RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based software that helps you cite and reference in your chosen referencing style. Using RefWorks can help you manage your references more effectively, keep accurate records, and save you time when producing a list of references for a dissertation, thesis or paper. If you're writing a journal article, RefWorks gives you the flexibility to quickly change the referencing style if required, for example, to meet a particular programmes or journal's submission criteria.

You can collect references from several online sources including the Library Search, Library databases and Google Scholar, and organise them using personal folders and sub-folders. Alternatively, you can simply upload PDF files of journal papers, etc. and the software will automatically create a reference. Then, when you are writing up, you can easily insert citations in the text and generate a reference list in your referencing style of choice within Microsoft Word.

RefWorks supports the following browsers: Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome.

Registering to use RefWorks

First time users must register to use RefWorks.

To register go to: https://refworks.proquest.com/

Click on ‘Create account’
Enter your Brunel email address and click on ‘Check’
You should then be prompted to create a password
An email will then be sent to your account imminently; open the email and click on the activation link
Your account will then be ready to use
In future, you will be required to sign in with your Brunel email address plus the password you created when registering

Logging in to your RefWorks account

Once you have registered, you can access RefWorks on and off campus. It is advisable to 'Log in to access online Library resources' from the Library homepage before you begin any RefWorks session so you can readily access Brunel’s online databases and subscriptions.

If you leave Brunel

When you leave Brunel University, the RefWorks Alumni Programme allows you to continue using RefWorks free of charge, as long as the University has a current subscription.

If you already have a Refworks account, you should be able to continue to use the platform, but you are required to update to your Brunel alumni email address so you can continue to access your account. You are advised to change your ‘Role’ to ‘Alumnus/Alumna’ under ‘Settings’ (this option can be found by clicking on your name at the top right of the screen).

For more information, please see: RefWorks alumni program FAQ.

Training sessions

The Library runs regular training sessions on RefWorks and related topics as part of the LibSmart and Graduate School training programmes. Academic Liaison Librarians may also deliver training within departments by arrangement. If you are a member of academic staff who would like to arrange customised training for your students, please get in touch with your Academic Liaison Librarian.

For bookable events, full details of dates, times and locations are available in the LibSmart events calendar. When you find a session you would like to attend, book a place online. Doctoral Researchers may also be able to register for these sessions on the InkPath platform.

Useful links

RefWorks (ProQuest LibGuide): https://proquest.libguides.com/refworks

Collecting references

There are several ways of collecting references:

Using Direct Export

Many databases support the direct export of references to RefWorks. Typically, you mark/select the references you wish to export and then look around for an Export, "Export to RefWorks" or similar option. Sometimes it's necessary to mark the references and display the marked set, in order to see the Export option.

All the following databases support direct export:

Academic Search Complete
APA PsycInfo/Articles
British Education Index
Business Source Premier
CINAHL Plus
Cochrane
Emerald
ERIC
GreenFile
Historical Abstracts
IEEE/IET Electronic Library
JSTOR
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Literature Online
Medline via EbscoHost
Medline via Ovid (*)
Music and Performing Arts Online
ScienceDirect
Scopus
SportDiscus
Library Search
Web of Science

(*) With most databases, it's recommended that you start with RefWorks closed. However, with the Medline (Ovid) database, it is best to start with RefWorks already open.

In addition to ScienceDirect, you can use direct export with several other full text collections, e.g. Oxford Journals Taylor & Francis and Wiley. However, it's usually better to collect references from abstracting databases. For example, try using Scopus rather than ScienceDirect and Taylor & Francis.

Importing or copying from a file

Importing or copying from a file format, such as .ris (Research Information Systems), works for those databases which do not support direct exporting. It is also more suitable when you have large amounts of items to export in a large batch, for purposes such as systematic or evidence-based review.

