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Ensure the DOI field enables hyperlinks to work
I've noticed when you pull references into a biliography the DOI links rarely worked - despite double checking them. Then when clicking on the DOI link in RefWorks, the links rarely work then either. This means going through all my references once exported and going back to the original article and copying and pasting the original DOI (which looks the same as in RefWorks) to get a working link. Must be something to do with background programming. Can it be changed?
4 votes -
Offer an option for bulk downloading attachments from the RefWorks library
Hope to offer an option for bulk downloading attachments from the RefWorks library.
5 votes -
Allow users to change the interface language in public shared folders
Currently, the interface for public shared folders is only available in English. Please allow the ability to change the language (particularly French).
12 votes -
Search Option in Reference Citation Manager
I would like to bring to your attention about a critical issue regarding the search function in Reference Citation Manager (RCM). We have encountered a problem that it is unable to retrieve relevant article records when searching for separate keywords of a title in RCM.
It was also discovered that RCM does not provide an “Advanced” search function, compared with RefWorks interface. Considering our testing and comparison with the RefWorks interface, it is apparent that RCM lacks the necessary functionality to support advanced searching. Users are unable to retrieve relevant records unless they specifically type joint words, which is impractical…
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Search Option in RefWorks
We checked with the RefWorks Support Centre regarding the basic search option settings. The search always prioritizes the joint word over the two separate keywords. To search for the two separate keywords from the title, we need to use the "Advanced Search" option as it provides better refinement of results. Searching for two separate words may not locate such record. However, from the users' perspective, we will simply select some major keywords instead of typing the joint words together every time. Additionally, we will not interpret "Advanced Search" as a search for separate words. Therefore, we believe that there is…
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improve the spacing of text (particularly abstracts) on refworks site
The text in the abstracts on Refworks is very scrunched up, making it difficult to review the abstracts on screen. Please can there be some way to adjust this or made to 1.15 spacing as a default.
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Create a way to pull citations from our Word document reference list, into a file, capable of checking the correct format.
Create a way to pull citations from our Word document reference list into a file, capable of checking the correct format.
8 votes -
Make save button more prominent
It would be great if the save button on the reference information editing screen was more prominent. For example, it could be a different color, like blue. Right now it is hard to find and I accidentally click the x button at the top instead, which means I lose my work. You could also add a window that asks if you want to save when you click the x button. Thank you.
4 votes -
Add "Last Month" short cut in Refworks Analytics
In the RefWorks Analytics interface in Admin, the default option for time is "This month", "This year", "Last 12 month" and "Custom". It would be very convenient to add an option for "Last Month".
3 votes -
add display scopes to the dropdown in all citation style list
In 'All styles' page, only 17 citations are displayed and the user has to click page number to look through all styles list.
Path: 'Create Bibliography' > 'Citation Style Editor'
Please add display scopes to the dropdown same as the one in display option(references per page) from main page.
For example,
scale 25 to 1000 citation styles per page.13 votes -
Refworks citation manager
Refworks citation manager - the order of folders to narrow the citation selection from 'all references' down to a particular folder should be reversed, such that the most recent folder created, and therefore the one most likely to be required, should be at the top of the list and not the bottom.
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In RCM, allow reordering of references within a group of in-text citations.
In WNC we could re-order in-text citations within a reference grouping, but there's no way to do this in RCM without deleting them all and re-adding in the preferred order, which can be time consuming with many references. This is relevant for numbered styles such as AMA. For example:
Original:
Many studies have found xyz. 1,2,3
Ref list
1. Smith 2023
2. Jones 1999
3. Bates 2004Then we decide to move Jones into the first position for:
Many studies have found xyz. 1,2,3
Ref list
1. Jones 1999
2. Smith 2023
3. Bates 20043 votes -
Citing pre-prints in RefWorks
There is a growing interest and use of repositories (like https://arxiv.org/) for publishing these non-peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, especially in the computer science, Physics and other engineering fields. As of today, such an option is not available in the RefWorks.
5 votes -
Add working paper as a reference type
Currently working papers are added as 'generic' while many style have specific working paper rules that can easily be applied
4 votes -
Always show custom fields while editing a reference
The old version of RefWorks had the ability to always display custom fields in edit mode.
In the new version each one has to be added manually with the “Add more fields…” button, which is cumbersome. We use custom output styles and each reference needs the same custom fields to be applied to them.21 votes -
Inclusion of page numbers in the numeric styles with RCM, specific AMA 11th. ed.
The citations style AMA 11th. ed. is a number style with superscript. Although the focus is on numbers it is possible to add page numbers to the superscript according to the AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors, 2020, p. 64.
With RCM it is not possible to add page numbers - I have tried to use the suffix-field - but it does not respond on "Edit citation".
I did the same thing within Mendeley Cite and EndNote - using the suffix-field - and in these programs you can add the page numbers to the AMA superscript style.
I…
4 votes -
Field mapping and labeling - motion picture
In the Video reference type the labels ‘Studio Location’ and ‘Distributer/Studio’ are used. However, in the Motion Picture reference type, instead of ‘Studio Location’ the label ‘Place of Publication’ is used.
This is confusing for students. Can the label be modified by RefWorks or alternatively is there a way to customise it locally for our institutional style?
There is also a strange mapping issue between Motion Picture and DVD:
- If you have a record in ‘Video’ ref type format and change it to ‘Motion Picture’, you have to do delete ‘Medium’ and then add it again (otherwise it does…1 vote -
Import "Google Scholar" as source
Seeing references imported from Google Scholar, its "Source Name" field is "Google". Is it possible to change it to "Google Scholar"?
8 votes -
Add Social Media as a Ref Type
We use Cite Them Right 11th ed. Many social media examples have a medium type e.g. [Podcast], [Facebook]. Medium is not a field I can add for a RefWorks webpage type.
4 votes -
Add a ref type for "tv progamme" and/or "streamed video"
We would like more reference type options to support users adding content from streaming platforms such as BBC iplayer and the BUFVC site Box of Broadcasts. Currently we only have the basic 'video' option which is fine for adding films which require details such as director, distribution company etc. but the information needed to reference a tv broadcast in our Cite Them RIght Harvard style is quite different. An additional reference type would allow us to configure this to accomodate both types of video content.
12 votes
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