1. Open an EndNote Library (*.enl).
2. Search ScienceDirect.
3. Check each reference to be exported.
4. Click “export citation” link (Fig. 6).
5. On Export screen (Fig. 7):

• Citations – confirm selection of references.
• Export – choose "Citations and Abstracts".
• File Format – choose "RIS format".

1. Click export button; EndNote may ask to confirm or select the EndNote Library to accept the references. The newly added references will display in the Library (Fig. 8).

Fig.6 – selecting ScienceDirect references to direct export into an EndNote Library.

Fig. 7 - selecting and exporting references in RIS (file) format for EndNote.

Fig. 8 - the sixteen selected ScienceDirect references displayed in placebos EndNote Library.