Importing or copying from a file starts out just like direct exporting - you mark the references you wish to import then click on 'Download', 'Cite' or 'Export', or a similar option. But instead of looking for an 'Export to RefWorks' option, instead choose to create a file type, for instance .ris, or .nbib. This will create a downloaded file that you can upload into RefWorks using the 'Add'>'Import references from other file types' option. For step by step procedures for each of these databases, please see the RefWorks by database.

Importing from within RefWorks

Some databases and catalogues are searchable from within Refworks. Most usefully you can search the PubMed database, for life, health and biomedical literature. You can also search the Library of Congress and some other UK university library collections for book references.

Start with RefWorks already open
Select <Search Databases> from the menu bar
Open the dropdown search to find a catalogue, e.g. a search for the keyword 'university' surfaces a number of UK HE collections. Or select PubMed from the top of the search.
Perform a search
Mark the references you wish to import into RefWorks
Use the "Import" option on the right
This will appear in the <Last Imported> folder, where it can be moved to a specific folder
Alternatively, grab the reference you want to move using the cursor, and drag it into a folder.

Adding references manually

A few databases are unfortunately incompatible with RefWorks, e.g. British Standards Online or Westlaw.

It might be possible in these situations to find the same exportable reference from the Library Search or a bibliographic database. Or, if you are unable to find a journal article in one of the Library's databases, you can use Google Scholar to import the reference into RefWorks. For a step by step procedure of importing via Google Scholar, please see RefWorks by database.

However, if this is not possible it's recommended that you manually add references. This will particularly be the case for some types of documents, e.g. theses, standards and patents. To do this:

Start with RefWorks already open
Select the <All References> menu item
Select the <Add> button>'Create reference manually'
Select reference type i.e. Standard
Enter data for appropriate fields into the boxes provided
Select the <Save> button

Organising References

When you have collected lots of references, it's convenient to organise them in folders. You will probably also want to move references from one folder to another, eliminate duplicates, search amongst your references, and possibly share your references with colleagues.

Folders are useful when citing references within the RefWorks Citation Manager. Having all the relevant references in one folder saves time when finding and selecting citations.

Folder and subfolders

You can organise your RefWorks references by putting them in folders and subfolders. To create a folder:

Select the <My Folder> menu item, then select <+Add folder>
Enter a name for the new folder
Remember to use the <Save> button

You will then see a list of your folders on the left-hand side of the screen under the "My Folders" menu. If you click on the ellipsis beside one of your folders, several options are presented. These include:

Creating a subfolder
Renaming the folder
Sharing the references in the folder
Deleting the folder

Deleting references will remove the folder and all the references saved there.

Moving references between folders

Sometimes when you collect references, you don't have an option to put records directly into a particular folder and by default they go into the "Last Imported" folder. This is a temporary folder, which keeps references for 30 days. When this happens, you will want to move them into the relevant folder as soon as possible.

Start by opening the "Last Imported" folder
Mark the references you wish to move
Select the Assign icon in the menu ribbon
Select the appropriate folder from the folder menu display and 'Apply'.

This approach can be used to move references between any folders.

It is also possible to create separate projects to allow you to have different reference collections, some shared and some private, in the Projects area in the page header.

Eliminating duplicate references

RefWorks allows you to identify potential duplicate references in your folders. You can search for duplicates either in an individual folder or in your whole RefWorks account.

To identify all duplicates:

Select the <Duplicates> option from the menu or from within the 'Tools' drop-down.
Choose to identify the primary reference by Completeness or Currency.
Choose whether the duplicates found must match exactly, or are just similar. Similar allows for a more sensitive search, as records brought across from different databases may have slightly different presentation.
Choose which fields you would like RefWorks to compare to identify the duplicate. i.e. Title, Journal Title, DOI
Then instruct RefWorks to 'Find duplicates'

This will generate a report presenting a list of duplicates to assess and numbers of duplicates found. Depending on the number of resources to review this can take some time. You can then choose to keep or discard the duplicates.

To identify duplicates in a specific folder, first select the folder, and then choose the <Duplicates> option from the menu. This will give an additional option to select 'Only the current folder', so you can limit your activty to a specific group of works.

