Mapping Reference Manager Reference Types and Fields to EndNote

When you use EndNote to convert a Reference Manager database, Reference Manager reference types are mapped to EndNote reference types as shown in the table below. You can override these default settings when you convert the Reference Manager database. From the top panel, select an EndNote reference type from the EndNote list.

Reference Type Mapping Table

The table below lists the Reference Manager and the corresponding EndNote reference types. These are the default values for both databases.

Reference Type Mapping Table
Reference Manager Reference Types	EndNote Reference Types
Generic	Generic
Abstract	Journal Articles
Art Work	Artwork
Audiovisual Material	Audiovisual Material
Bill/Resolution	Bill
Book Chapter	Book Section
Book, Whole	Book
Case	Case
Catalog	Catalog
Computer Program	Computer Program
Conference Proceeding	Conference Proceedings
Data File	Dataset
Edited Book	Edited Book
Electronic Citation	Electronic Article
Grant	Grant
Hearing	Hearing
In Press	Journal Article
Internet Communication	Personal Communication
Journal (Full)	Journal Article
Journal	Journal Article
Magazine Article	Magazine Article
Map	Map
Motion Picture	Film or Broadcast
Music Score	Music
Newspaper	Newspaper Article
Online Source	Web Page
Pamphlet	Pamphlet
Patent	Patent
Personal Communication	Personal Communication
Report	Report
Serial (Book,Monograph)	Serial
Slide	Audiovisual Material
Sound Recording	Audiovisual Material
Statute	Statute
Thesis/Dissertation	Thesis
Unenacted Bill/Resolution	Bill
Unpublished Work	Unpublished Work
Video Recording	Film or Broadcast

See List of Reference Types for a complete list of EndNote reference types.

Field Mapping Table

As much as possible, Reference Manager fields are mapped to corresponding EndNote fields. You can override these default settings when you convert the Reference Manager database. From the bottom panel, select an EndNote field from the EndNote list.

In some instances, the list of Reference Manager fields for a selected reference type may contain "dashes" that are mapped to the Notes field in the EndNote fields column. This occurs during the conversion when a Reference Manager field does not exist in the incoming reference type, and thus, appears as a dashed line in the Reference Manager Fields panel.

These are the default values for both databases.

Field Mapping Table
Reference Manager Fields	EndNote Fields
Title, primary	Title
Authors, primary	Author
Dates primary	Date
Notes	Notes
Keywords	Keywords
Reprint	Notes
Start Section	Section
End Section	Section
Periodical	Secondary Title
---------	Notes
Title/Code Num	Volume
----------	Notes
----------	Notes
----------	Notes
Code	Secondary Title
----------	Notes
User Def 1	Notes
User Def 2	Notes
User Def 3	Notes
User Def 4	Notes
User Def 5	Notes
History	Original Publication
----------	Notes
Abstract	Abstract
ISSN/ISBN	Notes
Availability	Database Provider
Date	Access Date
----------	Notes
----------	Notes
UNIQUE ID (DOI)	DOI
Address	Author Address
Web/URL	URL
File Attachments	File Attachments
Link to Full-text	URL
Related Links	URL
Image(s)	Figure

Special Field Mapping Conditions

While the EndNote conversion tool allows you to make changes to most of the reference types and field mappings, there are some special mappings that you cannot modify. They include:

The REF ID field in Reference Manager always maps to the Label field in EndNote.
The End Page field in Reference Manager maps to the Pages or Section field in depending on the reference type.

Note: If the receiving field already contains data, then EndNote appends the End Page data with a preceding dash character in order to create ranges. For example: 123-128

Any Reference Manager field that maps to the Date field in EndNote:

For all reference types (except Conference Proceeding, Electronic Citation, Grant, and Patent), year data is copied to the Year field in EndNote.

In the Conference Proceeding reference type, when the Reference Manager Pub Date [Date, Primary] field is mapped to the Year Published [Custom 2] field in EndNote, any year information is copied to the Year Published [Custom 2] field in EndNote and the complete field information is copied to Notes.
In the Electronic Citation reference type, when the Reference Manager Last Updated [Date, Primary] field is mapped to the Epub Date [Section] field in EndNote, any year information is copied to the Year field in EndNote.
In the Grant reference type, when Reference Manager Pub Date [Date, Primary] field is mapped to the Year field in EndNote, any year information is copied to Year and the complete field information is copied to Notes.

In the Online Source reference type, when Reference Manager Access Date [Date Secondary] field is mapped to the Access Date [Number] field in EndNote, any year information is copied to the Access Year [Volume] field in EndNote.
In the Patent reference type, when Reference Manager Date Issued [Date, Primary] field is mapped to the Issue Date [Custom 2] field in EndNote, any year information is copied to the Year field in EndNote.
For the Journal references in Reference Manager:

If the Conference Title [Title, secondary] in Reference Manager contains data, the reference will not convert using typical Journal field mappings. EndNote maps as appropriate for a Conference Paper.

For Thesis/Dissertation references in Reference Manager:

If the Periodical field in Reference Manager contains data, the reference will not convert using typical Thesis/Dissertation reference type mappings. EndNote will use mappings similar to those for a Journal.