TUGboat 44:3 (2023)
The Communications of the TeX Users Group

Title: JabRef: BibTeX-based literature management software

Summary: comprehensive tool supporting web search, import/export, systematic literature reviews, and emphasizing contributions.

Full text of article: publicly available now.

Authors: Oliver Kopp, Carl Christian Snethlage, Christoph Schwentker

Publication: TUGboat volume 44, number 3 (2023), pages 441–447

DOI (this page): 10.47397/tb/44-3/tb138kopp-jabref
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Category: Bibliographies

Difficulty: Intermediate Plus

Abstract: JabRef is a comprehensive literature management tool built entirely around the BibTeX data format. JabRef’s features include web search, import and export in various formats, file attachment management, and quality checks of entries. Moreover, JabRef supports conducting systematic literature reviews. As an open-source initiative, JabRef also provides a suitable platform for software engineering education, particularly for newcomers to the field.

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