Citation managers, also known as Reference management softwares, are tools that allow you to keep track of your references, to easily create references lists and to format them in your favourite citation style.

With the help of a citation manager you can:

• keep track of all the sources you are using in your work;
• automatically insert references in your paper;
• format your references list in the citation style you want;
• share your bibliography with colleagues

There are many citation managers you can choose. 

Here the most known Citation managers in academic writing.