# Speaker's corner

**URL:** https://discourse.jabref.org/c/corner/10.md

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## [About the Speaker's Corner category](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/about-the-speakers-corner-category/1867)

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**Author:** [@koppor](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/koppor)\
**Replies:** 0

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We very welcome you to introduce yourself and to have a discussion on miscellaneous things. This category is for discussions, which are not related to concrete issues at https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues and more …

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## [Proposal: Creation of a Software Requirements Specification (SRS) Document for JabRef](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/proposal-creation-of-a-software-requirements-specification-srs-document-for-jabref/9143)

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**Author:** [@kynhgos](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kynhgos)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/proposal-creation-of-a-software-requirements-specification-srs-document-for-jabref/9143 "2026-08-28T22:13:57Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been looking into JabRef and noticed that while there is extensive user documentation, there isn’t a centralized Software Requirements Specification (SRS) document detailing the system’s functional and…

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## [GSoC 2026: Use PostgreSQL as full GUI data backend for JabRef - Aritra Banerjee](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-use-postgresql-as-full-gui-data-backend-for-jabref-aritra-banerjee/9068)

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**Author:** [@AritraBanerjee](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/AritraBanerjee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-use-postgresql-as-full-gui-data-backend-for-jabref-aritra-banerjee/9068 "2026-04-07T08:10:32Z")

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GSoC 2026 Introduction: PostgreSQL as Full GUI Data Backend (Issue #12708) Hello , @koppor, @InAnYan and the JabRef community, My name is Aritra Banerjee, and I am preparing my GSoC 2026 proposal for migrating JabRef’s…

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## [Introduction GSoC 2026 Aspirant](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/introduction-gsoc-2026-aspirant/9046)

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**Author:** [@Samruddhi\_Kulkarni](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Samruddhi_Kulkarni)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/introduction-gsoc-2026-aspirant/9046 "2026-04-06T21:36:59Z")

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Hello everyone, My name is samruddhi kulkarni, and I’m a Computer Science student with a strong interest in software engineering and Java development. I’m planning to apply for GSoC 2026 with JabRef. I’ve started expl…

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## [\[GSoc 2026\] Introduction : Use PostgreSQL as Full GUI Data Backend for JabRef](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-introduction-use-postgresql-as-full-gui-data-backend-for-jabref/9067)

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**Author:** [@Rishikesh2007](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Rishikesh2007)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-introduction-use-postgresql-as-full-gui-data-backend-for-jabref/9067 "2026-03-29T14:41:47Z")

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Hello Mentors (@koppor, @InAnYan, ) and Community, My name is Rishikesh Varma, and I am interested in the “PostgreSQL as Full GUI Data Backend” project. I have successfully built JabRef from source and have been explori…

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## [GSoC 2026 project](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-project/9051)

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**Author:** [@Samikshan](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Samikshan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-project/9051 "2026-03-28T14:03:53Z")

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Hi, I am applying for “Improve handling of older documents by OCR and AI” project for GSoC. Before drafting my proposal for this project I want to make sure my understanding of this project is correct on a high level: 1…

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## [GSoC 2026 Introduction — Interested in OCR Integration Project](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-introduction-interested-in-ocr-integration-project/9065)

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**Author:** [@Faris](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Faris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-introduction-interested-in-ocr-integration-project/9065 "2026-03-26T09:30:23Z")

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Hello JabRef Community! My name is Faris. I’m a developer with experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and C/C++, currently learning Java. I’m very interested in applying for GSoC 2026 with JabRef, specifically the “Improve…

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## [Community Members](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/community-members/1868)

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**Author:** [@koppor](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/koppor)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/community-members/1868 "2026-03-05T08:27:00Z")

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Welcome to JabRef community! Write a short introduction here about yourself and your interests. Lets get to know each other!

