Importing a RIS File
Many providers of bibliographic databases allow search results to be exported in RIS format. RIS files are text files that include entries for one or more references.
Citavi imports and exports reference information in RIS format.
Each field begins with an label consisting of two letters followed by a space, a hyphen, and another space. The field's content follows. A typical entry is formatted as follows:
TY - BOOK
AU - Handke, Jürgen
AU - Franke, Peter
T1 - The virtual linguistics campus
T2 - Strategies and concepts for successful e-learning
PY - 2006
CY - Münster
PB - Waxmann
KW - E-Learning
ER -
Field mapping
The reference types supported in RIS format differ to some degree from the ones available in Citavi. This overview shows the mapping of reference types when importing from RIS format:
RIS |
Citavi |
||
|---|---|---|---|
Internal field name (tag) |
Display name |
Internal field name |
Display name |
ABST |
Abstract |
JournalArticle |
Journal article |
ADVS |
Audiovisual material |
AudioOrVideoDocument |
Audio or Video Document |
ART |
Art Work |
Unknown |
Unknown |
BILL |
Bill/Resolution |
Unknown |
Unknown |
BOOK |
Book, Whole |
Book |
Book |
CASE |
Case |
Unknown |
Unknown |
CHAP |
Book chapter |
Contribution |
Contribution in |
COMP |
Computer program |
ComputerProgram |
Software |
CONF |
Conference proceeding |
ConferenceProceedings |
Conference proceeding |
CTLG |
Catalog |
Unknown |
Unknown |
DATA |
Data file |
Unknown |
Unknown |
ELEC |
Electronic Citation |
InternetDocument |
Internet document |
GEN |
Generic |
Unknown |
Unknown |
HEAR |
Hearing |
Unknown |
Unknown |
ICOMM |
Internet Communication |
InternetDocument |
Internet document |
INPR |
In Press |
Unknown |
Unknown |
JFULL |
Journal (full) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
JOUR |
Journal |
JournalArticle |
Journal article |
MAP |
MAP |
MAP |
Map |
MGZN |
Magazine article |
JournalArticle |
Journal article |
MPCT |
Motion picture |
Movie |
Movie |
MUSIC |
Music score |
MusicAlbum |
Music album |
NEWS |
Newspaper |
NewspaperArticle |
Newspaper article |
PAMP |
Pamphlet |
Unknown |
Unknown |
PAT |
Patent |
Patent |
Patent |
PCOMM |
Personal communication |
PersonalCommunication |
Persponal communication |
RPRT |
Report |
UnpublishedWork |
Report or Gray Literature |
SER |
Serial (Book, Monograph) |
Book |
Book |
SLIDE |
Slide |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SOUND |
Sound recording |
AudioOrVideoDocument |
Audio or Video Document |
STAT |
Statute |
StatuteOrRegulation |
Statute or Regulation |
THES |
Thesis/Dissertation |
Thesis |
Thesis |
UNBILl |
Unenacted bill/resolution |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UNPB |
Unpublished work |
UnpublishedWork |
Report or Gray Literature |
VIDEO |
Video recording |
AudioOrVideoDocument |
Audio or Video Document |
Field Mapping
When you import an RIS file to Citavi, the fields are mapped as follows:
RIS |
Citavi (internal field name) |
|---|---|
TY |
ReferenceType |
A1; AU |
Authors |
Y1; PY |
Year |
T1, TI, CT, BT |
Title |
A2; ED |
Editors |
T2; BT |
Subtitle; ParentReference |
CP; CY |
PlaceOfPublication |
PB |
Publishers |
VL |
Volume |
IS |
Number |
SP |
StartPage |
JO; JF |
Journal |
A3 |
Collaborators |
T3 |
SeriesTitle |
ET |
Edition |
Y2 |
Date |
JA |
Journal |
SN |
Isbn/Issn |
U1 |
SpecificField1 |
U2 |
SpecificField2 |
U3 |
SpecificField3 |
U4 |
SpecificField4 |
U5 |
SpecificField5 |
KW |
Keywords |
N2 |
Abstract |
N1 |
Notes |
UR |
OnlineAddress1 |
L1-L4 |
InternetLink |
DO |
DOI |
EP |
EndPage |
H1 |
LocationLibrary |
H2; CN |
LocationCallNumber |