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Ticket #1: Use with manuscript pdfs that were drafted on Word discussion

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:55:28 -0000

assigned_to: lidianycs

Ticket #1: Use with manuscript pdfs that were drafted on Word discussion

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:55:28 -0000

Originally posted by: lidianycs

@cutiepiemayam244 thank for sharing your screenshot. I'll take a look at it in the weekend.

Ticket #1: Use with manuscript pdfs that were drafted on Word discussion

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:55:28 -0000

Originally posted by: Anto007

Thank you very much @lidianycs for getting back to me and for providing a detailed explanation. I look forward to testing out the new version

Ticket #1: Use with manuscript pdfs that were drafted on Word discussion

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:55:28 -0000

Originally posted by: cutiepiemayam244

Ticket #1: Use with manuscript pdfs that were drafted on Word discussion

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:55:28 -0000

Originally posted by: lidianycs

Hi @Anto007,

Thank you for the kind words and for testing CERCA! I appreciate the detailed feedback. To answer your question: Yes, this is directly related to the formatting and the underlying engine CERCA uses.

It currently relies on CERMINE, a Java library for extracting metadata and content from PDFs of academic publications.

CERMINE was chosen deliberately to keep the project lightweight and deliver a working tool quickly.
For the current version to work best, the PDF should use a standard academic layout with a clear, bolded header labeled "References" or "Bibliography."

Since parsing "wild" PDFs is a complex challenge, I am working on adding an option for "Manual Text". This will allow you to copy the reference list from your document and paste it directly into CERCA. This bypasses the strict layout requirements of the PDF parser while still giving you the full power to check the rferences against Crossref, OpenAlex, and other databases.

I am adding this to the roadmap for the next release (v1.2).

Thanks again for helping improve the tool!