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## [GSoC 2026 Contributor Introduction](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-contributor-introduction/9047)

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**Author:** [@Ayush04](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Ayush04)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/gsoc-2026-contributor-introduction/9047 "2026-03-03T13:09:10Z")

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Hi Jabref Community, My name is Ayush Chauhan,a second year student pursuing Bachelors in Computer Science.I came across JabRef while exploring GSOC 2026 organizations,and I am genuinely interested in contributing and l…

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## [Universal Import Filter](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/universal-import-filter/5539)

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**Author:** [@R-Brause42](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/R-Brause42)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/universal-import-filter/5539 "2025-04-04T11:08:50Z")

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I need an universal import filter which maps all references from any internet page to only one universal bibtech format “Misc”, defined by myself, which contains all import features. My question: Do I have to program it…

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## [Starting this journey!](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/starting-this-journey/5351)

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**Author:** [@renvins](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/renvins)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/starting-this-journey/5351 "2025-01-06T12:43:35Z")

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Hello! My name is Vincenzo, and I’m a computer science student. I’m really interested in the JabRef project, which I found incredibly helpful for managing my bibliographic references. This tool has made it much easier to…

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## [New LaTeX Bibliography Style (bst) with support for "file" field](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/new-latex-bibliography-style-bst-with-support-for-file-field/4283)

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**Author:** [@abeckus](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/abeckus)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/new-latex-bibliography-style-bst-with-support-for-file-field/4283 "2024-08-04T00:44:00Z")

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Hello, I recently released a new LaTeX Bibliography Style (bst) file on Github (link: https://github.com/beckus/ieeetranplus), which I thought could be useful to the JabRef community. Notably it provides support for the…

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## [Dino Girl's contributions](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/dino-girls-contributions/3938)

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**Author:** [@thedino-girl](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/thedino-girl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/dino-girls-contributions/3938 "2024-01-02T22:42:56Z")

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Hi! I’m Dino Girl and as a hobby I read books and papers about dinosaurs. I collect them using JabRef. I contributed some small things for JabRef: I translated a big part of JabRef into Dutch language. I hope to co…

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## [JabRef as "Volunteer Experience"](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-as-volunteer-experience/2499)

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**Author:** [@k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz2](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-as-volunteer-experience/2499 "2021-01-13T18:24:57Z")

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I were reviewing my Linkedin profile and it struck me that, given that JabRef is already registered on Linkedin, it is possible to add it as “Volunteer experience” (e.g., “Junior Java Developer” in my case). I am interes…

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## [Migrating to Citavi](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/migrating-to-citavi/2873)

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**Author:** [@buhtz](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/buhtz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/migrating-to-citavi/2873 "2021-07-29T10:53:40Z")

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If someone needs to migrate a JabRef library to Citavi there are several problems. Citavi can “import” bib-files but lack a lot of features e.g. the attachements and the group hierarchy… There is a helper script you ca…

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## [Outreach | Internships Supporting Diversity in Tech](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/outreach-internships-supporting-diversity-in-tech/1908)

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**Author:** [@kdaud](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kdaud)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/outreach-internships-supporting-diversity-in-tech/1908 "2020-02-21T03:46:29Z")

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Just decided to drop this here, someone could be interested and I think next time we could get involved. https://www.outreachy.org/

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## [Making Code Reviews in JabRef](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/making-code-reviews-in-jabref/1869)

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**Author:** [@kdaud](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kdaud)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/making-code-reviews-in-jabref/1869 "2020-01-08T08:40:24Z")

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After taking some time to learn the workflow, tools and projects in our community, I would like to jump into coding contribution by first making code reviews to help me get to learn more about the JabRef projects after t…

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## [Failure when generating additional source code (Solved)](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/failure-when-generating-additional-source-code-solved/1872)

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**Author:** [@kdaud](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kdaud)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/failure-when-generating-additional-source-code-solved/1872 "2020-01-07T19:11:57Z")

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I followed this wiki page that gives guidelines for setting up local workspace. All other steps went fine but I encountered a failure when generating additional source code. Here is the full log of the error when I ran …