How do I add a reference by DOI or ISBN?

Click New… in the toolbar, choose Add reference, then enter the DOI or ISBN and click Look up.

Checked against Terra 0.1.0
  1. Click New… in the toolbar and choose Add reference.
  2. Paste a DOI or an ISBN, then click Look up or press Return.
  3. Check the details Terra found. You can change the Title.
  4. Click Add reference. The new note opens. It lives in the References folder.

Shortcut: none

Other ways

  • To bring in many at once, use Settings › Import and choose Zotero / Mendeley.

Good to know

  • Terra treats anything shaped like an ISBN as a book and everything else as a DOI.
  • Other identifiers and web addresses aren't looked up. To keep a webpage, use Save to Terra.
  • The note gets the authors, date, publisher or journal, and the link to the source.