Reference management and plagiarism

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What can you do with a reference management software?

  • Import and export references from databases
  • Creating your own database (library) with your references
  • Saving PDFs
  • Create citations in a word document
  • Automatically create a bibliography in a word document
  • Customize the design of the reference to various styles of citing or specific journal requirements
  • Create publication lists


The features may differ slightly between different programs.

Different reference management software

Applications that Mid Sweden University offers user support in

  • EndNote - Requires license. The library offers courses in EndNote.
  • Zotero - Free plug-in for Firefox browser
  • Mendeley - free, web-based

Other programs

  • RefWorks - Requires license
  • GetARef - Requires license
  • JabRef - free bibliography software for BibTeX