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GENERAL

In the "notes" section, there is a difference between:
  • ''Web-based'', referring to applications that you may install on your own web server (usually requiring MySQL or another database and PHP , Perl , Python , or some other language for webapps)

  • ''Centrally hosted website''



OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT



EXPORT FILE FORMATS

This table lists the machine-readable file formats that can be exported from reference managers. These are typically used to share data with other reference managers or with other people who use a reference manager. To exchange data from one program to another, the first program must be able to export to a format that the second program may import. Import file formats are in a table below this one.


IMPORT FILE FORMATS

This table lists the File Format s which may be manually imported into the reference managers without needing to connect to one particular database. Many of these database companies use the same name for their file format as they do for their database (including Copac, CSA, ISI, Medline, Ovid, PubMed, and SciFinder). For the ability to retrieve citations from the particular databases (rather than the file format), please refer to the database connectivity table that is below this table.


CITATION STYLES



CITATION FILE FORMATS



WORD PROCESSOR INTEGRATION



DATABASE CONNECTIVITY

This table lists the Academic Databases And Search Engines which reference managers can import from. In some cases, a search and retrieval can be conducted directly in the reference manager. In others, a Bookmarklet or Firefox Extension will allow a site to be Scraped .


PASSWORD "PROTECTION" AND NETWORK VERSIONS

Some reference managers provide network functionality. (N/A means the product has no networking, while "no" indicates it does (but lacks a feature).)


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