# Jabref Libreoffice integration generating Two "References" sections

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 18, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592 "2025-05-18T09:28:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592/1 "2025-05-18T09:28:49Z")

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Version info:

JabRef 6.0-tags-v6-0-alpha.1–2024-12-23–72dd70e  
Linux 6.1.0-34-amd64 amd64  
Java 23.0.1  
JavaFX 23.0.1+4

I’ve used this Jabref’s Libreoffice integration flawlessly for about 6 months over 5 or so reports. But this time it’s been generating two “References” sections after about the 5th reference for some reason.

I presume it’s scanning the doc for some kind of marker and it’s failed to detect the previous References section it inserted for some reason. I didn’t do anything to it and actively tried to avoid messing with it, even starting over again in a new document.

I’m hoping there is some simple way I can make Jabref recognize the References section its already generated to fix this issue?

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592/2 "2025-05-18T17:41:37Z")

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Can you please test the latest development version?  
There have been some more improvements regarding LibreOffice integration [https://builds.jabref.org/main/](https://builds.jabref.org/main/)  
Remember to make a backup of your library before trying out the new version

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**Author:** ![Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592/3 "2025-05-19T00:05:50Z")

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Updated to the latest release from Github: JabRef 6.0-alpha.2–2025-04-27–6d0d787. Now I’m not getting a References section inserted at all.

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**Author:** ![Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592/4 "2025-05-19T00:19:30Z")

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Oh the _development_ version … Also tried that (JabRef 6.0-alpha2.112–2025-05-18–c06f141). It’s the same as latest release - no refs section is inserted. Even if I just open a blank document, connect and insert a ref it’s the same - no refs section. Libreoffice version info:

Version: 7.4.7.2 / LibreOffice Community  
Build ID: 40(Build:2)  
CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.1; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3  
Locale: en-AU (en\_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US  
Debian package version: 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u8  
Calc: threaded

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592/5 "2025-05-19T06:39:15Z")

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For a while, there is an option to generate the references either automatically or manually by pressing the button (the one left from the question mark)

 ![grafik](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/9/9c6bb0bb8db022686f91504a3dcd68eff8ff2af0.png)

Settings:

 ![grafik](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/5/553cbedd7f6b839c0d7e98499592319a9db89dbf.png)

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**Author:** ![ThiloteE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/thilotee/32/1008_2.png) [@ThiloteE](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThiloteE)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592/6 "2025-05-19T07:22:59Z")

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What style are you using? Have you been switching between the CSL and the JStyles?

I believe two references sections should not be possible since [Fix generation of multiple bibliography sections by subhramit · Pull Request #12309 · JabRef/jabref · GitHub](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/12309).

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**Author:** ![Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-libreoffice-integration-generating-two-references-sections/5592/7 "2025-05-19T22:10:26Z")

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I’m not switching. I just used IEEE.