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title: How to Convert a DOI to RIS (Free Online Tool) | Scholar Sidekick
description: Enter a DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv ID, ISSN, ADS bibcode, or paper URL and download an RIS file for your reference manager. Free. No signup required.
doc_version: "1.0"
last_updated: "2026-05-18"
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# Convert a DOI to RIS

> HTML version: https://scholar-sidekick.com/tools/doi-to-ris

Paste a DOI (or any supported identifier: PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv ID, ISSN, ADS bibcode, or scholarly URL) and download an RIS file ready to import into EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley, Citavi, RefWorks, or any other RIS-aware reference manager.

## What this tool does

Resolves the identifier against authoritative registries (Crossref, PubMed, arXiv, DataCite, OpenLibrary, ADS, WHO IRIS) and emits a single `.ris` file with the publisher's canonical metadata - title, authors, journal, volume, issue, year, pages, DOI - mapped to the appropriate RIS tags.

## How to use

1. Open [the tool](https://scholar-sidekick.com/tools/doi-to-ris).
2. Paste the identifier into the input.
3. Download the `.ris` file and import into your reference manager.

## Programmatic access

The same conversion is exposed via the [`POST /api/export`](https://scholar-sidekick.com/docs) endpoint (`format: "ris"`) and the [scholar-sidekick MCP](https://scholar-sidekick.com/mcp) `exportCitation` tool. Anonymous access is free with a published rate limit.

## Related tools

- [DOI to BibTeX Converter](https://scholar-sidekick.com/tools/doi-to-bibtex) - same identifier surface, BibTeX output for LaTeX / Overleaf
- [PMID / PMCID / DOI Converter](https://scholar-sidekick.com/tools/pubmed-id-converter) - swap between PubMed identifier types
- [Citation Verifier](https://scholar-sidekick.com/tools/citation-verifier) - check that a claimed citation matches the paper at its identifier
- [Free tools index](https://scholar-sidekick.com/tools) - all citation tools

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