📂 Reference Manager Export

Paste citations copied from Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, or any source — the AI converts them into clean BibTeX or RIS format ready to import directly into Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote.

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Paste your citations (one or more — any format)

Output format:

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BibTeX output

💡 Import tip: Zotero: File → Import → select the file. Mendeley: File → Add Files. EndNote: File → Import → choose BibTeX/RIS filter. Always verify imported entries against the original source — AI conversion is highly accurate but not infallible.

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Converting citations to BibTeX and RIS for reference managers

BibTeX and RIS are the standard machine-readable formats for importing references into Zotero, Mendeley, JabRef, and EndNote. When you copy a citation from Google Scholar, PubMed, or Scopus as plain text, or transcribe one from a paper's reference list, it cannot be imported directly — it needs to be converted into a structured format the reference manager understands. This tool uses AI to parse any citation format and produce clean, importable BibTeX or RIS output.

When to use BibTeX vs RIS

BibTeX is the standard for LaTeX-based writing workflows — it is natively supported by LaTeX bibliography tools (natbib, biblatex) and by Zotero and JabRef. RIS (Research Information Systems) is more widely supported by commercial reference managers: Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks, and Papers all import RIS natively. Zotero imports both. If you are unsure which to choose, RIS is the more universally compatible option.

Verifying converted references

Always check converted entries against the original source before using them in a manuscript. The most common AI conversion errors are: abbreviated journal names expanded incorrectly, author names with unusual characters (umlauts, accents, Chinese characters) formatted incorrectly, and volume/issue numbers misidentified when the original citation format is ambiguous. DOIs should always be verified — a wrong DOI is worse than no DOI.