Skip to Main Content

AMA Citation Style: RefWorks vs Mendeley

AMA Citation Style Guide Support

RefWorks vs Mendeley

 

RefWorks

Access: Create Account
View Guide: How to Use RefWorks

Mendeley

Access: Download Mendeley Desktop
Watch Video: Getting Started with Mendeley

Publisher: ProQuest Publisher: Elsevier
Cost: GW Subscription Cost: Free (Limited to 2 GB of web space)
Import: Most Databases/Journals Import: Some Databases/Journals (Option: Use Mendeley Web Importer)
Web Sites: Save to RefWorks Tool Web Sites: Mendeley Web Importer  (Click to download)
PDF: Allows users to attach and annotate PDFs PDF: Imports PDF/Attach PDF (Allows users to annotate and highlight)
Document: RefWorks Citation Manager for MS Word & Add-On for Google Docs Document: Mendeley Cite (MS Word & Open Office)

Group Work: See: Sharing and Collaborating

Group Work:  See: What are Mendeley Groups?