Publication Management

HospitiumRIS provides comprehensive tools for importing, organizing, and managing research publications from multiple sources.

Overview

The publication management system helps researchers:

  • Import publications from external databases
  • Organize with a folder-based library
  • Track citations and impact metrics
  • Generate bibliographies for manuscripts
  • Share publications on researcher profiles

Importing Publications

Supported Sources

Source Description Auto-Update
PubMed NIH biomedical literature
CrossRef DOI-based metadata
OpenAlex Open scholarly data
Zotero Personal reference manager
BibTeX Standard bibliography format
Manual Manual entry

PubMed Import

  1. Go to Publications → Import
  2. Select PubMed source
  3. Search by:
    • Author name
    • Title keywords
    • PMID
    • Date range
  4. Review results
  5. Select publications to import
  6. Click Import Selected

CrossRef Import

  1. Select CrossRef source
  2. Search by:
    • DOI
    • Title
    • Author
  3. Metadata retrieved automatically
  4. Import selected publications

OpenAlex Import

  1. Select OpenAlex source
  2. Search by:
    • ORCID iD
    • Author name
    • Institution
  3. Import comprehensive publication data

Zotero Integration

Connect your Zotero library:

  1. Go to Settings → Zotero
  2. Enter Zotero API Key
  3. Enter User ID
  4. Save connection
  5. Sync publications from Zotero

Getting Zotero API Key

  1. Log in to zotero.org
  2. Go to Settings → Feeds/API
  3. Create new API key
  4. Copy key to HospitiumRIS

BibTeX Import

Import from BibTeX files:

  1. Select BibTeX source
  2. Upload .bib file or paste content
  3. Parse entries
  4. Review and map fields
  5. Import publications

Manual Entry

Create publications manually:

Field Required Description
Title Publication title
Authors Author list
Year Publication year
Type Article, Review, etc.
Journal Journal name
DOI Digital Object Identifier
Abstract Publication abstract
URL Link to publication
Keywords Subject keywords

Publication Library

Library Structure

📁 My Library
├── 📁 Research Projects
│   ├── 📁 Project Alpha
│   │   ├── 📄 Publication 1
│   │   └── 📄 Publication 2
│   └── 📁 Project Beta
│       └── 📄 Publication 3
├── 📁 Reviews
│   └── 📄 Review Paper 1
└── 📁 Collaborations
    └── 📄 Collab Publication 1

Creating Folders

  1. Click New Folder in library
  2. Enter folder name
  3. Choose parent folder (or root)
  4. Folders can be nested

Managing Folders

  • Rename - Change folder name
  • Move - Relocate to different parent
  • Delete - Remove folder (publications moved to root)
  • Expand/Collapse - Toggle folder visibility

Moving Publications

  1. Select publication(s)
  2. Drag to target folder, or
  3. Use Move to Folder action
  4. Publications can exist in one folder

Publication Details

Viewing Details

Click any publication to see:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Title: Machine Learning in Healthcare                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Authors: Smith, J., Johnson, A., Williams, B.                   │
│ Journal: Nature Medicine                                        │
│ Year: 2024        Volume: 30        Pages: 145-156              │
│ DOI: 10.1038/nm.12345                                           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Abstract:                                                        │
│ This study presents a novel approach to...                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Keywords: machine learning, healthcare, AI, diagnostics         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 📊 Citations: 45    📅 Added: Jan 15, 2024                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Editing Publications

  1. Click publication
  2. Click Edit
  3. Modify fields
  4. Save changes

Deleting Publications

  1. Select publication(s)
  2. Click Delete
  3. Confirm deletion
  4. Publication removed from library
⚠️ Citation Impact

Deleting publications removes them from manuscripts. Consider archiving instead.

Search & Filter

Search Options

Field Description
Title Search in titles
Author Search by author name
Keywords Search by keywords
Abstract Search in abstracts
DOI Exact DOI match
Year Publication year

Filters

  • Publication Type - Article, Review, Conference, etc.
  • Year Range - From year to year
  • Source - Import source
  • Folder - Specific folder only
  • Has DOI - With/without DOI

Sorting

Sort By Description
Date Added When imported (default)
Title Alphabetical
Year Publication year
Citations Citation count
Author First author name

Citation Tracking

Citation Sources

Citation counts retrieved from:

  • CrossRef
  • OpenAlex
  • Google Scholar (manual)

Citation Metrics

Metric Description
Total Citations Sum of all citations
H-Index Impact indicator
Average Citations Mean per publication
Citation Velocity Citations per year

Citation Updates

  • Automatic refresh weekly
  • Manual refresh available
  • Historical tracking

Export Options

Export Formats

Format Use Case
BibTeX LaTeX, reference managers
RIS EndNote, Zotero
CSV Spreadsheets
JSON API, data analysis

Export Scope

  • Single publication
  • Selected publications
  • Entire folder
  • Full library

Export Fields

Select fields to export:

  • Title
  • Authors
  • Year
  • Journal
  • DOI
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • URL
  • Citation count

Using Publications in Manuscripts

Citing Publications

  1. Open manuscript editor
  2. Click Insert Citation
  3. Search library
  4. Select publication
  5. Citation inserted

Citation Linking

[1] Smith et al., 2024   →   References section
      ↓
Auto-generated bibliography entry

Citation Styles

Choose from:

  • APA 7th Edition
  • MLA 9th Edition
  • Chicago 17th Edition
  • Harvard
  • IEEE
  • Vancouver
  • Custom styles

Public Profile Display

Visibility Settings

Control which publications appear on public profile:

Setting Description
Show All Display complete list
Published Only Only published status
Selected Manually curated list
Hide All No publications shown

Profile Display

Publications on profile show:

  • Title (linked)
  • Authors
  • Journal
  • Year
  • DOI link
  • Citation count

Deduplication

Automatic Detection

System detects duplicates by:

  • DOI matching
  • Title similarity
  • Author matching
  • Year comparison

Merge Duplicates

  1. Review detected duplicates
  2. Choose master record
  3. Merge metadata
  4. Remove duplicate

Best Practices

Import Strategy

  1. Start with ORCID-linked sources
  2. Import by project/topic
  3. Review metadata accuracy
  4. Organize immediately

Library Organization

  1. Create logical folder structure
  2. Use consistent naming
  3. Regular cleanup
  4. Archive old projects

Metadata Quality

  1. Verify imported data
  2. Add missing abstracts
  3. Correct author names
  4. Update citation counts

Citation Management

  1. Import before writing
  2. Cite as you write
  3. Verify citations
  4. Update before submission