Creating reference list is always a nightmare. Mendeley and its handy LibreOffice / OpenOffice plugin may be of great help to many. It was for me. Below, I’ll describe how to make it working.

# get & install mendeley from https://www.mendeley.com/download-mendeley-desktop/

# check version of your mendeley
#  Help > About Mendeley Desktop

# clone repo and build plugin
git clone git@github.com:Mendeley/openoffice-plugin.git
cd openoffice-plugin/
python build.py 1.15.2 false

# add to LibreOffice
#  Tools > Extension Manager > Add...
#   and look for `Mendeley-1.15.2.oxt`

After OpenOffice / LibreOffice restart, you should see new bar. Note, in order for the plugin to work, Mendeley has to be running.

What’s great about this plugin, you can adjust citation style by just a few clicks by clicking on `Choose Citation Style`. There is quite extensive database of predefined citation styles, so adjusting the reference style to your favourite journal will take just a few seconds 🙂
More info about the plugin on github.