Introducing EndNote 2025: AI-powered reference management

May 22, 2025

As a researcher, you know how crucial it is to manage your references efficiently and accurately. EndNote has been the reference manager of choice for tens of thousands of researchers and academic institutions globally for more than 35 years, consistently evolving with new technologies to make your life easier. With the newly released EndNote 2025, you can streamline your research and writing process with more features and new AI tools.

Enhancing your research journey

EndNote 2025 is packed with features that will save you time and improve the accuracy of your work. Emmanuel Thiveaud, Senior Vice President of Research and Analytics, Academia & Government at Clarivate, emphasizes that EndNote 2025 is all about empowering researchers. “EndNote 2025 helps researchers save valuable time, stay organized, and collaborate more effectively as they write and publish research papers, maximizing their contribution to their fields,” Thiveaud explains. The AI features are designed to streamline tedious tasks and provide insights and recommendations, setting you up for success both now and in the future.

Key features to boost your research

Here are some of the standout features of EndNote 2025 that you can start using today:

  • Key Takeaway: This generative AI-powered tool expedites research discovery by extracting key insights and takeaways from individual papers, summarizing the main points of a paper in seconds.
  • Find a Journal: This enhanced machine learning tool, available directly in the Cite While You Write, plugin helps you find the best journal match for your paper during the writing process.
  • Cite from PDF: Quickly insert both a highlighted quote from a PDF and its corresponding citation into your document with just a click, making PDF referencing more efficient.
  • Summary panel redesign: Enjoy a more modern, organized summary of records with configurable detail options so you can view the information most relevant to your work.
  • Web of Science citing articles and related records: For researchers that have a Web of Science subscription, you can curate a more comprehensive reference library by viewing relevant articles and finding papers that have cited your existing references through Web of Science.
  • Find Reference Updates and Find Full-Text improvements: Easily access these tools at the top of the record menu, creating a more streamlined user experience.

Looking ahead

Later in 2025, EndNote plans to release several more updated features and the EndNote Research Assistant, a natural language AI assistant that allows you to ask questions about articles and documents. EndNote 2025 leverages the Clarivate Academic AI Platform, ensuring that you benefit from responsibly developed and trusted AI. Whether you’re just starting your research journey or are deep into your dissertation, EndNote 2025 is here to support you every step of the way.

Start exploring the new features of EndNote 2025 today and see how it can transform your research process.

Get started with EndNote 2025 today.