A professional citation management tool for automating authentic bibliographic metadata retrieval and standardizing research paper references across multiple international styles.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install academic-citation-manager
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install academic-citation-manager using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Academic Citation Manager?
Academic Citation Manager is a sophisticated tool designed for researchers, students, and academic writers to automate the complex process of managing bibliographies. By leveraging the Crossref API, this skill ensures that all references added to a document are authentic, pulling high-fidelity metadata directly from authoritative sources using DOIs, ISBNs, or titles. As a core component for researchers using Openclaw Skills, it eliminates the manual labor of formatting and cross-referencing.
The tool is uniquely built to handle both English and Chinese academic standards, providing seamless support for various international formats like APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago, IEEE, and the Chinese GB/T 7714-2015 standard. It provides a robust framework for maintaining citation integrity, ensuring that every in-text mention is properly represented in the final bibliography.
Academic Citation Manager Use Cases
- Generating standardized bibliographies for research papers and theses within the Openclaw Skills framework.
- Automating metadata retrieval using DOI or ISBN identifiers to guarantee citation accuracy.
- Converting existing reference lists between different styles like APA and IEEE for journal submissions.
- Performing integrity checks to find discrepancies between in-text citations and the reference list.
- Batch importing large libraries of BibTeX or RIS files for centralized management.
How Academic Citation Manager Works
- The user inputs a document identifier such as a DOI string, ISBN, or a partial paper title.
- The system queries the Crossref API or local cache to retrieve complete bibliographic metadata.
- Data is parsed and stored in a structured JSON database, maintaining a unique ID for each reference.
- The skill generates in-text citations according to the user-selected style (e.g., numeric for IEEE or author-date for APA).
- A final, formatted bibliography is produced, sorted alphabetically or by citation order as required by the specific academic standard.
Academic Citation Manager Setup
To integrate this manager into your local environment for use with Openclaw Skills, follow these steps:
git clone https://github.com/YouStudyeveryday/academic-citation-manager.git
cd academic-citation-manager
pip install -r requirements.txt
After installation, you can verify the setup by running a test DOI fetch:
python academic_citation_skill.py --fetch-doi 10.1038/nature14539
Academic Citation Manager Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages information through a series of structured JSON files to ensure compatibility across Openclaw Skills workflows:
| File Name | Description | Key Metadata Fields |
|---|---|---|
reference_database.json |
Primary storage for citations | id, authors, doi, published_date, container_title |
citation_styles.json |
Formatting rules engine | in_text_format, sort_by, author_format, doi_required |
crossref_config.json |
API connection settings | api_base, rate_limiting, cache_enabled |
citation_mappings.json |
Links documents to citations | document_id, positions, ref_id |
Academic Citation Manager Advanced Features
- Intelligent citation integrity checking that identifies cited works missing from the bibliography and vice versa.
- Comprehensive bilingual support specifically optimized for GB/T 7714-2015 Chinese academic requirements.
- Advanced style conversion allowing for instant transformation of an entire library from BibTeX to IEEE format.
- Integrated plugin support for Word, LaTeX, and Markdown writing workflows within Openclaw Skills.
- Local metadata caching to bypass API rate limits and improve performance during large-scale research projects.
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