Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Λογισμικό Διαχείρισης Βιβλιογραφίας: Zotero, Mendeley και EndNote	Στρατηγική Συστηματικού Εντοπισμού
Πεδίο	Ερευνητικές Δεξιότητες	Ερευνητικές Δεξιότητες
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1989 (EndNote original); 2006 (Zotero); 2008 (Mendeley acquired by Elsevier)	1990s (formalized in Cochrane methodology)
Δημιουργός	Zotero (George Mason University, 2006); Mendeley (Elsevier, 2008 acquisition); EndNote (Clarivate, 1988 original; acquired 2016)	Cochrane Collaboration and systematic review methodologists
Τύπος	Tool	Framework
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Zotero project team (2024). Zotero: Free reference management software. https://www.zotero.org	Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA statement. PLoS Medicine, 6(7), e1000097.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	reference manager, citation software, Zotero, Mendeley	search protocol, systematic search, comprehensive search strategy
Συναφείς	4	3
Σύνοψη	Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote are the three most widely used reference management applications. Each helps researchers organize bibliographic references, annotate articles, and generate formatted citations and bibliographies. Zotero (launched 2006 by George Mason University) is free and open-source; Mendeley (acquired by Elsevier in 2008) offers a freemium model; EndNote (originally developed in 1989, now owned by Clarivate) is commercial. All three integrate with word processors and support multiple citation styles. Choosing between them depends on budget, collaboration needs, storage requirements, and preferred features.	A systematic search strategy is a comprehensive, transparent protocol for retrieving all relevant literature addressing a well-defined research question. Developed by the Cochrane Collaboration and formalized in guidelines like PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses), systematic search strategies are essential for conducting unbiased literature reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Unlike ad hoc searches (searching Google Scholar or PubMed without a protocol), systematic searches document every step—which databases were searched, what search terms were used, how many results were retrieved, and what inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied—enabling other researchers to reproduce the search and verify that no relevant studies were missed.