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Exporting Records From: Public Library of Science (PLOS)

NOTE: As of May 2008, citations from PLOS were importing into RefWorks fully intact and formatted, but with dashes ("-") preceding each field.

You can only export a single record at a time.

  • After you have searched a journal collection and found an article you want to export, click on Download Citation.
  • Click on RIS and save the *.ris file on your computer.
  • Login to RefWorks.
  • Choose References/Import from the toolbar.
  • Select Macalester College as the Import Filter/Data Source and RefWorks Tagged Format as the Database.
  • Under "Import data from the following text file", use the Browse button to find the *.ris file you saved to your computer. Click the Import button.
  • Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.

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Last Update: September 1, 2005 · Comments & Questions