RIS (file format)

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RIS (Research Information System Format) is a standardized file format for reference management and the export of bibliographic data. The format is structured in such a way that the corresponding information follows after certain predefined field names ( tags ) made up of two letters.

example

Example for “Albert Einstein: The Basis of General Relativity . In: Annalen der Physik , 49/1916, pp. 769–822 " 

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie
AU  - Einstein, Albert
PY  - 1916
SP  - 769
EP  - 822
JO  - Annalen der Physik
VL  - 49
ER  -

Example tags

The central RIS tags can be found below. The meaning of the tags partly differs according to the document type, e.g. For example, AU is used for “Editor” in the “Edited Book” type. Additional tags are defined for some document types. The day TY must appear at the beginning and the day ER must appear at the end of the data record. The other tags can be in any order.

Day English German
TY Type of reference (must be the first tag) Type of reference (e.g. JOUR = magazine)
ID Reference ID (imported by some reference software)
T1 Primary title Main title
TI Book title Book title
CT Title of unpublished reference
A1 Primary author Lead author
A2 Secondary author (each name on separate line) Co-author
AU Author (syntax. Last name, First name, Suffix) author
A4 Translator (syntax. Last name, First name, Suffix) translator
Y1 Primary date
PY Publication year (YYYY / MM / DD) Release Date
N1 Notes Remarks
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
YES Periodical in which article was published
J1 Periodical name - User abbreviation 1
J2 Periodical name - User abbreviation 2
VL Volume number Volume number
IS Issue number
T2 Title secondary
CY City of Publication Place of publication
PB Publisher publishing company
T3 Title series
N2 Abstract
SN ISSN / ISBN
AV Availability
M1 Misc. 1
M3 Misc. 3
AD Address
UR Web / url Publication URL
L1 Link to PDF
L2 Link to full text
L3 Related records
L4 Images
HE End of Reference (must be the last tag) End of reference (must be the last day)

Literature types (entry types)

The following table gives an overview of the defined types of literature.

Type description
ABST Abstract
ADVS Audiovisual material
ART Art work
BILL Bill / Resolution
BOOK Book, Whole
CASE Case
CHAP Book chapter
COMP Computer program
CONF Conference proceeding
CTLG Catalog
DATA Data file
ELEC Electronic citation
GENE 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 (Book, Monograph)
SLIDE Slide
SOUND Sound recording
STAT Statutes
THES Thesis / dissertation
UNBILl Unenacted bill / resolution
UNPB Unpublished work
VIDEO Video recording

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