Importing a RIS File
Many Web-based resources offer bibliographic information export in RIS format. When you perform the export one or more references will be exported to a text file with the .ris extenstion.
The text file contains tags consisting of a two-letter field code, two spaces, a hyphen, and one space followed by the contents of the fields. A typical RIS entry looks like this:
TY – BOOK
T1 – The virtual linguistics campus
SN – 9783830916895
T2 – Strategies and concepts for successful e-learning
KW - E-Learning
PB – Waxmann
PY – 2006
CY – Münster
A2 – Handke, Jürgen
A2 – Franke, Peter
ER -
Importing a RIS File
- Many web-based databases support direct export to Citavi. See Searching Web Resources.
- If you have a RIS file (with the .ris file name extension) on your computer already, double-click it to start the import or drag it into the navigation pane in the Reference Editor.
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 Feldname |
RIS Reference Type |
Citavi Reference Type |
|---|---|---|
ABST |
Abstract |
Journal Article |
ADVS |
Audiovisual material |
Audio or Video Document |
ART |
Art Work |
Unknown |
BILL |
Bill/Resolution |
Unknown |
BOOK |
Book, Whole |
Book |
CASE |
Case |
Unknown |
CHAP |
Book chapter |
Contribution in... |
COMP |
Computer program |
Software |
CONF |
Conference proceeding |
Conference Proceedings |
CTLG |
Catalog |
Unknown |
DATA |
Data file |
Unknown |
ELEC |
Electronic Citation |
Internet Document |
GEN |
Generic |
Unknown |
HEAR |
Hearing |
Unknown |
ICOMM |
Internet Communication |
Internet Document |
INPR |
In Press |
Unknown |
JFULL |
Journal (full) |
Unknown |
JOUR |
Journal |
Journal Article |
MAP |
Map |
Map |
MGZN |
Magazine article |
Journal Article |
MPCT |
Motion picture |
Movie |
MUSIC |
Music score |
Musical Work / Music Album |
NEWS |
Newspaper |
Newspaper Article |
PAMP |
Pamphlet |
Unknown |
PAT |
Patent |
Patent |
PCOMM |
Personal communication |
Personal Communication |
RPRT |
Report |
Unpublished Work |
SER |
Serial (Book, Monograph) |
Book |
SLIDE |
Slide |
Unknown |
SOUND |
Sound recording |
Audio or Video Document |
STAT |
Statute |
Statute or Regulation |
THES |
Thesis/Dissertation |
Thesis |
UNBILl |
Unenacted bill/resolution |
Unknown |
UNPB |
Unpublished work |
Unpublished Work |
VIDEO |
Video recording |
Audio or Video Document |
Reference Type Mapping
When you import a 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 |
Title1 |
A2; ED |
Editors |
T2; BT |
Title2; ParentReference |
CP; CY |
PlacePublished |
PB |
Publishers |
VL |
Volume |
IS |
Number |
SP |
PageRange |
JO; JF |
Journal |
A3 |
Collaborators |
T3 |
SeriesTitle |
ET |
Edition |
Y2 |
Date |
JA |
Journal |
SN |
Isbn/Issn |
U1 |
SpecialText1 |
U2 |
SpecialText2 |
U3 |
SpecialText3 |
U4 |
SpecialText4 |
U5 |
SpecialText5 |
KW |
Keywords |
N2 |
Abstract |
N1 |
Notes |
UR |
OnlineAddress1 |
L1-L4 |
InternetLink |
DO |
DOI |
SP + EP |
PageRange |
H1 |
Place of publication |
H2 |
Library Location |