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Top 5 Free Reference Management Software for Research

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  1. Easily organize your papers, read & annotate your PDFs, collaborate in private or open groups, and securely access your research from everywhere.
    Mendeley is a product and service provider for academic scholars situated in London, United Kingdom. It is best known for its reference manager, which is used to organize and distribute research papers as well as generate bibliographies for academic publications.

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  2. Accelerate Your Research. Save time, stay organized, collaborate with colleagues and get published with EndNote 20.
    EndNote is a commercial reference management software tool that may be used to keep track of bibliographies and references while writing essays, reports, and articles.

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    Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Zotero is the only software that automatically senses research on the web. Need an article from JSTOR or a preprint from arXiv.org? A news story from the New York Times or a book from a library? Zotero has you covered, everywhere.

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    Graphical Java application for managing bibtex (. bib) databases.‎JabRef · ‎JabRef Help · ‎JabRef | Blog · ‎OpenOffice/LibreOffice .
    JabRef is a cross-platform, open-source citation and reference management program. Its native formats are BibTeX and BibLaTeX, and it is therefore commonly used for LaTeX. JabRef is an acronym for Java, Alver, Batada, and Reference.

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    Citavi is a program for Microsoft Windows that manages literary references and organizes organizational knowledge.
    Citavi is the only reference management program for teams that gives you the option of storing your information on your own server instead of in the cloud. Individuals can also choose between local and online projects. Citavi automatically creates backups so you never lose your information.

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