Mendeley is a reference management software that helps researchers, academics, and students organize their research papers, citations, and bibliographies. It is a digital library that makes storing, organising, and annotating academic papers easy.

Some of Mendeley's best features and ways to use it include:

• • Reference management: Mendeley allows users to import research papers in different formats, such as PDF, Word, and others, and organize them in a digital library. It automatically pulls metadata like authors, titles, journal names, and abstracts from these files, which makes it easier to search and manage your collection.

  • PDF reader and markup: Mendeley has a built-in PDF reader that allows you to read and mark up your research papers. You can make finding essential parts of a piece easier by highlighting them, adding comments, and tagging them with keywords.

  • Citation management: Mendeley works with popular word processors like Microsoft Word and LaTeX, so users can easily add citations and bibliographies to their documents and change how they look. It works with different citation styles, making switching between formats easy.

  • Collaboration and social networking: Mendeley has features that let researchers collaborate with their colleagues to share papers, annotations, and notes. It makes it easier for researchers to collaborate on projects and helps them build a network of people with similar interests.

  • Finding new articles and publications: Researchers can use Mendeley to see new articles and publications. It gives you suggestions based on what you've read and what you're interested in, and you can also look at research papers and articles that other users in your field have shared.

  • Online sync and backup: Mendeley lets you sync your research library and annotations online to access them from multiple devices. It backs up your data and makes it easy to access wherever you are.

Overall, Mendeley wants to make it easier to:

• • Manage research literature

  • Collaborate with other researchers

  • Improve the efficiency of academic writing and citation

  • Mendeley is used by many people, research groups, and academic institutions to stay organized and speed up their research workflows.

Although the latest software version is known as the Mendeley Reference Manager, the previously used desktop-based software could be retrieved from here.  

Watch these videos for installation and explore various features of the Mendeley software. 

All the best in your writing!