Citation-Overlap v1.0.0

We've worked to polish up Citation-Overlap for a v1.0 release! Highlights include:

• A new Help tab with Quick Start guide
• Progress bar to track overlap processing
• Status bar warning if the citation list extraction does not appear appropriate
• Cleaned citation lists are grouped into a separate folder during export
• Fixed updating tab names for the selected database file source
• Fixed importing TSV files without .tsv extensions

Citation-Overlap v0.9.3

Desktop app

New tabs/sheets can be added for more citation lists. The sidebar has been reorganized around "import units," which each contain a database source (extractor), file chooser, and button to clear the associated sheet. The new "Add Sheet" button adds both a sheet and a corresponding import unit to enter the list for the sheet. In addition to new sheets, two new database sources are supported now, the Web of Science and Cochrane CENTRAL databases.

• The extractor dropdown box has morphed into a dual database selector and label for each import unit, with a separate dropdown box for each citation list
• A new "Clear" button for each import unit clears the sheet
• The new "Add Sheet" button below the import units adds another import area and tab with a sheet
• "Find Overlaps" can now be run multiple times during the same session
• Tab names sync with the selected database source
• Two new extractors: Web of Science and CENTRAL databases
• Extractor filename capitalization is used for database name display
• Auto-searching for an extractor using the citation list filename in the command-line tool is case-insensitive
• The command-line tool accepts a directory given as the path to combine all the directory's files
• Fixed setup to add appdirs as a required dependency

Web app

Access web app

The web app interface has been completely reorganized from a Google Add-on to a full web app. This web app can be launched without installation (Google Apps Script permissions still required for the web app), and the app can create a new spreadsheet or load an existing one. File import has also been integrated directly into the app, bypassing the Google Sheets file import.

• Web app interface, still built in Google Apps Script (can still run as an Add-on)
• Buttons to create a new spreadsheet or load an existing one
• Reopening the app automatically loads the last spreadsheet
• Replaced the sheets setup step with controls to import each citation list for the selected database source
• Citation list import truncates rather than completely ignores cells exceeding the Google Sheets characters per cell maximum limit of 50,000 characters
• Uses the default blank sheet when importing the first list

Citation-Overlap v0.9.2

The standalone app can run as a command-line utility, and new extractors can be added through the graphical interface.

• A new "Add" button next to the extractors dropdown box allows adding a new extractor definition file
• Combines a directory of separate citation lists into an integrated list
• Additional extractor directories can be accessed during command-line operation
• Sidebar for the web app to access controls without using the menu
• Citation list parsing errors are logged to file for troubleshooting
• Verbose debugging (add the -v option)
• Fixed parsing TSV files
• Fixed error when finding citation overlaps for citations missing journals or years

Citation-Overlap v0.9.1

This release brings many usability fixes:

• Groups are colored by grouping and sub-grouping
• Better error handling, including when unable to import a file or find overlaps, with error message displayed in the status bar
• Logs errors to file (macOS: <home>/Library/Application Support/Citation-Overlap/log.out, Windows: <home>\AppData\Local\Citation-Overlap, Linux: <home>/.local/share/Citation-Overlaps)
• Decreased default window width and prevent width expansion when exporting tables
• Table export directory defaults to the last file import directory
• Reduced empty space in thin columns
• Grouped the column for number of citations in a group with the other group columns
• The extractor resets to "Auto" after importing a file to set up the next import
• The command-line tool supports arguments given without an option, where the appropriate database extractor is auto-detected by name
• Fixed finding user-specified extractors in the GUI

The macOS app is now also notarized to run with security warnings. The Windows app is properly added to the Add/Remove Programs list.

Citation-Overlap v0.9.0

Our first release! The app has been packaged for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

• macOS: Open the DMG file, drag Citation-Overlap to Applications (or your desired location) and launch it
• Windows: Run the installer and launch Citation-Overlap from the Start Menu
• Linux: Extract the archive and launch citation-overlap in the Citation-Overlap folder