Zotero: Importing citations

You can import citations into Zotero from Libraries Discover or Google Scholar by uploading a RIS file.

  1. In the Zotero desktop app, select File in the toolbar and select Import. 

    Zotero File dropdown menu showing the import option higlighted

  2. For “Where do you import from?”, select “A file (BibText, RIS, Zotero RDF, etc)”. 

    Zotero dialog asking where do you want to import from? The file option is selected.
  3. Navigate to the RIS file you downloaded and add it to the library.
  4. The files will appear within your Zotero library. Double check the metadata to confirm it transferred correctly or to manually edit.

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