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Update Vancouver referencing style
It's necessary that Vancouver referencing style is updated, because it is not possible to insert an electronic book or journal
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create an output style with sub-citations (see style Angewandte Chemie International)
We need that Refworks support the sub-citation feature for the in-text citation and the reference list. There are many styles with this feature, Angewandte Chemie International... And a lot of science journals require this formatting.
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Allow page numbers to be included in in-text citation for books in Google Doc AddOn
It is currently not possible to add a specific page number or page range to an in-text citation when citing pages from a book. It is very common to need to cite particular pages, rather than a full book, so I expect this feature would be widely welcomed and used. Thank you!
3 votes -
Citation Sort Order: Author and Date Descending
In the citation settings, where you have the sort order - Can you please add the option to Author and Descending
3 votes -
To cite in Author(year) format, currently Refworks allows to hide the author in the default format (Author, year) and we need to write manu
To cite in Author(year) format, currently Refworks allows to hide the author in the default format (Author, year) and we need to write manually the author names outside the parenthesis.
This is error prone and time consuming.
Please bring in an option as a drop-down/tick box where "Author(year)" is also one choice. Endnote does this beautifully. See the attached illustration.
Thank you
5 votes -
Allow me to print out abstracts to enable easy review of articles
Please allow me to print out my references, including the abstract so I can quickly sort out the main articles to use for citation after a large searching exercise
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I would like to suggest that an upgrade be written so RefWorks can interface with Scrivener.
It would be very handy to be able to import citations into the Scrivener writing system, as opposed to just having access to Word, etc.
8 votes -
"Remove Field Codes" in WnC is an invaluable function for faculty and grad students. Please add to RCM.
Publishers do not want RefWorks field codes in submitted manuscripts. WnC provides this valuable function, but faculty and graduate students, who because of their platform must use RCM, do not have this feature. I submit that RCM must have this capability for this population of users.
8 votes -
Realize folders and search function in Quick Cite
Quick Cite is only useful if the number of references in your account is limited, as it isn't possible to select a folder or search for a reference. Now the only possibility is to scroll through the whole list of all references. It would be a great improvement if you could select a folder and search for a particular reference.
1 vote -
Include a copy prompt for your referenced quotes when you highlight them.
Include a copy prompt for your referenced quotes when you highlight them.
4 votes -
HTTP prefix inserted to DOI
I'm very happy to hear that APA 7th was updated so that the correct prefix is now inserted to the doi code (see https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/909445/suggestions/39183304).
Now, please note that this should apply also for all other major styles! The doi has really become a standard and therefore, reference management software should definitely support the use of doi, and expressly by inserting the entire prefix https://doi.org/ as now recommended in the latest Crossref standard https://www.crossref.org/display-guidelines/
So please, perform the corresponding update also to other major output styles, such as Chicago, Harvard,Vanouver
16 votes -
RCM: Add a "Recent" or "Frequently Used" option to help users easily retrieve references that have been recently/frequently used.
Add a "Recent" or "Frequently Used" option to RCM to help users easily retrieve references that have been recently/frequently used.
9 votes -
Specify when multiple shared first-authors or selectively modifying a given citation
Nowaday, there are more and more issues with sharing of first-authorship. In our field, it is recommended to cite all first-authors.
Here are two articles:
1. Dohner K., Ramos-Nascimento A., Bialy D., Anderson F., Hickford-Martinez A., Rother F., Koithan T., Rudolph K., Buch A., Prank U., et al. Importin alpha1 is required for nuclear import of herpes simplex virus proteins and capsid assembly in fibroblasts and neurons. PLoS Pathog. 2018;14:e1006823. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006823
2. Schilling M, Bulli L, Weigang S, Graf L, Naumann S, Patzina C, Wagner V, Bauersfeld L, Goujon C, Hengel H, Halenius A, Ruzsics Z, Schaller T, Kochs…1 vote -
Add Menu for Language Setting on WnC
We can set the language by ourselves when we login to WnC with Legacy RefWorks account, but we cannot when we login to New version's account. Please add menu to set the language even when we login to WnC with New RefWorks accounts! This request is for users who also uses non-English languages in the world, but I think it is needed.
21 votes -
exported list of references
On the old RefWorks, I could enter RefIDs manually on any word processor whatsoever. There's a description of how to do so, here: http://www.refworks.com/refworks2/Working_Offline.htm#Workingoffline
We should still be able to do this. It's particularly important, since I don't want to be online in order to write. In fact, there are a lot of people who use Freedom or analogous software to cut off the internet when they have writing to do.
1 vote -
Hide/Remove a System Folder
Unidentified folders which are not created/shared in an account are displayed on WNC.
Uncreated/Unshared folders in an account are displayed on WNC. We've heard that they are system folders to sync WNC documents with RefWorks and we cannot hide or remove them at the present specification. Could you please meke it possible?3 votes -
Remove ssl 3.0 from write-n-cite.
Remove SSL 3.0 as it is old, unsafe and no longer supported on many university workstations.
1 vote -
En el estilo de cita APA 6th edición
Apa 6th edition. Problem with capitals
3 votes -
Allow multiple independent bibliographies
Add an option to start a second new bibliography within a single document. This would be ideal for writing chapters where each section needs a separate bibliography.
This would be very simple to add and would help with keeping formating consistent for other objects in documents like figures.
15 votes -
View all highlights
The single most important thing I found when writing my book, and what I do desperately need for my dissertation, is a single location that lists all of my highlights from the entire project. The workflow of reviewing the documents, highlighting key ideas, viewing all the highlights, organizing them into a cohesive framework, then building it into the final product is one of the most keenly efficient ways I've ever seen to write a scholarly work, and you're one step away from being the perfect resource for that.
Please.
2 votes
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