


This is an example of how the article "Claude E. A record ends with an "end record" tag ER - with no additional blank lines between records. Multiple citation records can be present in a single RIS file. Note that this is the convention on Microsoft Windows, while in other contemporary operating systems, particularly Unix, the end of line is typically marked by line feed only.

According to the specifications, the lines must end with the ASCII carriage return and line feed characters. The RIS file format-two letters, two spaces and a hyphen-is a tagged format for expressing bibliographic citations. Citation management applications such as BibDesk, RefWorks, Zotero, Citavi, Papers, Mendeley, and EndNote can export and import citations in this format. Many digital libraries, like IEEE Xplore, Scopus, the ACM Portal, Scopemed, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Rayyan, Accordance Bible Software, and online library catalogs can export citations in this format. It is supported by a number of reference managers. RIS is a standardized tag format developed by Research Information Systems, Incorporated (the format name refers to the company) to enable citation programs to exchange data.
