Zotero & CSL Types

Table of Zotero types matched to their CSL defined types1

Zotero type CSL type
artwork graphic
attachment article
audioRecording song
bill bill
blogPost post-weblog
book book
bookSection chapter
case legal_case
computerProgram book
conferencePaper paper-conference
dictionaryEntry entry-dictionary
document article
email personal_communication
encyclopediaArticle entry-encyclopedia
film motion_picture
forumPost post
hearing bill
instantMessage personal_communication
interview interview
journalArticle article-journal
letter personal_communication
magazineArticle article-magazine
manuscript manuscript
map map
newspaperArticle article-newspaper
note article
patent patent
podcast song
presentation speech
radioBroadcast broadcast
report report
statute legislation
thesis thesis
tvBroadcast broadcast
videoRecording motion_picture
webpage webpage
dataset
entry
figure
musical_score
pamphlet
review
review-book
treaty

Data Sources

Vinckevicius, Zumstein & Bennett (2021)
, & (). Data Transforms. In z2csl - Zotero to CSL extension and mappings.. Github Project. Retrieved from https://aurimasv.github.io/z2csl/typeMap.xml

  1. CSL Types do not have a defined semantics within their documentation. This stands in contrast to CSL varaibles which do have a defined useage note. However, Zotero types do have useage guidance and descriptions via the Zotero documentation. ↩︎

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