CiteAssist: A System for Automated Preprint Citation and BibTeX Generation

TL;DR

CiteAssist automates the creation of BibTeX citations and annotations for preprints, linking citations directly within PDFs and suggesting related papers to improve scholarly referencing workflows.

Contribution

The system introduces automated metadata extraction and annotation features for preprints, enhancing citation accuracy and accessibility across platforms.

Findings

Automatically generates BibTeX entries and attaches them to PDFs.

Links citations on the first page for immediate access.

Suggests related papers based on extracted keywords.

Abstract

We present CiteAssist, a system to automate the generation of BibTeX entries for preprints, streamlining the process of bibliographic annotation. Our system extracts metadata, such as author names, titles, publication dates, and keywords, to create standardized annotations within the document. CiteAssist automatically attaches the BibTeX citation to the end of a PDF and links it on the first page of the document so other researchers gain immediate access to the correct citation of the article. This method promotes platform flexibility by ensuring that annotations remain accessible regardless of the repository used to publish or access the preprint. The annotations remain available even if the preprint is viewed externally to CiteAssist. Additionally, the system adds relevant related papers based on extracted keywords to the preprint, providing researchers with additional publications besides those in related work for further reading. Researchers can enhance their preprints organization and reference management workflows through a free and publicly available web interface.