Add References
Add papers to your library from PDFs, DOIs and links, online search, BibTeX or RIS files, Zotero, Mendeley, or by hand.
Overview
Every way of adding papers starts from the Add Papers button in Reference Manager. It opens a window with these options:
| Option | Use it when you have |
|---|---|
| Upload PDF | PDF files on your computer |
| URL / DOI Import | DOIs or links to papers |
| Search Online | A title, author, journal, publisher or topic, but no link |
| BibTeX / RIS | A .bib or .ris file, or citation text, from EndNote or another tool |
| Import from Zotero | A Zotero library |
| Import from Mendeley | A Mendeley library |
| Add Manually | A source with no online record |
Paperguide fills in each paper's details (title, authors, journal and so on) for you, so there's usually nothing to type.
Choose where papers go
Before you import, pick the destination under Save to workspace / folder. Papers are added to that workspace and filed into the folder you choose.
Keep Skip duplicates on (it's on by default) so papers already in your library aren't added again. See Handling duplicates.
Zotero and Mendeley imports work a little differently: each collection or folder you tick becomes a folder in Paperguide. See Import from Zotero & Mendeley.
Upload PDF
Choose Upload PDF
Click Add Papers and choose Upload PDF.
Add your files
Drag your PDFs into the window, or click browse files to pick them. You can upload up to 30 PDFs at once.
Upload
Click the upload button, which shows how many files you've added (for example Upload 3 PDFs). Paperguide reads each file and fills in the title, authors and journal. Each PDF becomes a reference with the file attached.
URL / DOI Import
Choose URL / DOI Import
Click Add Papers and choose URL / DOI Import.
Paste your DOIs or links
Paste a DOI (for example 10.1038/s41586-020-2649-2) or a link to a paper. To add several papers, paste one DOI or link per line.
Import
Click Import Reference (or Import 3 References for a list). Paperguide looks up each paper's details. When an open-access PDF is available, it's attached too.
DOIs and direct links to publisher pages give the most complete details. If Paperguide can't find details for a link, try uploading the PDF instead.
Search Online
Choose Search Online
Click Add Papers and choose Search Online.
Search
Pick what to search by (Title, Author, Journal, Publisher or Keyword), type your search, and click Search.
To narrow the results, use the filters: Source, Year, Journal, SJR Quartile and Access (Open Access or Subscription).
Add papers
Click Add Paper on a result to add it. To add several at once, select them and click Add Selected.
BibTeX / RIS
Use this to bring in references from EndNote, a LaTeX project or any other tool that exports BibTeX or RIS.
Choose BibTeX / RIS
Click Add Papers and choose BibTeX / RIS.
Upload or paste
Drop your .bib or .ris files into the window, or paste the citation text into the box below it. Paste either BibTeX or RIS, not both at once.
Import
Click the import button (for example Import 1 File or Import 12 References). Every reference is added at once.
BibTeX and RIS files hold reference details only, not PDFs. To add the PDFs afterwards, see Get PDFs with the Chrome Extension.
Import from Zotero or Mendeley
Connect your account once, then pick the collections, folders or papers you want. References come across with their PDFs, and your collections or folders become folders in Paperguide.
For step-by-step instructions, see Import from Zotero & Mendeley.
Add Manually
Use Add Manually for sources that have no online record, such as internal reports or unpublished work. Choose the type of source, enter its details (a title is required), and click Save.
Track your imports
Imports run in the background, so you can keep working. A progress card in the corner shows Importing Papers while the import runs and Import Completed when it's done.
- Click Show results to see what happened to each paper, for example "Already in your library" for a skipped duplicate.
- To stop an import, click the ✕ next to it, then click Stop import. Papers already added stay in your library.