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Reference Manager Product Details

Reference Manager is the powerful bibliographic solution for workgroups, networks and collaborative projects. Search online databases, organize references easily, and watch your bibliography appear as you write.

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Alan F.

Consulting Professor of Biochemistry

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/6/2022

"The sad demise of Reference Manager"

4/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

The programme is flexible and can be tailored to personal needs. Unfortunately, it is no longer supported so the CITE WHILE YOU WRITE option is not available for more recent versions of Word. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

The absence of cite while you write option in recent word processing systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Media Production

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/15/2019

"Makes searching online databases so much easier."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

What I liked best about this product is how easy it becomes to find references, search online databases and publish them, all in one program. Makes it a lot easier to do it all in one, additionally saving me time and making it a lot more convenient to do research! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

I do dislike using this for collaborative projects. I feel as though it becomes hard to create bibliographies when you're working with several different people, all with different perspectives on the topic. It's tough to use this in group work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Reference Manager:

I think making this more accessible for people to use all at once, working collaboratively would be the next step. This program is great, but it's also not advertised to the right market. Yeah, companies do use this, but college students would benefit greatly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Reference Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

The business problems include it not being fit for group work. I do benefit from the spell check, identification of duplicates and organizing references without me wanting to pull my hair out! I do think this would be a good product to market to a younger audience who is doing research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/14/2019

"Thomson Reuters Reference Manager "

4.5/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

Thomson Reuters Reference Manager is a great program that saves a great amount of time and effort. Thomson Reuters Reference Manager gathers, organizes and assists in disseminating valuable data. This software is my favorite for publishing research papers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

Thomson Reuters Reference Manager is a well designed and implemented program, of which I cannot think of any improvements needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/19/2019

"Use of Thompson Reference Manager in Research Paper "

3.5/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

Easy-to-use platform that allows one to have a central database of references for any projects. You can have multiple members that can edit, review, add, and delete sources all simultaneously, which is great for collaborative work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

The transition to EndNote formatting might not be 100% accurate. When too many users are on at one, the site can be very slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Reference Manager:

How many sources/citations you need to have; Reference Manager is really useful for an extremely large number of citations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Reference Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using Reference Manager to keep track of references used in writing research papers and peer analyses. Great tool, especially for collaborative efforts where numerous members have to contribute to one paper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Noel H.

Information Technology Specialist

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/13/2019

"Application Administrator and Techical Advisor"

4/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

Library sharing capabilities, overall good functionality cataloging references. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

Was not as effective at cataloging references as EndNote, and has since been replaced by EndNote as the company's lead reference management product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sheel P.

MD Candidate

Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/26/2018

"Great for doing systematic reviews"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

Excellent UI and ability to search for references directly instead of having to find the titles through an index like pubmed. Allows you to quickly find references and organize your bibliography. Collaboration is also easy with the share features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

Occasionally crashes on my computer but that may be specific to my machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Photography

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/13/2019

"Big name but small value"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

Never really got comfortable using system. Options not so user friendly or compatible with every system. Needs more trials. u Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

Sloppy and clumsy interface. Very confusing mechanics. Not presentable in a clear manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Pharmaceuticals

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/14/2018

"Easy to use and maintain"

4/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

Easy access to pubmed articles, cite while you write Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

Costly with no free version for students, no mobile app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/30/2017

"An alternative among good RM"

4/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

Reference Manager (now Endnote) offers 30 days free trial includes desktop and web access. I can also run it on either Mac or Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

Reference Manager has different pricing packages for different country zones which may be a good idea. However, in general, I would prefer the different packages of different academic status such as students, academic institutions... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Reference Manager:

As long as we need to integrate with Microsoft Word to cite and write the research paper, I would highly suggest using the tool for the future convenience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Reference Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used it because I simply wanted to write my research paper, also to consider which tools are best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/14/2017

"Reference Manager allows me find a multitude of data on other peoples perspectives."

3.5/5

What do you like best about Reference Manager?

I like best is that Reference Manager allows me to learn about what others opinions are on certain industries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Reference Manager?

I dislike how others can edit information who may or may not be qualified to make suggestions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Reference Manager:

I think that the quality of speed would increase my ability to use Reference Manager easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Reference Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

Problems that I am solving with Reference Manager are that I can find data quickly. Benefits include finding synonyms fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.