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Scholarcy - Zotero Integration
Use Scholarcy's intelligent paper summarizer with Zotero's reference manager to extract key insights from papers, organize a bibliography, and cite sources in seconds. Focus on producing groundbreaking work instead of drowning in literature and reference management.
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Our mission is to make your research academic process more accessible, efficient, and insightful. Our Scholarcy - Zotero integration is designed to help you at any stage of your career.
Students
Struggling to read through complex reading material in time and properly cite it in your work.

PhD Candidate
Grappling with information overload and spending precious time organizing many papers and citations.
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Professional
Maintaining an organized body of sources for multiple projects and balancing research with other work responsibilities.
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✨ Streamlined Literature Review Process
Find and save relevant papers in seconds, not hours
Use Scholarcy's web browser extension to analyze papers in seconds as you browse online journals or databases. Instead of spending hours reading full papers, get the key points handed to you.

Integrate with Zotero library
Once you decide the paper is relevant to your work, save it directly into your personal Zotero library with one click — adding it to your bibliography.
Keep your papers organized
Zotero keeps everything organized, so you'll never lose track of important sources again.
Scholarcy cuts down hours of manual work, so you can focus on what matters most — your research insights.
Save time with key insights
Turn full-length, complex academic papers into digestible “Flashcards” to find key insights without spending hours skim-reading.
Summarize multiple files at once
Scholarcy’s Article Summarizer is designed to help you understand scholarly literature. It’s trained to identify key elements like the article synopsis, tables, references, methods, results, and more — regardless of the paper’s length.
Generate concise summaries
Scholarcy generates concise summaries to help you quickly grasp the core arguments and discussions. It also highlights key information and related work for further reading or extra context.
🔎 Deep Analysis Meets Effortless Organization
Dig deeper while keeping your references in perfect order
Take your research to the next level by combining Scholarcy's detailed paper breakdowns with Zotero's organizational power.

Dive Deeper
Access your Zotero library in Scholarcy and import your collection of papers with one click to convert them into interactive summaries. Then, use the Scholarcy Important Points feature for an AI-powered deep dive that automatically highlights key information like methodologies, findings, and crucial insights.
Export your finding
After you’re done, export all this valuable information into your Zotero library, enriching your organized references with a comprehensive understanding.
Write more informed, impactful academic papers without the headache of switching between multiple tools or losing important details.
🔎 Seamless Journey from Research to Writing
Turn your research into polished academic writing effortlessly
As you analyze papers in Scholarcy and store them in Zotero, you're setting yourself up for smooth writing later.

Zotero's add-ons
When it's time to write, use Zotero's add-ons for word processors (like Microsoft Word or Google Docs) to insert perfectly formatted citations with just a few clicks. No more manual formatting or stressing over citation styles.
Save time and improve
In the meantime, let the insights from Scholarcy's analysis guide your writing, helping you craft stronger, well-supported arguments. Save time and improve the quality of your academic output, from initial research to final submission. Focus on your ideas, not on formatting and citation hassles.
đź“Š Flexible and Efficient Workflow
Adapt the tools to your research style, not the other way around
Stop wrestling with rigid systems and let your research flow naturally.

Zotero smooth workflow
Enjoy smooth information flow between Scholarcy and Zotero. Export multiple papers from Zotero to Scholarcy for analysis at once, or bring analyzed papers from Scholarcy back to Zotero for easy citation later.
Work on any device
Both tools save your work online, so you can access your research from any device — your lab computer, home laptop, or smartphone.
Save time with key insights
Turn full-length, complex academic papers into digestible “Flashcards” to find key insights without spending hours skim-reading.
Summarize multiple files at once
Scholarcy’s Article Summarizer is designed to help you understand scholarly literature. It’s trained to identify key elements like the article synopsis, tables, references, methods, results, and more — regardless of the paper’s length.
Generate concise summaries
Scholarcy generates concise summaries to help you quickly grasp the core arguments and discussions. It also highlights key information and related work for further reading or extra context.
“It would normally take me 15mins – 1 hour to skim read the article but with Scholarcy I can do that in 5 minutes.”

Omar Ng, Masters student
🔎 Collaboration and Sharing
Boost team productivity with shared insights and organized references
Make your research efforts collaborative using Scholarcy and Zotero — create group libraries in Zotero that your whole research team can access.

