RIS to OSCOLA Citation Converter

Convert RIS records to OSCOLA style citations in seconds. Paste an export from Zotero, EndNote, or Mendeley and copy the OSCOLA result. No sign-up.

RIS to OSCOLA Citation Converter

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What is RIS?

RIS is a plain-text reference format created by Research Information Systems and still used as the standard export format by EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, Web of Science, Scopus, and most library databases. Each record is a block of two-letter tags: TY marks the reference type, AU lines carry one author each, TI holds the title, PY the year, SP and EP the page range, and ER closes the record. Because every field is tagged, an RIS record converts cleanly – CiteTools maps each tag onto its citation data model and renders the reference in the style you choose. This page is the fast path when a database hands you an .ris file but your bibliography needs formatted text: open the file in any text editor, copy a record, and paste it here.

How the RIS to OSCOLA conversion works

Open your exported .ris file in a text editor and copy one or more records.
Paste them into the input field; CiteTools reads the tagged fields directly.
Copy each formatted citation, or convert the whole batch at once.

Example input:

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Harris, Charles R.
AU  - Millman, K. Jarrod
TI  - Array programming with NumPy
JO  - Nature
VL  - 585
SP  - 357
EP  - 362
PY  - 2020
DO  - 10.1038/s41586-020-2649-2
ER  -

About OSCOLA

Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities - used in UK law schools and legal journals.

OSCOLA, the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities, is the footnote system of UK law schools. A bibliography entry gives the surname and the initials, then the title in single quotation marks. The year in round brackets, the volume, the journal, and the first page follow. CiteTools writes a full note and a short note for a source, and never ibid. The short note always reads (n 1), so change the 1 to the number of the note that holds the full citation. It cites books, articles, chapters, and web pages, and leaves cases and legislation to you.

Frequently asked questions

How do I export RIS from my reference manager?

In Zotero use File > Export Library and pick RIS. In EndNote choose the RefMan (RIS) output option. Most databases – Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed – offer an RIS or citation-manager export on every record page.

Can I paste more than one RIS record?

Yes. Paste several records – each ending in its ER tag – separated by blank lines, and CiteTools converts up to 100 of them in one batch.

Which RIS tags does the OSCOLA output use?

TY, AU, TI, T2 or JO, PY, VL, IS, SP, EP, DO, and UR cover everything a OSCOLA reference needs. Unknown tags are ignored rather than causing an error.

RIS to OSCOLA Citation Converter