CiteThat is a simple tool to help you cite your sources. It is built using Vue. With CiteThat, you can look up information on almost any paper available through PubMed.
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I created CiteThat after having a job interview where the interviewer brought up Vue, but I had no experience in Vue. This tool is the result of me learning Vue.
In your terminal, run the following commands to have a working local environment from which you can run the project.
git clone https://github.com/ashenafee/CiteThat.git
cd CiteThat
npm installYou can use the freely hosted version of CiteThat available here. Note that this means it is more subject to rate limits and slow downs.
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Run the following command to start the server:
cd CiteThat npm run dev -
Open your browser and navigate to
localhost:4000 -
Enter the PubMed link of the paper you want to cite and click the
Citebutton.
- Add multiple citation formats
- Parse information necessary for citations
- Allow the user to input their own sources for downloading