RIS Import Breaks in Zotero 7 Beta

dstark

In Zotero 7 Beta (47+f012a348a (64-bit), Windows), RIS import is partially broken. Even items explicitly identified as other types get imported as journal articles, often with substantive metadata missing that's included in the RIS.

For example, if I have the RIS

TY - BOOK
TI - 1 Peter: an introduction and commentary
AU - Grudem, Wayne A.
CY - Downers Grove, IL
VL - 17
PB - InterVarsity Press
PY - 1988
SP - 239
ER -

The import will work as expected in Zotero 6.0.27 and produces an item with the following RDF:

<rdf:RDF
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns:z="http://www.zotero.org/namespaces/export#"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:vcard="http://nwalsh.com/rdf/vCard#"
xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
xmlns:bib="http://purl.org/net/biblio#"
xmlns:prism="http://prismstandard.org/namespaces/1.2/basic/">
<bib:Book rdf:about="#item_29947">
<z:itemType>book</z:itemType>
<dc:publisher>
<foaf:Organization>
<vcard:adr>
<vcard:Address>
<vcard:locality>Downers Grove, IL</vcard:locality>
</vcard:Address>
</vcard:adr>
<foaf:name>InterVarsity Press</foaf:name>
</foaf:Organization>
</dc:publisher>
<bib:authors>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>Grudem</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenName>Wayne A.</foaf:givenName>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
</rdf:Seq>
</bib:authors>
<dc:title>1 Peter: an introduction and commentary</dc:title>
<dc:date>1988</dc:date>
<prism:volume>17</prism:volume>
<z:numPages>239</z:numPages>
</bib:Book>
</rdf:RDF>

But in the latest beta, import of the same RIS produces an item with the following RDF:

<rdf:RDF
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns:z="http://www.zotero.org/namespaces/export#"
xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
xmlns:prism="http://prismstandard.org/namespaces/1.2/basic/"
xmlns:bib="http://purl.org/net/biblio#"
xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<bib:Article rdf:about="#item_29948">
<z:itemType>journalArticle</z:itemType>
<dcterms:isPartOf>
<bib:Journal><prism:volume>- 17</prism:volume></bib:Journal>
</dcterms:isPartOf>
<bib:authors>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li>
<foaf:Person>
<foaf:surname>- Grudem</foaf:surname>
<foaf:givenName>Wayne A.</foaf:givenName>
</foaf:Person>
</rdf:li>
</rdf:Seq>
</bib:authors>
<dc:title>- 1 Peter: an introduction and commentary</dc:title>
<dc:date>- 1988</dc:date>
</bib:Article>
</rdf:RDF>
As development of Zotero 7 continues, would it be possible to remedy this situation?

Thanks so much!

adamsmith

I'm not seeing this in Zotero 7. How exactly are you testing?

dstark

I've tried both with importing from the clipboard and by importing from an RIS file. For me, the partially broken import in the Zotero 7 beta is consistent between Windows 10 and 11, and the working import is likewise consistent between the two Windows versions in Zotero 6. Is there something else I should try that might prove helpful?

dstillman

Can you provide a Debug ID for using Import from Clipboard on the above RIS?

dstark

Sure, @dstillman. I think this should have it: D1417186097.

dstillman

(3)(+0000001): Getting contents of C:\Users\[…]\translators\BetterBibTeX JSON.js

(4)(+0000007): Translate: Parsing code for BetterBibTeX JSON (36a3b0b5-bad0-4a04-b79b-441c7cef77db, 2023-08-18)

(2)(+0000002): Translate: Detect using BetterBibTeX JSON failed:

Beginning translation with Web of Science Tagged

You still have BBT translators installed, which are breaking translation. We have an open ticket for looking into that, but you should reset translators from the Advanced → Files and Folders section of the Zotero settings.

dstark

Works like a charm now. Thanks so much @dstillman!