Every scientific work requires bibliographical references to prove that an author relied on relevant sources. As every journal has its own strict guidelines, the editing of bibliography is often complex and time-consuming. It is evaluated that the correction of the bibliography list takes about 4 times longer than the rest of the article. This is where VTEX serves publishing houses — we offer effective software and workflow for preparation of bibliography, that fully complies with the requirements of the publisher. Our tool facilitates both sides — authors to prepare bibliography faster and editors to correct it easier. Use our long-term experience and innovative decisions to make publishing processes faster & easier.
How does it work?
VTeX configures the tool according to the publisher’s bibliography requirements. The tool finds bibliography records from the uploaded LaTeX file, searches web databases for most respective correct versions of records, and puts the bibliography in the publisher’s style.
The search results then can be presented in different ways:
- All original bibliography records within the LaTeX file are replaced with the references found in databases.
- Only records with missing fields (like issue number or pages) or with incorrect fields are replaced within the LaTeX file.
- Differences between the original bibliography records and the respective records from databases are provided.
As an output, together with the modified LaTeX file, a separate file with its bibliography in BibTeX format can be exported. Missing or incorrect fields are indicated in the special note fields within BibTeX records. Authors may use these BibTeX files with correct records in preparing their subsequent LaTeX manuscripts.
It is important to note, that the service can be incorporated in the workflow before the submission of a LaTeX manuscript or in some later step, but before the author reads and corrects the proofs. Service/software can also be used by the publisher’s staff who check the bibliography at the journal’s production stage.
Note: The tool only works for articles written in LaTeX and in English.