Citeline was a tool for publishing bibliographies and citation collections on the web. It takes a BibTex file exported from Endnotes, Refworks and similar tools and turns the collection into an interactive, shareable exhibit. Citeline citation collections may also be exported in a variety of formats, such as BibTex, JSON, XML or tab-separated values.

The Citeline project has been retired, and the website is no longer available. Information about Citeline is currently only available via the Internet Archive.

Paperpile is a web-based commercial reference management software with special emphasis on integration with Google Docs and Google Scholar. It imports data from academic publisher websites and from databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Google Books, and arXiv. Paperpile can retrieve and store publication PDF files to the user's Google Drive account.

Citavi's core features are reference management, knowledge organization, and task planning.

Reference management

Search in thousands of databases and library catalogs from within Citavi

Organize references

Annotate and automatically rename PDF files

Batch import PDF files and import their metadata automatically

Find fulltext to references

Collaborate with others on a local network (no need to have your data in the cloud)

Import from other reference management programs and formats, including RIS and BibTeX

Import ISBNs, DOIs and PubMed-IDs on web pages with a click

Import web pages with a click

Transform web pages into PDF files to save their content

Work seamlessly with Word (versions from 2003)

Send references to Open Office and LibreOffice Writer and any program that can process files in RTF (i.e. Scrivener)

Use with LaTeX editors

Create subject bibliographies with a click

Publish in all common citation styles. Styles for journals can be requested" target="_blank" for free

Integrated citation style editor

Advanced style finder

Integrated quick help

Interface and quick help in seven languages (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish)

Knowledge organization

Import text excerpts and images from documents as quotations and organize them together with summaries, comments and own ideas imported as "thoughts"

Quotations, summaries, comments and thoughts can be outlined directly in Citavi to reflect the structure in chapters of the publication prior to the actual writing, thus permitting to separate the construction of the argumentative structure from the actual writing process

Task planner

Schedule tasks related to titles (order, photocopy, extract citations, read, check, ...) and milestones

Print lists of to do lists with a click

Zotero is a free tool that collects, manages and cites research sources. It stays on your web browser where you do your work and it's easy to use. It's being downloaded as a firefox extension, used with the chrome and safari browsers or used as a standalone tool. It allows you to attach pdfs, notes and images to your citations, organise them into easily searchable collections for different projects, and open office using any of over 2800 citation styles. references can be added to a zotero library in many different ways: directly from databases, journal websites, google scholar or the library catalogue, by referencing file import ( for example from an Endnote library), by dragging in pdfs from your hard drive, and by entering them manually.

Bibliogo is a journal article web app that allows you to create and share bibliographies, manage journal alerts, follow feeds, tag citations, and order articles. You can connect your LinkedIn account, and others, with this web-based app.

RefWorks allows users to create personal databases and use them for a variety of research activities. References are quickly and easily imported from text files or online databases. The databases can then be used to manage, store, and share the information. Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds.

RefWorks allows you to…

Organize and create a personal database online – no more index cards to write out and organize. Everything is done automatically as you import the reference into RefWorks.

Format bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds – this saves hours of typing time and decreases the number of errors in creating tedious bibliographies. Easily make changes to your paper and reformat in seconds.

Import references from a variety of databases using the already created Import Filters.

Manage Alerts – RefWorks has incorporated a RSS feed reader to allow you to establish links to your favorite RSS feeds and import data from those feeds directly into RefWorks.

Searching your RefWorks database is fast and easy – RefWorks automatically creates author, descriptor and periodical indexes when importing so you just click on the word to perform the retrieval. Use Quick Search to search all fields for the most comprehensive results or Advanced Search to narrow your search to specific terms and fields.

MLA, APA, Chicago / Turabian and most-common Bluebook forms as an integrated citing and note-taking platform for individual or group projects. Prompts for analysis of source types and is unique in offering teaching support and personal help on any citation. Instructor / librarian view allows teacher to comment on work-in-progress providing just-in-time feedback in-context. Archives copies of web pages and pdfs which can be annotated. Dashboard provides long-term access to a portfolio of work.

NoodleTools MLA Lite is a free version with a Bibliography component and limited set of citation types appropriate for elementary or middle-school students.

JabRef is a graphical application for managing bibliographical databases. JabRef is designed specifically for BibTeX bases, but can import and export many other bibliographic formats. JabRef runs on all platforms and requires Java 1.6 or newer.

Reference management entails the collection, annotation, curation, and citation of published information. Bookends simplifies these tasks. Bookends can perform Internet searches to retrieve references and associated pdfs or web pages, or immediately find and import references for which you already have the pdf. Versatile groups (static, smart, and virtual), term lists (keywords, authors, etc.), reference cross-linking (links), multiple notecards per reference, PDF annotation, tag clouds, and instantaneous live searches help organize and find information in your personal collection. Highly configurable displays let you view the reference information and attachments the way you want. Scan your word processor manuscripts to create publication-ready documents complete with bibliographies and footnotes. Sync references and pdfs in your library with your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad (requires separate purchase of Bookends On Tap from the iTunes App Store). Create and edit PDF annotations and highlighted text, which instantly appear as Bookends notecards. And much more. Compatible with Microsoft Word, Mellel (including Live Bibliography, updating of citations and bibliographies as you type), Apple Pages '08, ’09, and (provisionally) Pages 5, Nisus Writer Pro, and OpenOffice 3.

Papers helps users collect and curate the research material that they're passionate about. From citations to search, Papers will improve the way users find, organize, read, and cite.

Find

Federated search across 25+ search engines. From PubMed and Scopus to arXiv and Google Patents.

Read

Focus on reading with the full-screen reader, which supports highlights, annotations, and tabs.

Organize

Throw out those folders of uncategorized PDFs and let Papers organize your documents.

Cite

Citing has never been easier. Format citations in one of 7000+ citation styles.

Share

Collaborate, share and discover with Papers Online. Providing shared collections and a personal reading list.