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Zotero · Reference management

Add a reference by DOI

Import article metadata without typing the whole citation.

3 min readScope: Desktop

Try it in three steps

  1. Find the DOI on the article.
  2. In Zotero desktop, use Add Item by Identifier and enter it.
  3. Compare the title, authors, year and journal with the article.

How to read the output

Result: An editable reference record. PDF availability and full-text access are separate matters.

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