Searching for references

The search features within RefWorks become very useful, if you collect hundreds of references. You can perform simple and advanced searches. There is a simple search box in the top right-hand corner of the screen, which can be searched with keywords that searches within the records, the tags assigned to records and in the PDFs RefWorks can read.

The advanced search options is available to the side of the "Search". This allows for more complex BOOLEAN style searching and enable a search within specific fields in your RefWorks records.

Editing records

It will be neccessary to edit references imported into RefWorks. This may be to add personal annotation to records, such as a tag to help you identify the record. More commonly it will be to correct a record where some of the information is missing or has been imported incorrectly.

To edit a record:

Select the reference. This will open a column on right-hand side that displays all the bibliographic information about the reference.
In the column select to the Edit <Pencil icon> in the top right
To improve the record quickly, in Edit mode, select the 'Lightening' icon that appears beside the title (or the DOI for journal articles). Selecting this option asks RefWorks to look for a more complete version of the reference. The suggestions will be displayed at the bottom of the column for your to select to update or improve the record.
If there are still errors or information you need to add, edit the record as required by simply selecting the field and add or amend information, e.g. add your own tags in the Tags field
Click on the <Save> button to ensure your changes are retained.

An additional helpful feature of RefWorks is the ability to see the references presented in a referencing style you are familar with. This can be useful to highlight what needs to be edited. To view references in the 'Citation' style:

Look above the list of references for the 'Normal view' default option on the top right.
Select this and in the drop-down hover over 'Citation view'.
To view the references in your recommended system or style, select the Settings cog icon that appears to the right of the 'Citation view' option.
Search for and select your referencing style from the list, i.e. Cite them right, 13 edition - Harvard'

RefWorks tries to further assist in the editing process by highlighting fields that are missing required referencing information for you to review. Fields higlighted in blue are suggestions of information commonly included in that type of source. Fields highlighted in yellow are usually required when referencing a source in the style you have specified.

Sharing references

You might want to share your references with colleagues in a research group or with a supervisor. This way other research group members can view the references in the folders you have collected. If they also have a RefWorks account, they can also edit them or add new references.

Open the <Sharing> menu option>'Share a folder'.
Select the folder you want to share and decide whether you will share the folder within the organisation or only with an invited group (this option is generally recommended).
Add the emails of your collaborators seperated by semicolons.
Decide on their level of access, you can choose if they can just read, or if they can annotate and modify the references in your folder.
Select 'Done' for your invite to be sent to the recipients.

Creating In-Text Citations and Reference Lists

RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) is an add-in for Microsoft Word or Google Docs that enables you to cite and reference in a Word document. It's already installed on Brunel’s networked PCs, and you can download and install the RCM add-on on your own PC or laptop to use it elsewhere. With RCM, you can insert citations in your document as you write, and when you are ready, create the reference list. The Citation Style Editor enables you to select your preferred referencing styles (eg Harvard). Some of the referencing styles support footnotes.

Downloading RefWorks Citation Manager

RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) should appear automatically as a tab in the toolbar ribbon of Word on Brunel networked PCs. If you intend to switch between using RCM on your own PC or laptop and a Brunel networked PC, we advise you to download the Admin Managed version of RCM to avoid compatibility issues.

RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) works differently from the previous plug-in Write-N-Cite IV (although the principles are exactly the same) and sits within the Microsoft Word ribbons rather than being a separate piece of software. You should not encounter any problems with Windows versions of Word, but issues have been reported when using the .docx format of Word on Macs, in which case you may save your document in .doc format.

To download RefWorks Citation Manager onto your PC, laptop or Mac:

Open Microsoft Word. From the menu ribbon select either the 'Home' or 'Insert' tab to find the 'Add-Ins' area.
In the Add-Ins search box, type RCM or the words Refworks Citation Manager in full and press 'Enter'.
When the add-in appears select 'Add' and follow on screen instruction to install RCM. After installation RCM will appear as a new tab in the main toolbar ribbon.

