Mendeley Cite Port

Convert citations made with the newer Mendeley Cite Word add-in into fields that Paperpile or Zotero can recognize.

The script creates a new .docx file. It does not overwrite the original or change the document's visible text.

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or newer
• A .docx file containing Mendeley Cite citations

No extra packages are required.

Usage

Download this repository and put your Word document in the same folder as mendeley_cite_port.py. Close the document in Word before continuing.

For Paperpile:

py mendeley_cite_port.py "manuscript.docx"

For Zotero:

py mendeley_cite_port.py "manuscript.docx" --format zotero

On macOS or Linux, use python3 instead of py.

The new file appears beside the original:

• manuscript_LEGACY_MENDELEY_fields.docx for Paperpile
• manuscript_ZOTERO_fields.docx for Zotero

Keep the original until you have checked the converted document.

Finish the conversion

Paperpile: Open the new document in Word, then choose Paperpile → Settings and Tools → Convert from → Mendeley.

Zotero: Import your Mendeley library into Zotero, open the Zotero-format document in Word, then choose Zotero → Refresh.

References without a DOI may need to be matched manually.

Other options

Create both formats and export the references:

py mendeley_cite_port.py "manuscript.docx" --format both --bib references.bib --dois dois.txt

See all options:

py mendeley_cite_port.py --help

The converter supports citations in the main document, footnotes, endnotes, headers, and footers. Paperpile or Zotero may reformat citations when refreshed, so compare the result with the original.

Tests

python -m unittest discover tests

License

Created by Amin Akbari and released under The Unlicense.