Citation Management FAQs

Question 1

Which academic databases and identifiers are supported?

Accepted Answer

The Citation Management skill supports major academic sources including Google Scholar, PubMed (biomedical), arXiv (physics, math, CS), CrossRef, and DataCite. It can process multiple identifier types including DOIs, PMIDs, PMCID, and arXiv IDs.

Question 2

How does this improve my research workflow in Claude Code?

Accepted Answer

It integrates citation tasks directly into your development or writing environment. By eliminating the manual process of searching and copy-pasting metadata, it reduces errors, ensures formatting consistency, and allows you to focus on content rather than bibliography management.

Question 3

What does the Citation Management skill do?

Accepted Answer

This skill automates the discovery and organization of academic references. It allows Claude to search scholarly databases like Google Scholar and PubMed, extract precise metadata from DOIs, PMIDs, or arXiv IDs, and generate or validate properly formatted BibTeX entries for research manuscripts.

Question 4

When should I use this skill?

Accepted Answer

Use this skill during the literature review or manuscript preparation phases of your research. It is particularly useful for converting lists of identifiers into a bibliography, verifying the accuracy of existing citations, and cleaning up BibTeX files for publication.

Question 5

Can this skill help with existing BibTeX files?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The skill includes robust features for automated BibTeX cleaning, deduplication, and sorting. It can also perform comprehensive validation checks to ensure that all required fields are present and that DOIs resolve correctly to their respective publications.

Citation Management

Citation Management

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