On University managed devices the Add-In store may be disabled and the RefWorks Citation Manager will be available via the Admin Managed add-ins instead.

Citing and creating a reference list using RefWorks Citation Manager

First log in to the RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) by selecting the RCM tab on the menu ribbon. Select the RefWorks Citation Manager icon that appears and this will open a side bar. You may need to sign in using your university email and password.

Before you insert a citation in your document, make sure the reference style selected corresponds with the style you have chosen to display in your RefWorks account. You can do this by select the menu burger icon in the sidebar and checking the 'Citation style'. If you are not using the correct style, select the 'Citation style' and search for your referencing style in the search. Then return to the main RCM column. Next:

Position the cursor on the page where you want to insert the citation to appear
Open the folder containing the references you would like to use by opening the 'All references' dropdown in RCM and selecting the folder.
As you hover the mouse over a reference, you will have the option to either quickly insert (Cite) or to edit the citation (Edit) before use
You will be able to preview the citation in the appropriate referencing style. You can either choose to edit the citation, or select 'Insert citation' if no change is needed.
You can make edits to the citation such as including a page number by selecting the Edit option to add a suffix. Or you can suppress the author or date of the citation by unticking the 'Include author' or 'Include date' boxes.

When you have finished adding your citations you are ready to create a list of references.

Move your cursor to the point in the page, or on the new page, where you would like your references to begin.
In the RCM select the menu burger.
Turn on the option: Bibliography: On
This will create a formatted list of references in your chosen referencing style.

Please note, RefWorks uses the term Bibliography, both on the platform and in the RCM. A bibliography in the RCM is actually a reference list, and will not capture further reading that may be included in a folder, but is not cited in your document.

Any errors in the referencing information in the list created using the Bibliography option in the RCM must be amended in record the RefWorks platform and synced with the main document.

Citation Style Manager

The Citation Style Manager enables you to select or deselect the referencing styles that you want to use within RefWorks and the RCM. You should find that Harvard, APA, IEEE, MLA and OSCOLA are already included amongst your favourites, but perhaps there will be another style that you want to add. The “Citation Style Manager” can be accessed within RefWorks using the 'Create bibliography' drop-down menu.

Start with RefWorks already open
Click on the 'Create bibliography' in the menu ribbon. Select 'Citation Style Editor'
From the search box that appears look for keywords related to your referencing style.
Select the appropriate style from the list and click 'Save a copy'. This style will be added to your available styles.

If using Harvard, unless you are advised otherwise by your tutor or handbook, use the Cite Them Right - Harvard style, which inserts brackets around dates in references and provides in text citations with the following features:

Comma between the author(s) and year, eg (Rose, 2007)
And not a comma as the separator between two authors, eg (Dawes and Rowley, 1998)
Semi-colon not a comma as the separator between multiple adjacent citations, eg (Dawes and Rowley, 1998; Rose, 2007)

If Cite Them Right -Harvard is not already amongst your referencing style favourites, you will need to add it using the Citation Style Manager.

Footnotes

Several of the referencing styles in RefWorks support footnotes including:

Chicago 18th Edition (Notes and Bibliography)
MHRA-Modern Humanities Research Association (Notes and Bibliography)
MLA 9th Edition
OSCOLA 4th Edition

For a footnote style, in Word position the cursor where you want to place the citation.

Click on 'References' from the Word menu and select 'Insert Footnote'
Select the reference you want to use in RCM and click on 'Edit'
Select the footnote radial button and then 'Insert citation'

If appropriate for the referencing style, RefWorks will also create a bibliography at the end of the document, in addition to the footnotes.

Creating a bibliography from a list of references

It's possible to create a bibliography from a list of references in RefWorks, in a specific folder or all your references. For example, an academic might find this feature useful for a reading list.

