Research Guides: Citation Management Software: Sciwheel (formally F1000Workspace)

Need Sciwheel help?

If you are having non-technical issues with using Sciwheel reach out to one of our Sciwheel specialists:

If you need technical assistance (set-up, configuration, etc), please contact Sciwheel:

Sciwheel

Sciwheel is an award-winning and evolving technology that provides customizable, intuitive and accessible tools to progress research and discovery. Sciwheel is meant to support the entire science writing process, from discovering recommended critical papers to easily saving and annotating references.

Pros of Sciwheel:

Free for UC users
Designed specifically for life scientists
Useful for anyone writing scholarly or academic articles
Web based application
Browser extension to collect and annotate references (works best in databases)
Word plugin to find and insert citations and generate bibliographies
Desktop, tablets/smartphones app available

Cons of Sciwheel:

When you leave UC, pay to use or move to another citation manager
Does not 'grab' references from web pages easily

Help Using Sciwheel

Sciwheel is a web-based application. It features a browser extension, powerful word processing plugins and a mobile application. It also offers a desktop app that makes it easy to import or drag & drop PDFs to your online library.

UC Libraries subscribes to F1000 (Faculty of 1000) and Sciwheel is free for UC users. Click on the SciWheel link below to create a SciWheel account or login.

SciWheel

Getting started with Sciwheel
Watch the 'Sciwheel: Overview' video to learn about the features and benefits.
Sciwheel browser extension
Save articles quickly and easily as you browse with the browser extension. Log into your Sciwheel site, click the Tools button in the header, then click Browser extension and follow instructions.
Sciwheel desktop app
When you install the desktop app you also install the Word plugin that allows you to cite your references in one of 7,000+ styles and create a bibliography.
Adding references to Sciwheel
Learn how to import references and PDFs into Sciwheel.
Managing references in Sciwheel
Learn how to search, filter, sort, copy, or move references and more.
Word 365 Add-in
The new Sciwheel Word add-in includes core features of the original plugin as well the added functionalities of working with Word online and Word on iPad. The add-in is available from the Microsoft add-in store and is not restricted to users with a 365 subscription.
It's compatible with Microsoft Word 2016, 2019, Word on Windows (and Mac), Word Online and Word on iPad.
Working with projects in Sciwheel
Projects are the main method for managing references, notes and collaborators in one location. Learn all about it.
Contact Sciwheel
Email or chat if you have problems or questions.
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