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Item types in bibliography

First the most common ones, then all standardized ones:

Zotero Item Type Bibtex Item Type .ris Item Type
Book @BOOK / @BOOKLET BOOK
Book section @INCOLLECTION / @INBOOK CHAP
Conference Paper @INPROCEEDINGS / @CONFERENCE CPAPER
Conference Proceeding @PROCEEDINGS CONF
Journal Article @ARTICLE JOUR
Report @TECHREPORT RPRT
Thesis @PHDTHESIS / @MASTERTHESIS THES
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Abstract ABST
Audiovisual material ADVS
Aggregated Database AGGR
Ancient Text ANCIENT
Art Work ART
Bill BILL
Blog BLOG
Case CASE
Chart CHART
Classical Work CLSWK
Computer program COMP
Catalog CTLG
Data file DATA
Online Database DBASE
Dictionary DICT
Electronic Book EBOOK
Electronic Book Section ECHAP
Edited Book EDBOOK
Electronic Article EJOUR
Web Page ELEC
Encyclopedia ENCYC
Equation EQUA
Figure FIGURE
Generic GEN
Government Document GOVDOC
Grant GRANT
Hearing HEAR
Internet Communication ICOMM
In Press INPR
Journal (full) JFULL
Legal Rule or Regulation LEGAL
Manuscript MANSCPT
Map MAP
Magazine article MGZN
Motion picture MPCT
Online Multimedia MULTI
Music score MUSIC
Newspaper NEWS
Pamphlet PAMP
Patent PAT
Personal communication PCOMM
Serial publication SER
Slide SLIDE
Sound recording SOUND
Standard STAND
Statute STAT
Unenacted Bill UNBILL
Unpublished work @UNPUBLISHED UNPB
Technical documentation @MANUAL
Video recording VIDEO
Edited by Silke Meyer