Reference management
Get information from Journals/Conferences/Books/Transactions/etc
Download papers
Grouping/sorting
Creating reference network
Etc.
Please correct me if I am not right.
| Name | Advantage | Disadvantage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| EndNote | Convenient local grouping and searching | Data limited to Web of Science database; conferences are not included | No free version; research or education institutions may provide license |
| Mendeley | Drop document to add reference; automatically recognize documents and fill reference information; abundant reference information; export format (BibTeX, RIS, EndNote); recommendation based on search history | Recommendation update slow; cannot download documents; cannot sort search result; search function inconvenient | Free |
| ReadCube | Abundant online resources | No effective grouping and local searching; inconvenient synchronization with the free version | Free version and Pro version |
Note: Some reference data used in the figures are generated by random number, not real reference data or bug.
- python 3.6.5
- PyQt 5.9.2
- sqlite 3.23.1
- pyqtgraph 0.10.0
- pyinstaller 3.3.1
- elsapy 0.4.6
07/03/2018 Finish redefined database format and related function changes
07/01/2018 Fix bugs generated due to database structure changes
06/27/2018 Database changes
06/26/2018 Define new database structure
06/23/2018 Redefine reference structure
06/22/2018 Bug fixed
06/21/2018 Add BibTeXWriter
06/19/2018 Finish import from BibTeX functions
06/18/2018 Fix bug with export when no file is chosen
06/17/2018 Write import data to database
06/16/2016 Import and export from BibTeX
06/15/2018 Update README file
06/14/2018 Initialize Elsevier and WoS search class
06/13/2018 Proxy page of settings
06/11/2018 Watch directory of settings
06/10/2018 Organize page of settings
06/09/2018 ConfigureIO class
06/07/2018 Watch directory checkboxes
06/06/2018 Setting pages layout
06/03/2018 Fix bug with node numbering
06/02/2018 Add relation graph generator class
06/02/2018 Using temp table in database to store data for interactive graph
05/29/2018 Interactive graph node position change, generate edge set from database
05/29/2018 Add ReferenceStructure class
05/28/2018 Interactive graph nodes automatically assign positions based on depth in tree
05/27/2018 Interactive graph add interaction, minor changes
05/25/2018 Change interactive graph render tool, update preview image
05/23/2018 Add preview image of interactive reference relation graph
05/22/2018 Move window frames to center of the screen
05/21/2018 Add relation graph generator and browser files
05/20/2018 Recover old change log
05/20/2018 Move database io operations to a single file
05/20/2018 About popop window
05/19/2018 Activate adding label function
05/18/2018 Fix preview image links
05/18/2018 Add preview images
05/18/2018 Fix bug in search window
05/17/2018 PyInstaller deployment setting file
05/17/2018 Recently added reference filter
05/16/2018 Add filter for groups
02/27/2018 Add reference table sorting support
02/26/2018 Add online search page
02/13/2018 Add Data.db database support
02/10/2018 Separate classes to files, add setting popup, reference table, etc
02/06/2018 Add setup.py to create application
02/01/2018 Add function icons
01/31/2018 Add function icons
01/30/2018 Create Librarian project and GitHub repository