# Referencing other entries in comment

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [July 21, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851 "2021-07-21T07:57:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![reox](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/reox/32/2000_2.png) [@reox](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/reox)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851/1 "2021-07-21T07:57:14Z")

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I would like to reference another entry in the comment field and have it render as a link to open the other entry.

For example, given there is an entry `Foobaz2021`, I would like to reference it with `@Foobaz2021` (or similar) in the comment.  
In the preview pane, that would render as a link to the entry. When clicking it, the selected entry opens in the editor view.

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Please vote if you support this proposal:

_Poll ([view on site](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851/1))_

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**Author:** ![i\_ngli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/i_ngli/32/677_2.png) [@i\_ngli](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/i_ngli)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851/2 "2021-08-04T19:29:56Z")

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I would love to see this, but I would hope this would be independent of the field, not just “comment”, but other fields, too (which the user might define themselves)

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**Author:** ![koppor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/koppor/32/5_2.png) [@koppor](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/koppor)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851/3 "2024-04-08T09:09:32Z")

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I think, the OP referred to use the [Pandoc syntax](https://pandoc.org/chunkedhtml-demo/8.20-citation-syntax.html).

```markdown
@smith04 says blah.

Blah blah [@doe99; @smith2000; @smith2004].

```

I filed the feature wish internally to [https://github.com/JabRef/jabref-issue-melting-pot/issues/410](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref-issue-melting-pot/issues/410).