Start with RefWorks already open
Select the folder of references you want to write the reference list for. It is also possible to select individual references from a folder or from the 'All references' list.
Click <Create Bibliography> in the menu ribbon
Confirm the referencing style or select another using the drop-down menu, eg Harvard
Click <Copy to Clipboard>
Paste the reference list into a document.

This list is editable, so you can make quick changes to your references there. However, citations will have to be manually written into your document.

RefWorks by database

Databases with the same interface usually share the same procedures for collecting references. In such cases, the databases are grouped together by platform, e.g. EBSCOhost, OvidSP and ProQuest. Otherwise the databases are listed individually.

ACM Digital Library (only one record can be exported at a time)

1.     Click on the title of a single record that you wish to import into RefWorks
2.     Select 'Export citation' and make sure it is marked as <BibTex>
3.     Select the Download icon and a file will appear in your Downloads area of your browser.
4.     Save the reference as a .bib file to the desk top
5.     In Refworks select <Add> from the menu bar, then 'Other file types'
6.     'Select a file from your computer' and find your .bib file on your device and open it
7. In the 'Import references', search for "Bibtext (ACM Digital Library [BibTex format])" as the import format
8.     Specify the folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu and click import

Brunel Library Search

Perform a search on the 'Search all' tab in the Library.

For a single refererence, open the 'More actions' three dot ellipsis to the right of the item record:

Select Export to: RefWorks.
In RefWorks, select a folder to add the reference to and 'Import.

For several references:

Mark the references you wish to export to RefWorks by selecting the 'Save this item' bookmark icon to the right of the item record. This icon will turn blue when selected.
Open the corresponding 'Saved items' bookmark icon on the top right of the screen, beside the search box.
In the Saved Items folder, select the 'Export to' dropdown, and select RefWorks.
In RefWorks, specify the folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu and click import.

Please note, the 'Saved items' folder is temporary and items saved there will not be retained when you next open the Library Search.

For students or researchers conducting systematic reviews of the literature, it is not possible to add large number of references to a RefWorks folder quickly. For this reason we recommend instead searching on databases like Scopus or Web of Science, which are more able to faciliate large exports of references.

Cochrane

For the Cochrane Library database, perform a search:

Mark the references you wish to export to RefWorks and select <Cite this>
Click on the <Save citation to RefWorks> button
Specify the folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu and click import

EBSCOHost databases: Academic Search Complete, British Education Index, Business Source Premier, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL Plus, Education Abstracts, Educational Administration Abstracts, ERIC, European Views of the Americas:1493 to 1750, GreenFile, Historical Abstracts with Full Text, LISTA, MEDLINE, APA PsycARTICLES, APA PsycINFO, Regional Business News, SocINDEX with Full Text, SportDiscus with Full Text, and Teacher Reference Center

EBSCOHosts a number of databases. These can be searched and records exported invidually or they can be searched as a group.

For an individual export, from the list of results, select the reference that you want to export:

Open the three dot ellipsis to the right of the reference record and select the 'Cite' option
Select 'Export citation'
Select 'Export to RefWorks' and 'Import'
Specify the folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu and click import

For several references it is possible to select multiple records and use the 'Cite' option at the top of the list of results list to export a batch of references.

To export larger groups of references or all the references in the list, follow the instructions found on our LibAnswer How do I export more than 50 records from an EBSCO database?

Emerald

From the result list in Emerald:

Select <View all Results>
Mark the records you wish to export to RefWorks using the 'Add to Citation Manager' option in the record
Open the 'Citation Manager' from the menu ribbon
Click on the record you want to select again, or Select All
Click on 'Download Selected'
In the Download Citations box select RefWorks as a format
Save the .txt file this creates
In RefWorks, select the 'Add' > 'Other file types'
Find your file and 'Open'
Import as as a 'Refworks Tagged Format' > Import > Import into the selected folder

Google Scholar

Perform a search
Click on <Cite> below a specific reference
Click on <RefWorks> and assign your reference to a folder

If you have Google account, it is possible to export groups of references by signing in to your account and selecting the 'Save' button below the specific reference.

