Comparison of Researcher workflow plugins
Make an informed decision on your go-to tool for finding and accessing the PDF of journal articles that you need.
We compare key features such as PDF storage, ease of sharing, type of research, and specific benefits for librarians.
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| Free to use | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Access | One-click access | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Off-campus subscription access | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Open access articles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Link resolver/inter-library loan integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Convenience | PDF cloud storage | Yes | No | No | No |
| Search paper history | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Reference manager integration | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Dropbox integration | Yes | No | No | No | |
| PDF sharing | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Paper citations | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Curated citation metrics | Yes | No | No | No | |
| E-book support | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Assisted authentication | Yes | No | No | No | |
Disclaimer
The goal of this comparison is to enable both researchers and librarians to make an informed decision on the best tool to access full-text PDFs of journal articles and save time in doing so. We'd like to keep this comparison objective and are open for feedback and updates where applicable, please reach out to us at https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote and we will make sure it's updated as soon as possible.
Latest Update: November 2019