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A guide about how to manage scientific references efficiently by creating a [[https:// | A guide about how to manage scientific references efficiently by creating a [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== What is JabRef? ===== | ||
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+ | JabRef is an //open source bibliography reference manager//. The native file format used by JabRef is //BibTeX//, the standard LaTeX bibliography format. JabRef runs on the //Java VM// (version 1.8 or newer), and should work equally well on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. | ||
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+ | ===== Why JabRef? ===== | ||
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+ | * **Efficient reference management**: | ||
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+ | * **Easy BibTeX file editing**: references are commonly saved in the BibTeX file format to include them in a LaTeX document. | ||
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+ | * **Free of charge**: unlike Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero, Citavi, ... JabRef is //free of charge//. | ||
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+ | * **Open source**: the JabRef source code is available at [[https:// | ||
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+ | * **Operating system independence**: | ||
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+ | * **Service independence**: | ||
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+ | * **Direct link to references**: | ||
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+ | ===== How to organize references? ===== | ||
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+ | A number of commercial reference managers operate as a //cloud service// to make your references available from anywhere. | ||
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+ | <note tip> It might be interesting to use the following naming syntax of reference files, like PDF articles: "Name of the first author + date of publication", | ||
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+ | ===== How to use JabRef? ===== | ||
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+ | In this section, it will be explained how to create the database, how to include references to the BibTex file, how to cite references, how to create groups of topics and how to add additional properties. | ||
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+ | ==== Creating the database ==== | ||
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+ | A new database is simply created by clicking on '' | ||
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+ | ==== Including references ==== | ||
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+ | References can mainly be included in two different ways: either the BibTeX file of the reference is directly downloaded from the //online database//, like ScienceDirect, | ||
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+ | === Including references from online databases === | ||
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+ | In this first case, the BibTeX file is downloaded from the website as shown in the previous picture. | ||
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+ | The following modifications are usually applied: | ||
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+ | * **Key**: the key property is the value, which follows the document identifier, i.e. '' | ||
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+ | <note tip> It is also possible to create the keys automatically in JabRef by clicking on '' | ||
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+ | * **Author**: if the authors are "James Joseph Rich, John Johnson and David Piana", | ||
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+ | * **File**: remember that we previously suggested to save the references, like PDF articles, in the same folder than the BibTeX data base. This file can be linked to the database in the '' | ||
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+ | * **Clean**: finally, to make sure that all the BibTeX style constraints are satisfied, click on '' | ||
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+ | <note tip> If you do not want to have your PDF references renamed, uncheck the corresponding option in the pop-up menu, which appears after clicking on '' | ||
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+ | === Including references manually === | ||
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+ | References are included // | ||
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+ | ==== Citing references ==== | ||
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+ | //Citing references// | ||
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+ | ==== Creating groups ==== | ||
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+ | Besides searching references by the //search bar//, they can be classified in //groups// based on keywords. | ||
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+ | ==== Additional properties ==== | ||
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+ | Additional properties can be associated with a reference, like a //rating// variable, a // |
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