Editorial and XML production software provider Inera, Inc., US, has announced the release of eXtyles Reference Correction. The new tool is designed to automatically integrate data from online resources to correct errors in bibliographic references quickly and reliably, improving their accuracy before publication.
eXtyles is a suite of tools for Microsoft Word that automates error-prone and time-consuming editorial tasks. The Reference Correction feature is an enhancement to eXtyles reference processing modules that automatically edit bibliographic references to preferred editorial styles and add hyperlinks to online databases such as PubMed and CrossRef.
If a reference in a manuscript contains an error, these hyperlinks provide quick access to reliable online sources, saving time by eliminating the need for author queries or manual searches. The new enhancement is seen to further reduce editing time and dramatically improve accuracy by automatically replacing any incorrect or missing reference elements, such as authors or issue numbers, with metadata retrieved from PubMed and CrossRef.
Rather than merely replacing an author's entire original reference with the reference indexed on PubMed or CrossRef, eXtyles Reference Correction intelligently merges data from online resources with existing data, providing warnings if significant discrepancies are found. This intelligent merge feature is seen to provide greater reference accuracy than simple replacement.
