Adding a Reference

The fastest way to add a book to Citavi is by entering its ISBN (International Standard Book Number). The ISBN is a 10- or 13-digit number (spaces and hyphens don't matter).

Adding a Book by ISBN

1.In the Reference Editor, click Retrieve by ISBNon the toolbar.

2.Enter the ISBN, for example 978-3411042340 and click Add. Citavi searches for the book.

3.Click Add to project. The book is added and applied as a selection. You can now edit the reference, for example by applying keywords or writing an evaluation.

4.Click Cancel selection to show the remaining references in the project.

Many scholarly journal articles today have a unique identifier similar to the ISBN of a book: the Digital Object Identifier, typically called a DOI name. You can add journal articles by  DOI name the same way you add books by ISBN. This also works for journal articles with a PubMed ID. Just follow the same steps and enter the DOI name or PubMed ID instead of an ISBN.

Adding a Reference by Hand

1.In the Reference Editor, click Reference () on the toolbar.

2.Select the appropriate reference type. Refer to the Quick Help texts for guidance. Click OK.

3.Enter the information, referring to the Quick Help as you go along.

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