ENW File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Format Name EndNote Import File
File Extension .enw
MIME Type application/x-endnote-refer
Format Type Text
Primary Association Citations and Bibliography
Used By EndNote, Reference Manager
Character Encoding ASCII
Purpose Import/Export citations
Structure Tag-based
Tags Example %0 for reference type, %A for author
Text-Based Yes
Editability Can be edited using text editors
Integration High with research software
Reference Type Identification Starts with a type identifier tag (e.g., %0 for Journal Article)
Field Separation Each field starts with a unique identifier tag
Common Use Case Transferring bibliographical entries between different software
Compatibility Widely supported by bibliography management tools
Advantages Easy to create and manipulate, portable
Limitations Limited to plain text; can be less flexible for complex data
Automated Processing Supported by tools that can parse tagged formats
Versioning Not version-controllable inherently, but can be managed with external tools