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Importing Citations

Citations (references) can be imported from several sources. All imports deduplicate against existing citations in VADRR's global library.

PubMed Import​

  1. In the project, go to Citations → Import → PubMed.
  2. Enter either:
    • A list of PMIDs (comma-separated or one per line), or
    • A PubMed search query string.
  3. Click Import. VADRR fetches metadata (title, authors, journal, abstract, PMID, DOI) directly from PubMed.
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PubMed imports run in the background for large sets. Refresh the citations list after a minute to see the results.

RIS File Import​

RIS is a standard reference format exported by most literature databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane, etc.).

  1. Go to Citations → Import → RIS.
  2. Upload your .ris file.
  3. Click Import. VADRR parses and imports all references in the file.

CSV Import​

For custom spreadsheets:

  1. Go to Citations → Import → CSV.
  2. Download the CSV template to see the expected column headers.
  3. Fill in your data and upload the file.

Required columns: title. Recommended: authors, journal, year, pmid, doi, abstract.

EndNote Import​

  1. Go to Citations → Import → Endnote.
  2. Upload your .enl file exported from Endnote.

FHIR / LLM Import​

For AI-assisted imports or FHIR-formatted citation bundles:

  1. Go to Imports in the left sidebar.
  2. Select New Import → FHIR / LLM.
  3. Upload your FHIR JSON bundle or use the LLM package generator to create one.

See FHIR Import for details.

What Gets Imported​

Regardless of source, VADRR stores the following fields per citation:

  • Title, abstract
  • Authors (parsed)
  • Journal name, volume, issue, pages, year
  • PMID, DOI
  • Keywords
  • RIS refman number (from RIS imports)