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	参考文献管理ソフトウェア：Zotero、Mendeley、EndNote	引用管理ツール
分野	研究スキル	研究スキル
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	1989 (EndNote original); 2006 (Zotero); 2008 (Mendeley acquired by Elsevier)	2001 (modern era, EndNoteWeb); 2006 (Mendeley); 2006 (Zotero)
提唱者	Zotero (George Mason University, 2006); Mendeley (Elsevier, 2008 acquisition); EndNote (Clarivate, 1988 original; acquired 2016)	Academic researchers and librarians; developed since 1980s
種類	Tool	Tool
原典	Zotero project team (2024). Zotero: Free reference management software. https://www.zotero.org	Booth, A. (2012). Citation management tools. In R. Bosch & K. Winn (Eds.), Reference management and citation software. Library Technology Reports, 48(5), 12–18.
別名	reference manager, citation software, Zotero, Mendeley	reference manager, citation software, bibliographic management
関連	4	3
概要	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.	Citation management tools are software applications that store, organize, and format bibliographic references. They allow researchers to import citations from databases and websites, annotate and tag articles, organize references by project, and automatically generate formatted in-text citations and bibliographies in multiple styles (APA, Vancouver, Chicago, Harvard). Popular tools include Zotero (free, open-source), Mendeley (Elsevier-owned, freemium), EndNote (commercial, Clarivate), and others. These tools are essential for managing the hundreds to thousands of references accumulate during a research career and for ensuring consistent, accurate citation formatting in academic writing.