Covidence: Importing References

Q: I keep trying to import my file, but I get an error message. What am I doing wrong?

A: In order to import files, Covidence requires you to be either on campus or on the GW VPN.

1. Run your search.

2. Click Save above the search results.

3. Choose All Results. (If only exporting certain articles, select those articles by clicking the checkbox next to each one, and under Save choose "Selection".) Select the format PubMed.

4. Save the file and import it into Covidence.

Method 1 (Fewer than 20,000 results)

1. Run your search.

2. Select All and click Export.

3. Choose which information you want to export. (We recommend selecting at least 'Citation Information' and 'Abstract & Keywords'.) Select RIS format under method of export, and export the file.

4. Import the file into Covidence.

Method 2 (More than 20,000 results)

Scopus will not export more than 20,000 results at a time into RIS format.

1. Follow the same steps as Method 1, but when you click Export, fill in Documents 1-20000 prior to exporting.

2. Repeat, changing the document numbers as necessary until you have exported all of the results.

3. Import all the files into Covidence.

1. Run your search and click the checkbox on the top left, above the first search result. Select Export Results.

2. Provide your email address and select RIS format. 

3. When you get the email, download the file.

4. Import the .ris file into Covidence.