Citation management software, also known as reference management software, bibliographic management software or citation managers, can help you manage and organize your citations and format bibliographies and footnotes in your papers.

Many different citation management tools are available - some are available for free while others are not. Examples include Mendeley, EndNote, and Zotero. All citation managers carry out the same basic functions but specific features may vary from program to program.

Most citation management tools can help you to:

• storing and organising your references
• generating citations and bibliographies in the style you prefer; and,
• easily converting referencing styles to suit publication requirements.

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