The following instructions address a range of common scenarios.
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- Bring up the Paperpile sidebar using Add-ons > Paperpile > Manage Citations.
- Click the gear icon, then select `Export`.
- Under Export references, choose `RIS` then `Export references` to download a RIS file.
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- **Mendeley**: select the manuscript references and export with File > Export,
choosing `RIS` in format dropdown.
- **Zotero**: If manuscript references are stored in a collection: select
`Export Collection...` in collection context menu; alternatively right/alt
click selected references and choose `Export Items...`. Choose `RIS` format
with encoding `UTF-8 without BOM`.
- **EndNote**: Select all references in manuscript (found under Imported
References if you followed Step 2). Go to File > Export, then make the
following selections:
*Save file as type*: **Text only**;
*Output style*: **RefMan (RIS) Export** (find under `Select Another Style...`
if necessary); tick `Export Selected References`.
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2. Use **anystyle.io** to convert plain text references (e.g. in the bibliography
section) to BibTex (\*.bib) format.
- Paste your references text at [https://anystyle.io/](https://anystyle.io/).
AnyStyle can extract metadata (journal, authors, title etc.) from a wide range
of bibliographic styles.
- In parsed output, check labels look accurate, reassigning if necessary:
it is important the journal is identified for each reference.
- Download as BibTex.
3. Import BibTex file into your reference management software. If you don't have
reference management software installed, download [**Mendeley**](https://www.mendeley.com/downloads)
or [**Zotero**](https://www.zotero.org/download).
- **Mendeley**: create a folder (`Create Folder...` button is under My Library),
then with folder selected, import `bib` file with File > Import > BibTex.
- **Zotero**: load bib file using File > Import; under `Options` tick "Place
imported collections and items into new collections"
- **EndNote**: Right/alt-click BIB file, and `Open With` EndNote (as importing
from the EndNote interface may not work).
4. Now follow the steps in "When references can be selected in a reference manager".
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Note: If selecting the references in the originating reference manager is non-trivial,
use the steps in the previous section.
- If you used Mendeley or Zotero to add the references, you can upload the doc to
[Reference Extractor](https://rintze.zelle.me/ref-extractor/) which can
generate a RIS file for you.
- If you used an EndNote plug-in to add references, in the EndNote toolbar of
Microsoft Word, go to Tools > Export Traveling Library, and create a new EndNote
library. When you open this library in EndNote, you can export to RIS as explained
in the previous section (
My references can be selected in a reference manager).
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