Can zotero identify missing required fields for the entries?

kirk86

When I open my bib file from zotero using JabRef I get to see which entries have missing required information like for instance journal/booktitle etc.

Example

The entries coloured red indicate missing required info for that particular item type.

Is there anything equivalent in zotero?

adamsmith

No. We discussed this, but "missing required information" is a rather problematic category -- things like, e.g. a volume number or an author should be provided when it exists, but you can have perfectly valid citations without them.

kirk86

You're right, sorry about this (weak memory, should have searched before posting)

emilianoeheyns

There is something equivalent sorta-in Zotero -- if you install BBT and enable the quality report the export will have comments about missing fields. The QR is pretty basic for bibtex (not much is documented on what constitutes a valid item in bibtex), better for biblatex.

kirk86

Thanks!