Can I use Overleaf with RefWorks?
Yes, you can export your bibliography from RefWorks for use in Overleaf. You'll need to log into RefWorks, select the references you’d like to use, and export them as BibTeX data saved to file with a .bib
extension.
To add the .bib
file to your Overleaf project:
- Upload the
.bib
file manually to your Overleaf project. - Save it to cloud storage (e.g., Google Drive) and use its file-sharing URL to upload it to Overleaf.
The following articles explain how to upload files to Overleaf using file-sharing URLs:
How to add a bibliography to your document
After uploading your .bib
file, you can use various bibliography packages to cite your references and typeset a bibliography. The following example demonstrates the natbib
package, which is a common choice:
\documentclass{article} % Use the standard article class
\usepackage[numbers]{natbib} % Load natbib with numeric citations
\begin{document}
Here is a citation example \citep{sample_ref}. % Cite a reference in parentheses
\bibliographystyle{plainnat} % Choose a bibliography style
\bibliography{references} % Use the .bib file named "references.bib"
\end{document}
Further reading
If you’d like to further explore topics related to using bibliographies in LaTeX, the following Overleaf articles may be of interest:
- Using bibliographies on Overleaf
- Bibliography management in LaTeX
- Bibliography management with natbib
- Bibliography management with biblatex
- Bibliography management with bibtex
- How to search for references in an Overleaf project
- How to link Mendeley to your Overleaf account
- How to link Zotero to your Overleaf account