How to create a group based on readstatus (To be read)

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Hi Carlos!
I just started learning JabRef and was struggling with the exact same problem.

Quick answer:
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I just found this solution by inspecting the library file and reading JabRefs documentation about using a free-form search expression.

By selecting a read status, a parameter is added to your entry in the .bib file which will look like this:

@InProceedings{keyword,
  author     = {...},
  title      = {...},
  year       = {...},
  readstatus = {skimmed},
}

The status will be either “skimmed” or “read”. If nothing is selected, the parameter doesn’t exist.
So to create a free-form search, where every unread entry is included, you have to filter entries that do NOT have the status “skimmed” AND do NOT have the status “read”:

not readstatus=read and not readstatus=skimmed

I hope this is useful to you :blush:

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