RIS (file format)
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| Filename extension | .ris |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | text/plain |
| Type of format | Bibliography |
RIS is a standardized tag format developed by Research Information Systems, Incorporated (the format name refers to the company) to enable citation programs to exchange data.[1] It is supported by a number of reference managers. Many digital libraries, like IEEE Xplore, Scopus, the ACM Portal, ScienceDirect, and SpringerLink, can export citations in this format.
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[edit] Format
The RIS file format -- two letters, two spaces and a dash -- is a tagged format for expressing bibliographic citations. According to the specifications,[2] the lines must end by the ASCII carriage return and line feed characters. Note that this is the convention on Microsoft Windows, while in other contemporary operating systems, particularly Unix, end of line is typically marked by line feed only.
[edit] Example record
This is an example of how the article "Claude E. Shannon. A mathematical theory of communication. Bell System Technical Journal, 27:379–423, July 1948" would be expressed in the RIS file format:
TY - JOUR AU - Shannon,Claude E. PY - 1948/07// TI - A Mathematical Theory of Communication JO - Bell System Technical Journal SP - 379 EP - 423 VL - 27 ER -
[edit] Tags
Excerpt of main RIS tags. Except for TY and ER, order of tags is free.
TY - Type of reference (must be the first tag) ID - Reference ID (not imported to reference software) T1 - Primary title TI - Book title CT - Title of unpublished reference A1 - Primary author A2 - Secondary author (each name on separate line) AU - Author (syntax. Last name, First name, Suffix) Y1 - Primary date PY - Publication year (YYYY/MM/DD) N1 - Notes KW - Keywords (each keyword must be on separate line preceded KW -) RP - Reprint status (IN FILE, NOT IN FILE, ON REQUEST (MM/DD/YY)) SP - Start page number EP - Ending page number JF - Periodical full name JO - Periodical standard abbreviation JA - Periodical in which article was published J1 - Periodical name - User abbreviation 1 J2 - Periodical name - User abbreviation 2 VL - Volume number IS - Issue number T2 - Title secondary CY - City of Publication PB - Publisher U1 - User definable 1 U5 - User definable 5 T3 - Title series N2 - Abstract SN - ISSN/ISBN (e.g. ISSN XXXX-XXXX) AV - Availability M1 - Misc. 1 M3 - Misc. 3 AD - Address UR - Web/URL L1 - Link to PDF L2 - Link to Full-text L3 - Related records L4 - Images ER - End of Reference (must be the last tag)
[edit] Type of reference
Type of reference preceded by the TY - tag can abbreviated as follows:
ABST - Abstract ADVS - Audiovisual material ART - Art Work BOOK - Whole book CASE - Case CHAP - Book chapter COMP - Computer program CONF - Conference proceeding CTLG - Catalog DATA - Data file ELEC - Electronic Citation GEN - Generic HEAR - Hearing ICOMM - Internet Communication INPR - In Press JFULL - Journal (full) JOUR - Journal MAP - Map MGZN - Magazine article MPCT - Motion picture MUSIC - Music score NEWS - Newspaper PAMP - Pamphlet PAT - Patent PCOMM - Personal communication RPRT - Report SER - Serial publication SLIDE - Slide SOUND - Sound recording STAT - Statute THES - Thesis/Dissertation UNPB - Unpublished work VIDEO - Video recording
[edit] References
- ^ The origin of the name RIS was obtained via email from Henry Johnson, a Customer Technical Representative at Scientific Thomson Reuters. Research Information Systems was owned by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). RIS, the creators of Reference Manager which had also previously bought ProCite from Personal Bibliographic Software Inc, merged with Niles software, the creators of EndNote. The result of the merger was the creation of ISI ResearchSoft, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, which produces Reference Manager, EndNote and ProCite. Email date 7/3/08.
- ^ ResearcherID.com upload help
[edit] External links
- file specification from Reference Manager
- file specification from Adept Scientific in text and PDF
