Importing a RIS File
Many web-based resources let you export bibliographic information in RIS format. When you perform the export, one or more references will be exported to a text file with the .ris extension.
Citavi can import and export bibliographic information in RIS format. 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
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 -
RIS File
- Many web-based databases support direct export to Citavi. See Importing references in a standard format.
- 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.
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:
Internal RIS field name (tag) |
RIS display name |
Internal Citavi field name |
Citavi display name |
|---|---|---|---|
ABST |
Abstract |
JournalArticle |
Journal article |
ADVS |
Audiovisual material |
AudioOrVideoDocument |
Audio or video document |
ART |
Art Work |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
BILL |
Bill/Resolution |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
BOOK |
Book, Whole |
Book |
Book |
CASE |
Case |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
CHAP |
Book chapter |
Contribution |
Contribution in |
COMP |
Computer program |
ComputerProgram |
Software |
CONF |
Conference proceeding |
ConferenceProceedings |
Conference proceedings |
CTLG |
Catalog |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
DATA |
Data file |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
ELEC |
Electronic Citation |
InternetDocument |
Internet document |
GEN |
Generic |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
HEAR |
Hearing |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
ICOMM |
Internet Communication |
InternetDocument |
Internet document |
INPR |
In Press |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
JFULL |
Journal (full) |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
JOUR |
Journal |
JournalArticle |
Journal article |
MAP |
Map |
Map |
Map |
MGZN |
Magazine article |
JournalArticle |
Journal article |
MPCT |
Motion picture |
Movie |
Movie |
MUSIC |
Music score |
MusicAlbum |
Musical Work or Music Album |
NEWS |
Newspaper |
Thesis/Dissertation |
Newspaper article |
PAMP |
Pamphlet |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
PAT |
Patent |
Patent |
Patent |
PCOMM |
Personal communication |
PersonalCommunication |
Personal Communication |
RPRT |
Report |
UnpublishedWork |
Report or Gray Literature |
SER |
Serial (Book, Monograph) |
Book |
Book |
SLIDE |
Slide |
Unknown |
Unknown reference type |
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 reference type |
UNPB |
Unpublished work |
UnpublishedWork |
Report or gray literature |
VIDEO |
Video recording |
AudioOrVideoDocument |
Audio or video document |
Field Mapping
When you import a RIS file to Citavi, the fields are mapped as follows:
Citavi Reference Type |
RIS |
|---|---|
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 |