Collaboratively share
Analyze the shared papers collaboratively in Scholarcy, then export the results into Zotero for everyone to use. Now your whole team has access to both organized references and in-depth analyses.
Chaotic to coordinated
Make group literature reviews and research projects smoother and turn your academic collaboration from chaotic to coordinated.
How to use Scholarcy and Zotero
Step 1
Screen papers with Scholarcy
Use Scholarcy’s browser extension to quickly analyze papers and decide if they’re relevant to your work.
Step 2
Import into Zotero
Scholarcy generates easy-to-digest summary “Flashcards”; highlighting
Step 3
Spend more time doing meaningful work
Quickly find and compare the research outcomes of other experts in the field.
Step 1
Get a paper
- PDFs
- DOCX
- URLs
- Zotero
Step 2
Get a summary
- key points
- citations
- research quality
- research comparison
- visual elements
- references
Step 3
Get the benefits
- compare research
- export data
- find exact insights
- save time on reading
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What our users say
Discover how Scholarcy has made a difference in the lives of academics just like you.
Saiki K.
"It really helps to summarize any articles and gives you the key points."
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Omar Ng.
“It would normally take me 15mins – 1 hour to skim read the article but with Scholarcy I can do that in 5 minutes.”

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Mousad Rezaei
"The comparative study section is fantastic!"
Have more questions?
What is the primary function of Scholarcy and how does it complement Zotero?
Scholarcy is an online tool designed to summarize and highlight key points from academic papers, making it easier to quickly grasp the content and identify the most important information. It creates flashcards for each paper, highlighting significant points, figures, and references.Â
On the other hand, Zotero is a reference management tool that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share research material. Its main purpose is to simplify storing and citing references and managing bibliographies in academic writing.
When used together, Scholarcy helps you quickly screen and extract key information from papers, which can then be seamlessly organized and cited using Zotero. Using them together speeds up the research process and helps you focus on more meaningful work: writing.
How do I integrate Zotero with Scholarcy?
To integrate Zotero with Scholarcy, you need to ensure that you have both Zotero and Scholarcy accounts. In Scholarcy, navigate to your profile settings and look for the Zotero integration option. Connect your Zotero account by signing in and following the instructions on screen. Once integrated, you will also be able to upload papers directly from Zotero to Scholarcy.
What are the benefits of using Scholarcy and Zotero together?
Scholarcy quickly summarizes and highlights key points from papers, saving you time during the initial review process when you need to decide if a paper is relevant to your work. Zotero then helps you organize and manage these papers, keeping track of what you have reviewed and what you need to cite. With Zotero’s citation management and Microsoft Word plugin, you can easily cite the summarized papers in your writing and generate a bibliography.
How do I use the Scholarcy browser extension to screen papers?
There are a few ways. The most straightforward way is to click on the export icon in the article summarizer and export it in the RIS format. Then it’s just a matter of opening the RIS file with Zotero installed on your desktop and you’re done.
You can also export multiple papers together in your Scholarcy Library by clicking on the “select” button, choosing multiple papers, and clicking on “export” at the bottom of your screen, then selecting the RIS format. To import multiple files into Zotero, go to File > Import in Zotero’s top bar and follow the import wizard.
The most efficient way to do this is to save the paper directly to Zotero on the same journal page you used to summarize the paper with Scholarcy’s browser extension. After you’re done reviewing it in Scholarcy, just click on the Zotero browser extension and select which library you want to add it to.
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How do I add screened papers from Scholarcy to my Zotero library?
Yes, Scholarcy integrates seamlessly with popular reference management tools like Mendeley, Zotero, and EndNote. You can easily export citations and bibliographic information in various formats (BibTeX, RIS, etc.) for use in your preferred reference manager.
Can I import papers from Zotero to Scholarcy?
Scholarcy supports a wide range of file formats commonly used in academic research. This includes PDF, DOCX, HTML, and ePub. You can also input direct URLs to open-access papers or preprint servers. We're constantly expanding our format support to accommodate the diverse needs of researchers.Yes, you can selectively import papers from Zotero to Scholarcy. In Scholarcy, choose the import option and select Zotero as the source. Browse your Zotero folders and select specific papers or the entire collections you want to import. Scholarcy will then transform the selected papers for summarization and analysis.
Why use Scholarcy with Zotero?
Say goodbye to endless hours of skim reading to find relevant papers and hello to quick bibliography building.