Mark the references you wish to export to RefWorks
Open 'My Library' from the menu or from the link on the results page.
Select 'Export all' and the file format Refman> Select either export of articles on the page or in your library>Export. This will create an .ris file you can save to your desktop.
In RefWorks, select the 'Add' >'Other file types'>'Select a file from your computer'> Find and open the .ris file.
Import as RIS Format: RIS Format UTF-8
Assign a folder and 'Import'

IEEE/IET Electronic Library

Mark the references on the result list you wish to export to RefWorks
Click on the <Export> button at the top right of your search list
Click on the <Citations> tab
Select the 'RefWorks' and 'Citation and Abstract' radial buttons
Select <Download>
Assign to a folder in RefWorks and export

JSTOR

From the results list in JSTOR:

Mark the records you wish to export to RefWorks
Click on the <Cite> button that will now appear at the top of the screen
Click on <Export to RefWorks>
Assign to a folder in RefWorks and export

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Open the record that you wish to export to RefWorks
Scroll down to the very end of the page, underneath the article or document
In the 'About this article' section - Select 'Download citation'
This will create an .RIS file in your download area, click on <OK> or <Save> depending on your browser options
Click on your RefWorks account
Click on 'Add'>'Other file types'
Choose 'Select a file from your computer' and open your .RIS file
Select "RIS Format" as the import format
Specify folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu
Click on the <Import> button

Lecture Notes in Mathematics

Open the record that you wish to export to RefWorks
Scroll down to the very end of the page, underneath the article or document
In the 'About this article' section - Select 'Download citation'
This will create an .RIS file in your download area, click on <OK> or <Save> depending on your browser options
Go to your RefWorks account
Click on 'Add'>'Other file types'
Choose 'Select a file from your computer' and open your .RIS file
Select "RIS Format" as the import format
Specify folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu
Click on the <Import> button

Lexis+

After running a search mark the records you wish to export to RefWorks
Click on the open book icon (Export Citations), above the list of references
Click on the <Download as RIS file(s)> button
This will create an .RIS file in your download area, click on <OK> or <Save> depending on your browser options
Go to your RefWorks account
Click on 'Add'>'Other file types'
Choose 'Select a file from your computer' and open your .RIS file
Select "RIS Format" as the import format
Specify folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu
Click on the <Import> button

Medline (via Ovid)

From your list of results in Medline:

Mark the references you wish to export to RefWorks
Click on <Export> on the right of the screen
Select 'RefWorks' from the "Format" drop-down menu, and 'Complete Reference' in the "Fields" drop-down menu
Click on the <Export> button
In your RefWorks platform, assign to the folder you require and select 'Import'

ProQuest databases: AFI Catalog, British Nursing Collection, British Periodicals, Digital National Security Archive, Education Research Index, Early English Books Online, FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database, Film Index International, Literature Online, Music & Performing Arts Collection, Screen Studies Collection and The Vogue Archive

ProQuest, which is the publisher of RefWorks, also hosts a number of databases. The export to RefWorks works in the same way in all the databases:

Check the boxes next to the references you wish to export to RefWorks
Click on the <Cite> button to the right of the record, and select the <RefWorks> option the 'Export to a citation manager or file' choices
In the Export/Save box, leave the "Output to" as 'RefWorks'. In the "Content" drop-down select 'Citation, abstract, indexing'
Select the <Continue> button
In your Refworks platform, assign to the folder you require and select 'Import'

It is also possible to create a My Research account in ProQuest, that is linked to your RefWorks account. This means export of references is simpler, and that you can export a larger number of references. However, ProQuest have indicated that this action may affect references in existing My Research accounts. More information on this topic is here: Connecting your RefWorks account to My Research

PubMed (search this database from within RefWorks itself)

The easiest way to add items from PubMed is to search within RefWorks:

Log in to your RefWorks account.
Click on <Search Databases> in the RefWorks menu.
Select PubMed, if it is not already selected, from the <Search> drop-down menu; it's at the top of the list.
Perform a search.
Mark the references you wish to import into RefWorks.
Use the <Import > button menu to insert the selected references into your All References folder, where you can move them into the correct place.

