Citation.js

Citation.js parses and formats bibliographic information and converts citation identifiers for reference management and metadata exchange.

Key Features:

• Modular parsing and formatting: Parses and formats bibliographic information according to a range of citation standards and formats.
• Supported formats and identifiers: Handles BibTeX and RIS formats and accepts identifiers such as DOIs and Wikidata identifiers.
• Identifier-to-bibliography conversion: Converts lists of DOIs or Wikidata identifiers into BibTeX files.
• Plugin-based extensibility: Extensible via plugins to add support for additional formats and converters.
• Conversion accuracy: Reported conversion accuracy of approximately 27% for properties and 60% for types.
• Performance: Fast initialization with measured times on the order of 120 ms and 1 s in reported environments.
• Development practices: Developed with version control, source code analysis, integration testing, and semantic versioning.

Scientific Applications:

• Format conversion: Converting bibliographic records between formats such as BibTeX and RIS for downstream analysis.
• Bibliography generation from identifiers: Generating BibTeX bibliographies from lists of DOIs or Wikidata identifiers for citation and bibliometric workflows.
• Metadata extraction for metrics: Extracting citation metadata suitable for integration with publication-level metrics and bibliometric analyses.

Methodology:

Parses and formats bibliographic information according to various citation standards, converts DOI and Wikidata identifier lists to BibTeX, and exposes a plugin mechanism for format and converter extensions.