Crossref AlternativesResearch Managers and other similar apps like Crossref

Crossref is described as 'Search the metadata of journal articles, books, standards, datasets & more' and is a research manager in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Crossref, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Android Tablet, iPad and Android apps. The best Crossref alternative is Qiqqa, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Crossref are Mendeley, ResearchGate, Academia.edu and wizdom.ai.

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  1. Qiqqa icon
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    Qiqqa is a free research and reference manager. Search for, read and annotate your PDFs. Then review your work, write up and create bibliographies instantly.

    60 Qiqqa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
    • Qiqqa is the most popular Windows alternative to Crossref.

    • Qiqqa is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Crossref.

    • Qiqqa is Freemium and Open SourceCrossref is Free and Proprietary
  2. Mendeley icon
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    Mendeley helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and sharing research papers and generating bibliographies with 1GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronize your library...

    81 Mendeley alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Mendeley is the most popular Web-based, Mac & Linux alternative to Crossref.

    • Mendeley is Freemium and ProprietaryCrossref is Free and Proprietary
  3. ResearchGate icon
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    Enables users to upload and share scientific papers, connect with researchers globally, discover and follow research topics, access datasets, send direct messages, participate in discussions, track citation metrics, and explore academic job opportunities.

    35 ResearchGate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • iPhone
     
    • ResearchGate is the most popular iPhone alternative to Crossref.

    • ResearchGate is Free and ProprietaryCrossref is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Academia.edu icon
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    is a social networking website for academics. The platform can be used to share papers, monitor their impact, and follow the research in a particular field. It was launched in September08, with 31 million registered and over 8 million uploaded texts.

    26 Academia.edu alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. wizdom.ai icon
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    wizdom.ai (formerly colwiz) is a free and comprehensive research management software for researchers, academics and students. With the wizdom.ai android app, you can search, add and manage publications in your wizdom.ai library on the go. Sync instantly across wizdom.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • wizdom.ai is the most popular Android, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Crossref.

    • wizdom.ai is Freemium and ProprietaryCrossref is Free and Proprietary
  6. DeepDyve icon
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    DeepDyve provides simple and affordable access to millions of articles across thousands of peer-reviewed journals. Content from the world's leading publishers including Reed Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  7. PubMed.gov icon
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    PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

    15 PubMed.gov alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. PubChase icon
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    Read More, Search Less. Stay up to date with biomedical research relevant to you!

    Get personalized recommendations

    Build your cloud library and PubChase will recommend recently published articles based on the authors and journals that YOU read.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. Biohunter icon
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    Biohunter is a single portal which provides literature search, data statistics, reading, sorting, storing, journal suggestion for publication, field expert identification and their contact details for collaboration. www.biohunter.in.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Warning

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    • Online
     
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    We offer searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. To find the work you're looking for start by looking through the author index. We currently have over 3500 full books and over 4400 short stories and poems by over 260 authors.

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    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Elumity icon
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    Elumity is a powerful academic tool for managing and sharing knowledge, combining research, reference management, and collaboration in one platform.

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. Academig icon
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    With Academig, It's easy to build a professional academic website using a step-by-step process geared specifically to academics. Bring your personal website or research lab website to life today, make everyone in your lab proud of you, and update it easily over time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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