Copy Citation

SciX lets you copy a single formatted citation quickly from two places:

the results view, at the end of each entry’s Quick Links
the article view, at the end of the Publication information

Quick copy offers a limited set of formats. For more formats, more control over formatting, or to export many records at once, use Export Results.

By default, quick copy uses the American Geophysical Union (AGU) citation style. If you have a SciX account, you can choose your own default format.

From results view

Each entry in your results view has a row of Quick Links ending in a Share Options icon of three connected dots.

A SciX results entry with its Quick Links icons at the right. Callouts label the Quick Links, the Share Options icon at the end of the row, and the Copy Citation item in the menu that opens from it, below Copy URL.

Click the icon and select Copy Citation from the menu. The formatted citation is copied to your clipboard, ready to paste into another application. The format comes from your SciX account settings, or from your selected discipline if you are not logged in.

From article view

When viewing an article, a Copy Citation button appears at the right end of the Publication information.

A SciX article view. A callout labelled Quick Copy Citation points to a small quotation-mark button at the right end of the Publication row.

Click the button to open the Citation panel.

Two views of the Citation panel. On the left, BibTeX is selected and the formatted citation is shown above a blue Copy button. On the right, the format menu is open, listing BibTeX, EndNote, ProCite, RIS, RefWorks, AASTeX, Icarus and MNRAS. More export options and Copy citation settings links are at the bottom of both.

The menu at the top shows your default copy citation format, and the formatted citation appears below it. Click the blue Copy button to copy the citation to your clipboard.

To use a different format for this citation, choose one from the menu. Only some of the formats SciX supports are available here:

More export options opens Export Results, with the full list of formats.
Copy citation settings opens your account’s export settings, where you can change your default format. You need to be logged in to a SciX account.

Setting your default format

If you have a SciX account, you can choose the format quick copy uses.

SciX header with the Account menu open, showing Signed in as user@scix.org, SciX Libraries, Email Notifications, Settings and Logout. Settings is circled.

Select Settings from the Account menu in the upper right of any SciX page.
Select Export from the Settings menu on the left, then the Default Copy Citation Format tab under Export Settings.

SciX Export Settings page. Export is circled in the left Settings menu, and the Default Copy Citation Format tab is circled. BibTeX is selected, with a sample BibTeX citation below.

Your current default appears in the menu at the top, with a sample citation below it. Choose a new format from the menu.

The Default Copy Citation Format tab with the format menu open, listing BibTeX, EndNote, ProCite, RIS, RefWorks, AASTeX and Icarus.

Not every format SciX supports is available for quick copy. Your copy citation format is separate from the format set on the Default Format tab, which Export Results uses. The two can be the same, but do not have to be.

Reset to defaults resets all of your export settings, including your copy citation format, to the defaults you would have without an account.