
Preparing a paper for publication: remove Zotero field codes from your Word document before submitting a paper.Journal title abbreviations: use Index Medicus/MEDLINE for journal titles abbreviations.Selecting a citation style: choose a citation style and find more citation styles in the Zotero Style Repository.Editing citations: edit citations, add page number.Quick Copy If you just want to quickly add references to a paper, email, or blog post, Zoteros Quick Copy is the easiest way to go.


If it is not there, go to the Tools menu in Zotero Desktop to install the MS Word plugin. If youre still struggling to manage references manually, or with Words clunky built-in reference manager, this post if for you. On first inspection, it appears Word Online has something almost as good in its implementation of footnotes/endnotes. When you install Zotero Desktop on your computer, the Zotero tab is automatically added to the toolbar in Word. You can use Zotero to insert references into a Word document, generate a bibliography at the end of your document and format it in the citation style of your choice.
