{"id":31962,"date":"2024-12-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readcube.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=31962"},"modified":"2025-01-18T01:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T01:20:42","password":"","slug":"duplicate-merging-during-import","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/readcube.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/help-center\/duplicate-merging-during-import\/","title":{"rendered":"Duplicate Merging During Import"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When importing files such as RIS or BIB into Papers, you have the option to automatically merge duplicate articles during the import process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.papersapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/duplicate-merging-import-duplicates.png\" alt=\"Preview of duplicate merging option available during import\" class=\"wp-image-32026\" style=\"width:775px;height:auto\" title=\"Duplicate merging import option\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning on duplicate merging can be helpful if you know you want to remove duplicates. &nbsp;Note that doing so means the number of items you import into a library\/list may not match the number of records in your BIB\/RIS file, as merged items will be removed. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure all of the items in your RIS\/BIB file are imported into your library\/list every time, you may disable duplicate merging. &nbsp;You can also manually merge duplicates at a later time if you choose to disable the option during import.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can change the default behavior for duplicate merging during drag and drop operations in the desktop application in Papers Settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.papersapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/papers-desktop-duplicate-merging-draganddrop-import-1024x641.png\" alt=\"View of default behavior settings for duplicate merging during drag-and-drop in desktop application\" class=\"wp-image-32027\" title=\"Desktop application default duplicate merging settings\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When importing files such as RIS or BIB into Papers, you have the option to automatically merge duplicate articles during the import process.&nbsp; Turning on duplicate merging can be helpful&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1545],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-31962","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-getting-started"],"acf":[],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":139,"total_views":"980","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Katarina","author_nicename":"katarina","author_url":"https:\/\/readcube.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/news\/author\/katarina\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Getting Started","term_url":"https:\/\/readcube.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/docs-category\/getting-started\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.10 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Duplicate Merging During Import - ReadCube<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to manage duplicate merging in ReadCube during RIS\/BIB imports. 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