Support for Open Access Publishing in 2025: The Library's Read and Publish Agreements
The Library offers support for Open Access (OA) publishing, including assistance with OA publishing fees through Read and Publish Agreements. These agreements allow RMIT authors to have OA publishing fees waived or discounted when their articles are accepted in certain journals.
An upcoming session will provide an overview of the Library's OA support and offer detailed guidance on publishing in journals covered by these agreements.
Wednesday, February 12. 2:30 - 3:30PM
Register via link below:
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A reference manager is a software tool designed to help you collect, store and manage your references for your research and academic work. The reference manager facilitates the process in various documents, such as essays, theses, reports, and manuscripts for publication.
Three of the most common reference managers are EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley.
This guide provides:
Some common features of reference managers include:
The following table on reference manager common features may help you to decide which tool suits your needs.
| Features | EndNote | Zotero | Mendeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, for RMIT staff and students | Free | Free |
| Available on Windows and Mac OS | Yes | Yes | yes |
| Import from databases | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Add tags to references | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Private groups | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Full-text searching across PDFs | Yes | Yes, not enabled by default | Yes |
| Extract citations from PDFs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annotate and highlight PDFs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ability to transfer a library between applications | Yes | Yes | Yes, with desktop version |
| Public groups | No | Yes | Yes |
| RMIT Harvard style | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Library support | Yes | Limited | Limited |
| Organise PDFs and other documents | Yes | Yes (free version has storage limits) | Yes |
| Community network | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps for iOS and android | iPad only | Yes (see third party) | Yes |
| Selective syncing of documents | No | Yes | Yes |
| Import citations from web pages | Yes, EndNote Online only | Yes (also archive page) | Yes |
| Web-based | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Word processor compatibility | MS Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Google Docs, Apple Pages | MS Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Google Docs | MS Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, LaTeX |
| Storage capacity | Unlimited (2gb for EndNote Online) | 300mb (free) | 100gb (institutional edition) |
| Other features | Insert figures and charts with word processor integration | Sync library with multiple computers, use tags to organise and search | Sync with library from multiple computers |