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Zotero: A Beginner's Guide

Exporting References

Sometimes you want to export the metadata of your references to share or use in another tool (e.g., Covidence). Below are the steps.

  • Select references from a Zotero folder
  • Right click
  • Select "Export Items...: from the menu
  • In the pop-up window, select RIS as Format
  • Save the.RIS file

RIS is a universal machine-readable format. Also, you can even open RIS files in Notepad (Windows), TextEdit (macOS), or similar programs to review the content.