If you want to move a large number of references into RefWorks from PubMed, instead go to the PubMed database itself and run your search:

You can either select specific references to export, or export all references.

Go to 'Send to' above the search results.
Select 'Citation Manager' from the options.
In the 'Selection' drop-down, choose 'All results' if you want to export every record, or 'Selection' if you only want to export specified records.
Select 'Create file'.
This will create an .nbib file in your downloads area. Save this seperatly as an .nbib file.
Open RefWorks, and select 'Add'> 'Other file types'>'Select a file from your computer'.
Find your file and 'Open'.
The file should be imported as an 'NLM PubMed' file format.
Assign your records to a folder and confirm 'Import'.

SAE Mobius

Mark the references you wish to export to RefWorks from the result list:

Click on <Export> at the top of the list
Select the Citation option RefMan, rather than RefWorks
This will create an .ris file in your downloads area.
When presented with the download file, click on <Save as> and save as an .ris file
Open RefWorks, and select 'Add'> 'Other file types'>'Select a file from your computer'.
Select your file and 'RIS Format' from the drop-down
Specify the folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu and click on <Import>

ScienceDirect

In the search results page of the ScienceDirect database:

Mark the references you wish to export to RefWorks
Click on <Export> above the results list
Select the <Save to RefWorks> open
In RefWorks, select the folder you want to import your records to and click on <Import>

Scopus

In Scopus perform a search, and open the individual record you want to export:

Click on the <Export> drop-down under the publication information
Select <RefWorks (RIS) > from the menu
You can selected the relevant information you want to export. We recommend the 'Citation information' and the 'Abstract & Keywords' as a minimum.
Click on the <Export> button
Save the RIS file to your computer desktop (or similar location)
Open RefWorks, and select 'Add'> 'Other file types'>'Select a file from your computer'.
Select to import as an "RIS Format" as the “Import filter/data source”
Select “Scopus” as the database> Import
Specify folder using the "Assign to Folder(s)" drop-down menu
Click on the <Import> button

Springer Nature Link (only one record can be imported at a time)

Open the record that you wish to export to RefWorks
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the 'About this article' section.
Click on <Download citation>
Save the .ris file that is generated in a folder
Open RefWorks>Select 'Add'>'Other file types'> 'Select a file from your computer'
Open the file and Import as RIS format
Specify folder using the "Import into Folder" drop-down menu
Click on the <Import> button

Taylor and Francis Online

In Taylor and Francis, from the results list, open the reference you wish to export to RefWorks

Click on <Cite this article> link positioned just below the author and publication date info
Click ton the option for <RefWorks Direct Export>
Select the radio button (as appropriate) to add the abstract or the item's own references (we recommend the 'Citation & abstract' option)
Click on 'Download citations'
Select the 'Direct export to RefWorks button'
Select the appropriate folder for import and select 'Import'

U.K. Parliamentary Papers

Mark the references you wish to export to RefWorks
Click on <Save> on the right-hand side of the screen
Click on <RefWorks>
In RefWorks, select a folder and 'Import'

Web of Science

In Web of Science, from the results list:

For a single or a few references, mark the references you wish to import to RefWorks, or to export all references, add each page or references using the 'Add to Marked List' option to create a list of all references.
Click on the <Export> button, select 'RIS (other reference software) from the drop-down.
Select the level of detail you want from the Record Content drop down. We recommend .Full Record'>'Export'.
Save the .ris file that is generated.
Open RefWorks>Select 'Add'>'Other file types'> 'Select a file from your computer'
Select 'RIS format' as both the type of file and the database.
Select a folder to import to, and select 'Import'