References in scholarly journals to Zotero as quality open software?

DWL-SDCA
I am reviewing a manuscript submitted for publication. The topic is the use of open access software from the planning, data-gathering phases through analysis and manuscript preparation. The authors describe using an older computer with Pentium processor, a Linux OS, and only free open access software. Zotero is mentioned and compared favorably with commercial bib management software. The Zotero statement is unreferenced. I would like to offer references instead of questioning the validity of the unreferenced Zotero statement. I know from my own experience that Zotero is great. Yet I can offer no documents as proof. Unlike other formal justifications of open access software (GNU PSPP, R Statistical Environment, etc.), I could not find a scholarly report that presents an argument for the merits of Zotero above (or equal to) commercial software.

Any suggestions?
  • adamsmith
    I think you get about half a dozen search results for Zotero on pubmed, most of them favorably.
    There's dozens of articles here:
    http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=zotero+library&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C6

    Here's one favorable contrasting review from my field:

    http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/detail?accno=EJ867276[ERIC: gated]
    http://humhonors.wiki.huji.ac.il/images/Muldrow_Yoder_2009.pdf [ungated]

    It's a peer reviewed journal dedicated mainly to the teaching aspect of polisci.
  • DWL-SDCA
    @adamsmith

    This is great. Thank you.

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