EndNote Basic: Import References from Scopus

Export References from Scopus as an RIS File

1. Conduct a search in Scopus.

2. Check the boxes next to articles for the citations you wish to export to your EndNote library. If you want to export an entire page of results or the entire results list, select All and then either Select all or Select this page. You can download up to 20,000 citations at a time in Scopus. 

If you're conducting multiple searches, save items to My List, a temporary storage space in Scopus.  You can do this by selecting Add to List in the More menu on top of your results list. To view the items in your list, click on the Lists link in the menu bar at the top of the page. 

3. Once you are ready to export your results, click Export at the top of your results. Choose EndNote (RIS) as the export format.

4. A pop-up box will appear. Select the desired information to export from the drop-down menu. Select Export.

To import a saved database reference file into Endnote Online:

1. Open your Endnote Online account in your browser. Under the Collect option, click Import References.
2. Click the Browse button on this screen to import the file.

   

3. Next to Import Option:, select the correct format from the dropdown menu. If you do not select the correct file format from the dropdown list, your references will not be imported. The correct file formats for common health sciences databases at UNC are as follows:
   • Embase: RIS
   • PubMed: NBIB
   • Google Scholar: ENW
   • EBSCO: RIS
4. From the To: dropdown menu, select the group where you would like to place the imported references (or select [unfiled] if you don't want to put them in a group). Then click Import.