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"Refworks Citation Manager (RCM)"
I would like "Refworks Citation Manager (RCM)" to appear explicitly in Tools / Cite references in the word processor / Microsoft word, since it is surprising not to find this term, because in the videos he is mentioned
10 votesWe are happy to announce this update was completed in 2024 Q2 release.
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Allow verbatim text from author field
Have the option to remove the automatic 'Last name, first name' format of the author field and instead pipe verbatim text into references. This would especially help when the author is an organisation.
1 voteWe are happy to announce Author improvements were completed in 2024 Q2 release. More details are available here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/040_2024_RefWorks_Release_Information#July_9.2C_2024
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Archival material
Would you please consider creating a reference type for "archival material?" I'm doing a fair amount of primary source research in archives and whatnot and it would be awesome to have an appropriate reference type in RW.
2 votesRefWorks added Archival Material reference type in December 2022: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/060_2022_RefWorks_Release_Information#New_Reference_Types_Added
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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!
9 votesPage numbers option is included in the new RCM for Google Docs RefWorks Citation Manager - Google Workspace Marketplace
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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
9 votesAscending or descending sort order may now be applied to references in any view.
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Enable customizing the dash between the page numbers
RefWorks automatically uses a dash between page numbers in bibliography and I can't customize the dash. My uni requires us to use en dash in bibliography and I have to always edit it to the bibliography after creating it. It would be so much easier if i could customize the dash in citation style editor.
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Allow alteration of Tags at import
Without increasing the number of clicks to import, please add the function to change tags at import. This function could be added to the Import References/Assign to Folder page without requiring additional clicks if the user is happy with the tags being brought in.
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Edit Tag Names
If a tag has a typo or I realize it needs more or less nuance, if would be nice to edit the names of tags instead of just creating a new tag. Creating replacement tags means redundancies or duplicates when I look at the list of tags. Thanks.
9 votesTag names may be edited today by using Bulk Edit option.
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the option to copy references to other projects
Please add the function to copy references to other projects not "Using the Export References" or "Using a Shared Folder".
Both of these methods require many steps.
We need more easy way to copy references to other projects.98 votesWe are happy to announce this feature was completed in 2024 Q2 release. More details are available here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/040_2024_RefWorks_Release_Information#July_9.2C_2024
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RCM Improve Search
Trying to locate the needed reference to cite in RCM is very difficult. Can't search within a specific folder. Can't search for more than one term or a phrase. If too many results are found no way to narrow further. Help!
2 votesSearch in RCM is available for all references as well as in specific folder.
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Add Field "Author Address/Affiliation"
Could you please add a default field "Author Address/Affiliation" to each reference of New RefWorks as same as legacy version?
2 votesWe are happy to announce improvements were completed in January 2025 release.
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+Yellow pop-up menace+
I propose that this pop-up have a box to tick to say 'I understand' and for the pop-up to then disappear.
The pop up says:
This view is limited to 2000 references. For suggestions on how to work with lists of more than 2000 references, please see Ex Libris Knowledge Center
I have 79 references at present. This pop up is irrelevant. I would like to be able to x off the pop up permanently, or until my references reach 1900.
Thank you.
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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
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Easily Recognizable APA 7 Standard Format
When selecting APA 6 for the RefWorks bibliography, you see a standard option and other variations.
• APA 6th - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - Annotated with Abstracts - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - Annotated with Abstracts - No Title Casing Applied - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - No Title Casing Applied - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - No Title Casing Applied, New DOI - American Psychological Association, 6th EditionWhen selecting APA 7, no standard/basic option is indicated.
According to section 9.34 of…8 votes -
Make it possible to add the RefID to an export or to a custom style
We would like to export from New RefWorks with a RefID included. At this moment, the default export options don't include the RefID and it's not possible to add the field RefID to a custom style.
Use case: two researchers have to look at the literature for a systematic review and decide on inclusion or exclusion. They want to have a list in Excel with title and abstract and RefID to make it easier to compare and clean their list afterwards. This is possible in Legacy RefWorks, but not in New/ProQuest RefWorks.
45 votesI am happy to update this idea was completed in the November RefWorks release. Ref IDs are now included in all supported export file formats. Read more in the release notes: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/070_2021_RefWorks_Release_Information
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APA 7th style should insert HTTP prefix to DOI, not require it to be hardcoded
The DOI metadata field should include literally just the DOI, so that users can switch styles without having to manually edit every record. The 7th edition style is forcing users to hardcode the https://doi.org/ in the DOI field which renders it unusable for any other style that doesn't use that format. Instead require the user to NOT have any characters (eg doi:) in the DOI field other than the actual DOI, and apply the https://doi.org/ prefix to the data when generating the bibliography for APA 7th citations.
27 votesFollowing additional feedback we added more APA 7th styles so users can choose the most suitable option. A total of 8 versions are now available.
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Import PMID from PubMed by Save to RefWorks
Please improve Save to RefWorks to import PMID from PubMed.
95 votesRefWorks is happy to announce this was implemented in the February 2023 release.
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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
15 votesRefWorks is happy to announce a prefix can now be inserted to DOI field. For more informaiton, refer to the release notes and knowledge article.
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Allow searching by PMID in PubMed
It would be helpful to be able to search by PMID when searching PubMed through RefWorks (i.e. through the "search databases" button on the left side of the screen). Sometimes we are searching for specific articles and have the PMID so that would save us time.
7 votesRefWorks is happy to notify you that you may use PMID or PMCID when seearching in PubMed via the Search Databases feature.
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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.
11 votesWe are happy to announce sort and order feature, including recency, was completed in 2024 Q2 release. More details are available here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/040_2024_RefWorks_Release_Information#July_9.2C_2024
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