Scrivener-Zotero workflow a few questions

Hello all.

I'm a PhD student bogged down in the writing stage. Up to now my workflow was word with the zotero plugin for citations. However I am struggling to manage the large document/chapter workflow with word and am thinking of using Scrivener.

I have watched multiple youtube videos and have read several of the forum posts here about the workflow and I think I have a reasonable handle on it.

I've managed to convert my word doc to libre office and used Zotero to convert the citations to "marks" for Scrivener and they appear correctly.

I just have a few questions
1. If I am citing multiple authors and have to drag and drop them seperately into a scrivener document- will they format correctly later when the doc is exported- i.e. with a comma or semi colon seperating them?.

2. If I need to modify a citation I've dragged in by adding something like "see..." or a page or chapter number- is there a specific format/syntax for that and if so is there a link to somewhere in the documentation that describes it, or an example.

All of the youtube tutorials I've watched just do the most basic implementation of zotero/scrivener with no modification of citations.

I'm just trying to figure out if this new workflow will work for me before committing.
  • If you're thinking of using ODF Scan, do note that the current version of the add-on doesn't work with Zotero 7 (though we hope that we'll make it work).

    1. Will work, yes
    2. modifying citations is described on the add-ons homepage under "Working with Citations" https://zotero-odf-scan.github.io/zotero-odf-scan/
  • Thanks Adam, I was using 7 but reverted to 6 for the time being because of the ODF scan issue. I'll check out the link you provided, much appreciated, Damian
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