Systematic reviews - searching for literature: Managing references and writing for publication

If you are undertaking a bigger project like a systematic review, you should consider using bibliographic referencing software. There are a number of products used for this purpose, such as EndNote, Mendeley and RefWorks.

BU provides guidance on using EndNote web and Endnote desktop.

Why should I use them?

The primary advantages of bibliographic referencing software include:

• Manage the large number of references you may retrieve
• Create the citations and references in your written work
• Switch between output styles at any time
• Writing for publication (most major journal styles available).

Particular tasks where the software will help to save you a lot of time include:

• Title and abstract sifting
• Full text harvesting
• Writing for submission/publication.