Influencing Features and Factors of Reference Management Software among University Research Scholars in Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

This study examined the awareness and influencing features and factors of reference management software among university research scholars in Tamil Nadu, India Descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. The Web-based questionnaire was used to collect data for the analysis. The total population of the study is 200 people. Among total responses, 177 were returned, representing the study’s response rate is 88.50%. The study’s findings revealed that the research scholars use Mendeley as the most-used reference management software. It was recommended that research scholars should be trained on how to make use of the most used reference management software.