Nothing happens when dragging to My Publications

saad1393 · 2025-02-20T02:38:11+00:00

[Split from i cannot add new publication to 'My Publications']

Hey guys I'm glad to see someone else recently asked this question. I added my own publication to my library, but when I drag it as you suggested, nothing happens. What now?

dstillman · 2025-02-20T02:39:20+00:00

(Please start new threads for new issues — the thread you posted to isn't the same question. I've moved this to a new thread.)

I'd guess that you only have a standalone attachment rather than a regular item with metadata.

https://www.zotero.org/support/adding_items_to_zotero#standalone_attachments_and_parent_items

saad1393 · 2025-02-20T20:38:32+00:00

Right clicking does not present an option for Create Parent Item, as is suggested in that article. I originally added the article in question using the DOI. I'm at a loss for how to add metadata- everything seems to be there.

dstillman · 2025-02-21T04:44:58+00:00

If you added the item by DOI then it's a regular item — you'd see an item type and normal metadata fields (title, authors, date, DOI, etc.) in the right-hand pane. That's the item you need to drag to My Publications.

If that's not working, provide a Debug ID for dragging.