Zotero

Zotero

Zotero is an open-source online reference manager, where references can be readily saved from Google scholar using a browser plugin.

Get started:

1. Load Zotero and create a login.

2. Create a browser plugin so that you can directly save google scholar citations to your online reference list.

3. Link Rstudio to your Zotero library

Add to your Document:

1. Use Zotero to download the csl file for the journal you want to use.

   • Go to the Zotero Preferences menu (Zotero > Preferences on Mac, Edit > Preferences on PC).

   • Click on the Cite menu. ...

   • Below the list of pre-installed styles, click the link for Get additional styles...

   • Search for your desired style in the provided search field.

   • Select the style you want to install.

2. CSL: Citation Style Language

   1. Use Zotero to download the csl file for the journal you want to use.

      • Go to the Zotero Preferences menu (Zotero > Preferences on Mac, Edit > Preferences on PC).

      • Click on the Cite menu. ...

      • Below the list of pre-installed styles, click the link for Get additional styles...

      • Search for your desired style in the provided search field.

      • Select the style you want to install.

   2. Add csl to your yaml

      --- title: “My Document” bibliography: references.bib csl: nature.csl ---

3. Add your references into the document

   1. Inline Citation: Citations are inserted into your document using square brackets and are separated by semicolons. Each citation must have a key, composed of an ‘@’ symbol plus the citation identifier from the database. For example, [@wickham2015]

   2. Bibliography: A list of works cited will be automatically generated and placed in the document if the style calls for it. You may insert divs such as this:

      ### References

   3. For more information, see Quarto Guide