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Export from Scifinder to Zotero

References from SciFinder will NOT go into Zotero via the browser Connectors.

Instead, either from the Reference Detail page in SciFinder, OR from the Results list where you have selected multiple references...
1. Select Export at the top right of the SciFInder results list
2. In For: Citation Manager select Citation export format (*.ris)
3. In Details: File Name * give it a name you'll recognize
4. Click Export
5a. EITHER  Save the file. Then in Zotero, go to File—>Import and select the file from your downloads
         OR       If a popup box appears, select Zotero to open the file in your Zotero Library

Firefox popup with.ris file for Zotero

6. Check and edit the imported information, the Issue field usually has an error
    (the copyright information appears there instead of the issue number):    zotero import from scifinder fix issue field