RefWorks
Maximize research productivity
Designed for students, made for the library
RefWorks is an easy-to-use, cloud-based reference management service supporting institutions and researchers by streamlining research and writing workflows.

Administrative control
Improve your institution’s ROI with administrative controls and tools.
Intuitive design
Inspire the next generation of researchers with an intuitive experience designed for all user levels.
Streamlined workflow
Equip students with the right reference management tools for higher-quality research outcomes.
Enhance institutional research efficiency
A secure and intuitive reference management solution that helps institutions maximize research productivity.
Manage user accounts
Better enforce your institution's research policies and guidelines with customizable user accounts through a secure admin dashboard.
Drive consistency
Disseminate institutional citation styles across your institution, driving consistency and high-quality research output.
Measure ROI
Measure the ROI of your subscription and usage with access to analytics and reporting features and tools.
Empowering the next generation of researchers
RefWorks is an easy-to-use solution with reference tools for data collection, organization, collaboration, and publishing.
Find more references
Find, collect, import, and save references from virtually any source, including PubMed and the Library of Congress.
Manage and organize all types of data
Better manage and organize data in multiple formats, including PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and HTML, stored in one central workplace.
Write faster
Automatically generate bibliographies and authoritative citations from thousands of citation styles.
Maintain accuracy
Maintain the integrity and accuracy of your reference library with deduplication tools.
Collaborate easier
Easily collaborate Projects on projects with sharing tools that have admin controls and set permission.
More integrations
RefWorks integrates with more databases and library solutions such as Web of Science, ProQuest central, and Summon.






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FAQs - RefWorks and EndNote
Commonly asked questions about the leading reference management software products from Clarivate
RefWorks is a cloud-based reference management service typically purchased by an institution or library and provided for its students. EndNote is desktop reference management software with web access available for purchase directly by an individual or by an institution for research teams. Both RefWorks and EndNote are comprehensive reference management programs provided by Clarivate.
Yes. Having both RefWorks and EndNote in your portfolio allows you to provide more choices to your users and can increase your library collection’s usage. In today’s world of “virtual communication”, collaboration is even more crucial than ever before. Assuring that your library resources are easily accessible to all users and can be shared among them is a necessary asset to the academic community.
Clarivate offers customers a choice as to which reference management service best fits their needs. No matter which service they choose, we are committed to improving the end user experience as we look to enhance both services based on the expanded product portfolio.
Clarivate is committed to maintaining or expanding the interoperability of the EndNote and RefWorks products. All EndNote and RefWorks users will continue to enjoy full interoperability of data and collaboration features with other existing citation and reference management products, including the ability to import and export data from other products.