Simple export of journal citation data to Excel using any reference manager

Working with citation data from literature searches for systematic reviews can be problematic. The quantity of citations can be quite large. Export functions to the various citation managers (eg, RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote) are not always sufficient to the task. While some citation management software such as EndNote 6 offers an export to tab-delimited format, this is not always a routine process. Any data mismatch or nonstandard formatting in the input can throw off the export. Export options will differ for each reference manager, and not all supported users will have the same versions. A number of solutions are available. For example, Evidence Partners offers their DistillerSR and DistillerSER line of products that support systematic reviews. While these tools are quite robust, they require an investment in funds or time to learn and then to customize reference managers to produce the appropriate output. Depending on the environment, there may not be funds or development resources available to take advantage of these options.