RIS to BibTeX Converter - Citation Format Converter

Convert RIS citation files to BibTeX format. Transform references from EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley for LaTeX. Browser-based.

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Frequently Asked Questions

RIS is a standardized tag format for bibliographic citations. It's widely used by reference managers like EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, and academic databases.

BibTeX is the standard citation format for LaTeX documents. It's used by academics and researchers for formatting references in scientific papers.

Common tags: TY (type), AU (author), TI (title), JO/JF (journal), PY/Y1 (year), VL (volume), IS (issue), SP/EP (pages), DO (DOI), UR (URL), AB (abstract).

RIS authors (AU tags) are converted to BibTeX's 'author' field with 'and' separators. Names are preserved in their original format.

No. All conversion happens locally in your browser. Your citation data never leaves your device, ensuring complete privacy.

RIS types map to BibTeX: JOUR→article, BOOK→book, CHAP→incollection, CONF→inproceedings, THES→thesis, RPRT→techreport, etc.

Special LaTeX characters (&, %, $, #, _) are automatically escaped. Unicode characters are preserved but may need additional LaTeX packages.

Keys are auto-generated from the first author's last name and year (e.g., 'Smith2023'). Duplicates get letter suffixes (Smith2023a, Smith2023b).

Yes. RIS files typically contain multiple references. Each becomes a separate BibTeX entry in the output.

Only available fields are included. Required fields like author and title generate warnings if missing. Optional fields are simply omitted.

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