Creating a Publication

Using the Publication Assistant in Citavi, you can easily insert quotations, citations, and thoughts from your project into your manuscript.

Initially, Citavi inserts placeholders instead of formatted citations — for example, {Smith 2010 #123: 33}. During the final step, Citavi replaces these placeholders with formatted citations — for example, (Smith 2010, p. 33) — and inserts a document bibliography.

Selecting Your Word Processor

Before you start using the Publication Assistant, you must tell Citavi which word processor you use.

1.On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.On the General tab, under Publication Assistant, select your default word processor, for example, Word.

3.Select what you want the Publication Assistant to do when you double-click a reference.

4.Click Apply, and then click OK.

Inserting Quotations, Citations, and Thoughts with the Publication Assistant

1.Open the Citavi project you are using for your publication.

2.On the Citation menu, click Publication Assistant (or press F7) and then click to keep the Publication Assistant in front.

3.To insert a placeholder for a reference, select the References tab. To insert quotations and thoughts (with corresponding placeholders), select the Knowledge items tab.

4.In your word processor, place the insertion point where you want the citation, quotation, or thought to be inserted.

5.Double-click the reference, quotation, or thought in the Publication Assistant.

Formatting the Publication

When you format your publication, Citavi replaces the placeholders with formatted citations and inserts a bibliography.

1.Close the document in your word processor.

2.In the Reference Editor, on the Citation menu, click Format publication, and then click Choose documents.

3.Select the document and click Open.

4.Citavi scans the manuscript for placeholders and shows you a preview of each citation, quotation or thought.

5.If necessary, select the citation style.

6.Click Format. Then click Save. Citavi saves the formatted publication as a copy.

Important: Do not make changes to the formatted publication because Citavi then cannot add any references to the bibliography. Always make changes to the unformatted manuscript, then format the publication again.

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