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Zot-NASA-ADS

by samuelyeewl · github.com/samuelyeewl/zot-nasa-ads

Updated Zotero entries from NASA ADS

Import & metadata
View source
Downloads a .xpi file (0.02 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
6
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
104
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v0.2.0, released 26 Feb 2025Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the samuelyeewl account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Doesn't update automatically: the update address is a web page, not an update file
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify3 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (3)
api.adsabs.harvard.edudoi.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Where we found it
api.adsabs.harvard.eduzot-nasa-ads.js · line 107
let nasaAdsApiUrl = `https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q=${queryValue}&fl=title,author,doi,bibcode,abstract,bibstem,volume,issue,page,pub,issn,pubdate,property,identifier,arxi
ui.adsabs.harvard.educhrome/content/prefs.xhtml · line 12
<html:a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token"
Powerful capabilitiesStores API keys or passwordsLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7 · not 9, 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn API keyDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceDormant · last release 26 Feb 20251 contributor
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English
No further detail for this area yet.
We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • An API keyNeeds a key you get from the service (NASA ADS). What needs it: querying NASA ADS for metadata and PDFs.
  • Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 3 addresses in 1 group.

Scholarly services (3)
api.adsabs.harvard.edudoi.orgnamed in its codeui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Evidence · file and line
api.adsabs.harvard.eduzot-nasa-ads.js · line 107
let nasaAdsApiUrl = `https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q=${queryValue}&fl=title,author,doi,bibcode,abstract,bibstem,volume,issue,page,pub,issn,pubdate,property,identifier,arxi
ui.adsabs.harvard.educhrome/content/prefs.xhtml · line 12
<html:a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/user/settings/token"

Forks and alternatives

1 other plugin uses the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 2 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Zot-NASA-ADS to make their own versions and kept its ID.Show what this means
  • You can only have one. Zotero sees them as the same plugin.
  • Installing another replaces it. If you install one of the others, it takes this one's place.
  • Check what you install. Several share this plugin's name, so make sure the file comes from the one you meant.
Zot-NASA-ADS · this pluginsamuelyeewl/zot-nasa-adsARecommended10426 Feb 2025
AstroZoteroFork · RickWashon/AstroZoteroA+Recommended5023 Sep 2026
See all 2 and how they differ →

1 listed fork.

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The developer's response

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Install Zot-NASA-ADS
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v0.2.0.xpi · 0.02 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
Step-by-step guide with pictures