Review Available Updates Dialog (Find Reference Updates)

Select and update individual references or multiple references from the Review Available Updates dialog by retrieving information from source databases outside EndNote such as Web of Science™ Core Collection and PubMed.

The Find Reference Updates option is available from the References menu and as an icon from the Reference window. It is also available from the Edit & Manage Citations dialog in Microsoft Word.

When you select this option, EndNote searches for and retrieves available field updates for the selected reference.

EndNote follows the following process when searching for field updates.

EndNote first looks for the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) that matches the DOI of the selected record. If a reliable match is found, EndNote displays the Review Reference Updates dialog and displays the field updates.
If EndNote cannot find a matching DOI number, it looks for the author name, year of publication, and journal title that matches the selected record. If a reliable match is found, EndNote displays the Review Reference Updates dialog and displays the field updates.
If no match is found, then no dialog displays.

To update a reference:

Select one or more references from the Reference List or open a reference in the Reference window.
From the References menu, select the Find Reference Updates option to open the Review Available Updates dialog.

Note: Click the Find Reference Updates icon from the tool bar if you are updating a reference from the Reference window.
All updates are highlighted in blue in both the Available Updates and the My Reference panels. An update exists for a field in the My Reference panel when the field is empty or differs from the information in the same field in the Available Updates panel. For each update that EndNote finds for a record, you can:

Click the Update All Fields button to update all the fields in the My References panel with updated information from the Available Updates panel.
Click the Update Empty Fields button to update every empty field in the My Reference panel with the new information from the Available Updates panel.

If necessary, edit any of the information in the fields in the My Reference panel.
Click the Save Updates button to save your changes.
Click Yes when the EndNote dialog appears prompting you to save your changes.

Note: If you have selected more than one reference, click the Skip button to skip a particular reference that you do not wish to update.

Note: All fields in the My Reference panel will display even if they are empty.

Editing a Reference

You can copy any of the information from a retrieved field and paste the information into the same field in the My Reference panel. You can also edit any of the fields in the My Reference panel. The following edit options are available: Cut, Copy, Paste, Paste with Text Styles, Clear, and Select All.

You cannot edit any of the retrieved fields from the Available Updates panel.