Alternative: convert RIS to BibTeX format quickly online.

RIS is an old citation format that some journals still give citations in. Here’s how to convert RIS to convenient BibTeX format.

Prereq

apt install cb2bib bibutils texlive

.ris to .bib

Convert RIS file to BibTeX format:

/usr/share/cb2bib/c2btools/ris2bib in.ris out.bib

.bib to .pdf

Make PDF listing of references directly from .bib file.

/usr/share/cb2bib/c2btools/bib2pdf in.bib out.pdf