until they graduate Create account	Free	Free up to 2GB $5/month for 5GB $10/month for 10GB $15/month for unlimited storage	Free with unlimited storage to UR affiliates After graduation, free up to 300MB $20/year for 2GB $60/year for 6GB $120/year for unlimited storage
Access	Web	Desktop and Web	Web	Desktop and Web	Desktop and Web
Mobile Access	RefWorks App	EndNote App	EndNote App	Mendeley App	Zotero Mobile Solutions Zotero Bookmarklet
Collaboration	Shared folders	Collaboration available with v. X8 and later	Can share folders	One private group with up to three members, free Group plans start from $49/month for five or more people	Assign members to online groups
PDF Markup	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Export from Databases	Choose "RefWorks Direct Export"	Choose RIS file type export	Yes	Choose RIS file type export	Choose RIS file type export
Export from Web	Save to Refworks	N/A	No	Use Web Importer Chrome plugin	Use Zotero Chrome plugin
Word Processing Integration	RefWorks Citation Manager add-on available through the Microsoft Store	Cite-While-You-Write is part of the EndNote software purchase	Cite-While-You-Write plugin	Install MS Word plugin	Install MS Word plugin Google Docs integration
Strengths	Ease of use Collaboration Free to Johns Hopkins affiliates	Amount of storage Bulk download of PDFs with institution credentials Strong deduplication capability	Ease of use Collaboration	Drag and drop functionality Web importer function Single download PDFs	Web features Matches metadata to PDFs Interface
Limitations for Large Reviews	Can only import small files at a time Limited PDF storage Limited deduplication capability	Limited web features No collaboration prior to v. X8	Limited storage No sharing of PDFs No bulk downloads	Cost for large projects and large teams No bulk download of PDFs	Cost for large projects Reference IDs don't export easily Limited deduplication capability

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Citation Styles

Writing and Citing Help at UR

Reference Managers Comparison

Comparison of Citation Managers: Chart