Citations & Export¶

Export Citations¶

zot export ABC123                    # BibTeX (default)
zot export ABC123 --format csl-json  # CSL-JSON
zot export ABC123 --format ris       # RIS
zot export ABC123 --format json      # Raw JSON

Format and Copy to Clipboard¶

zot cite ABC123                      # APA (default)
zot cite ABC123 --style nature       # Nature
zot cite ABC123 --style vancouver    # Vancouver
zot cite ABC123 --no-copy            # Print only, don't copy

The formatted citation is automatically copied to your clipboard.

Supported Styles¶

Style	Format
APA (default)	Author, A. B. (Year). Title. Journal, Volume(Issue), Pages.
Nature	Author, A. B. Title. Journal Volume, Pages (Year).
Vancouver	Author AB. Title. Journal. Year;Volume(Issue):Pages.

Batch Export¶

zot export takes one item key at a time. To export every paper in a collection, loop over zot collection items:

zot --json collection items COLL_KEY | jq -r '.data[].key' | while read -r key; do
  zot export "$key"
done