Format Converter (Standalone Tool)
Convert a single file between bibliographic formats without creating a project — handy for ad-hoc conversions or files you've edited manually in Excel.
Open it from the home screen: Tools → Format Converter.
How it works
- Upload one file (drag & drop). Accepted: .txt (WoS), .csv, .tsv, .xlsx — up to ~100 MB.
- Pick the source format (what the file is): WoS plain text, Scopus CSV, Excel, plain CSV or TSV.
- Pick the target format (what you want): WoS, VOSviewer TSV, BibTeX, RIS, Excel, CSV or TSV.
- Download the converted file.
Conversion matrix
| From \ To | WoS | VOSviewer | BibTeX | RIS | XLSX | CSV | TSV | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | WoS plain text | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Scopus CSV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Excel (.xlsx) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | | Plain CSV / TSV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓/— | —/✓ |
WoS / VOSviewer outputs are .txt
Both targets produce ISI-style tagged plain text with the proper .txt extension —
VOSviewer and Biblioshiny read them directly.
Need merging or cleanup?
The converter translates formats only. For deduplication, filtering and harmonization, create a project and use the 5-step pipeline.
