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Retraction Watch Notification Integration
show retracted papers using the Retraction Watch database, provide notification directly into a users collection of bibliographic citations.
option to filter / search on retracted papers in my collections.29 votes -
Integrate RefWorks with Systematic Review Software
Simple, one-click exports to the a systematic review sofware like Coividence or DistillerSR
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List bibliography in Japanese phonetic alphabets order.
Some of Japanese author guidelines requires authors to
sort bibliography in Japanese phonetic alphabets order. But current RefWorks can not respond to this requirement and it reduce the value of RefWorks.
It might depend on the bibliography database provides, but I am glad if you consider to improve this limitation.24 votes -
Bulk Import References with One CSV/TSV File
We would like to be able to import large amounts of bibliographic information (CSV or TSV format files) compiled in Excel into RefWorks in batches.
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20 votes
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Improve output of Japanese authors' names
Some of Japanese author guidelines requires authors to remove spaces between first and last name.
To remove spaces between first and last name, I need to edit records.
If I remove the comma between the first and last name on the Edit screen of record, the space will be removed when the reference list is output.
However, with this setting, in-text citations are not output correctly.
I want to output only the last name, but the full name is output.It would be great if both the reference and in-text citations could be output in the expected form at the…
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Include referring URL or permalink
RefWorks should capture the referring URL or (when coming from an ExL/ProQuest property) the permalink for a record when importing. This would help patrons go back to where they found the item, in case they need more details about it, want to get the item, or want to find other things like it.
19 votesWe are evaluating this feature for 2020 and identifying the top referring sites for which this should be enabled.
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Set default folder
How about a feature to set a default folder where refs are uploaded? I'm using the taskbar function to save to RefWorks and I'm required to assign the folder manually from the user interface every time.
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Enable generation and addition of an Open URL link to a custom citation style
We would like to be able to generate and add an open URL link to a custom citation style. In Legacy RefWorks, you are able to build a custom style with an Open URL but this is not possible in the new RefWorks because fields can not be defined in two different ways within the same style. We would like to use these URLs with our link resolver information when we are sending result sets to our patrons.
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Modifying the view option when disply citations
The options of displaying references as a table and exporting into Excel is the first step in the direction of using RefWorks not only for collecting and organizing citations but for analysis and synthesis of the literature.
As now I have to ask my students to export RefWorks citations into Excel Synthesis Matrix form which allow them to analyze research studies (see the attachment of the matrix). They will delete columns/data that are not needed and add required data from the Research Notes field. It will be helpful if students can modify the Table view (add/remove columns) to include research…17 votes -
Clear last imported folder when a new import is made
In RefWorks original, when you import a reference set, the Last Imported folder was reset, so only that import is contained in the folder.
Now, "Last Imported" isn't last imported, it's ALL references imported in the last 30 days!
At best, it now requires the additional steps of selecting and clearing references from the so-called last imported folder before you import new references; and if you forget, the old references are left in with the new references, making it harder to work on only the new references.
If you insist on keeping it this way, then rename the folder "Recently…
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add journal title to table view
In Table View, I would like to have a column with Journal Title.
16 votes -
Enable Ask a Librarian chat widgets within RefWorks
Allow institutions to embed a LibChat or other chat service within the RefWorks interface
16 votes -
Add remove from folder button to folder menu bar
Improve removing a reference from a folder
Current method: Click on delete button, then select remove from folder.
Suggested method: have a remove from folder button on the folder top menu bar.
15 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.
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Customizable Log-in page for New RefWorks
In Legacy RefWorks, admin can customize log-in page. We want this function taken over to New RefWorks.
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Enable the change in date format from the US version of mm/dd/yyyy to the English version DD/MM/YYYY
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Adding ability in author search to see multiple authors with similar names, and to globally change one to another (from Legacy Refworks)
We track publications by authors at our organization, and we format the authors’ names so each one is always the same; e.g, Donald P. Wilson is always Wilson, Don P. even if it was imported from PubMed as Wilson DP. It was easy to search for an author’s name and globally change any stray formats into the same one in the Legacy RefWorks. We'd greatly appreciate having this restored in the new Refworks! Thank you for your consideration.
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Copy and paste ready-material citation style from other Sources
Ready-made citations are provided in some databases. However, there is no 'copy and paste' function in Refworks to import them. The articles from four very popular databases cannot be grabbed by 'Save to Refworks' - Britannica School, Questia, Statista and Discovery Education Streaming. But the databases provide citations, it is ashamed that the data cannot be transferred to Refworks easily.
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Refworks plugin available in Overleaf (LaTeX editor)
A direct plugin to insert bibliography from Refworks in Overleaf (like it's possible with others reference managers as Mendely, Zotero...)
12 votes
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