# Search Ref Sources

> Locate a journal article or a book by highlighting a reference, right-clicking and selecting a source to search (Amazon, arXiv, BASE, Crossref, Google Books, Google Scholar, Hollis, Library Hub Discover, Library of Congress, PubMed or WorldCat).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-ref-sources](https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-ref-sources)

## Overview

- **ID:** `search-ref-sources`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** pm
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-03
- **First published:** 2017-08-24
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-ref-sources/)

## Description

Search Ref Sources is a convenient Firefox add-on that lets you instantly search for journal articles and books by highlighting a reference and selecting a search source like Amazon, arXiv, Crossref, and more.

## Rankings

- #41,273 — Overall
- #63 — source code
- #77 — source
- #86 — resource

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-ref-sources)