YOU CITE WHILE YOU WRITE ON THE IPAD!
This is a follow up on my previous comment. I had not tried endnote for a while. The last time I tried it, the citation function was not working well. I tried it again today and it works perfectly well.
The workflow is as follows:
1) sync your iPad and Mac Endnote libraries through endnote online
2) on the iPad: open Word and work on your manuscript. If you want to citate an article, then click "copy temporary citation" on Endnote and paste it on your manuscript.
3) Once you are done with the citations, then open the same document on Word for Mac and open the same Endnote library you used on iPad. Just click bibliography and you have all your citations and your bibliography ready!
The workflow still requires a Mac to be completed, but this step takes literally 2 seconds. The main work will be done on the iPad.
I am amazed. I love my Mac 12in retina, but I have always found attractive to be able to work only on my iPad:
- the portrait mode that resembles the normal shape of documents
- the ability to directly tap on the screen or take notes with the pencil
- the portability of iPad
- the immersive experience
Writing scientific articles and citing scientific articles required a Mac until now (or at least now I found out that it works well on the iPad)
As I said, I still need my Mac, but there are extremely few things I need my Mac for.