Command reference

Publish or Perish commands can be reached through the main window (click on the appropriate button) or through the main menu (hit F10, or Alt+first letter, or click with the mouse).

File menu

Command	Description	Shortcut
New Query	Creates a new Google Scholar query in the multi-query center	Ctrl+N
New Query Folder	Creates a new folder in the multi-query center	Ctrl+Shift+N
Import External Data...	Imports external data into the multi-query center	Ctrl+O
Save As BibTeX...	Saves the currently checked citations in BibTeX format, encoded as Unicode UTF-8.
Save As CSV...	Saves the currently checked citations in comma-separated format, encoded as Unicode UTF-8.	Ctrl+S
Save As EndNote...	Saves the currently checked citations in EndNote Import format, encoded as Unicode UTF-8.	Ctrl+Shift+S
Save As ISI Export...	Saves the currently checked citations in ISI/Web of Science format, encoded as Unicode UTF-8.
Save As RefMan/RIS...	Saves the currently checked citations in Reference Manager (RIS) format, encoded as Unicode UTF-8.
Export to Archive...	Save the selected queries or folder to a Publish or Perish data archive
Import from Archive...	Load and merges the contents of a previously exported Publish or Perish data archive
Exit	Exits the program.	Alt+F4

Edit menu

Command

Description

Shortcut

Cut

Copies the currently selected text to the Windows clipboard, then deletes the text from the text field.

Ctrl+X

Copy

Copies the currently selected text to the Windows clipboard.

Ctrl+C

Paste

Paste any text on the Windows clipboard into the text field.

Ctrl+V

Delete

Delete the currently selected text from the text field.

Del

Copy Results

As Text	Copy the current citation analysis data as text to the Windows clipboard, from where they can be pasted into another application. This command combines the statistics (as per Copy Statistics > As Text) with the actual citations (as per Save As CSV).
As CSV	Copy the current citation analysis data in CSV (Comma-Separated Value) format to the Windows clipboard, from where they can be pasted into another application.
As CSV with Header	Ditto, but prepends a comma-separated line that describes each of the fields on the subsequent data lines.
For Excel	Copy the current citation analysis data in tab-delimited format to the Windows clipboard, from where they can be pasted into another application, in particular into spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc.
For Excel with Header	Ditto, but prepends a tab-separated line that describes each of the fields on the subsequent data lines.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Split Citations

Splits the selected merged citations into their original items.

Check/Select All

Checks all citations in the Results list and recalculates the citation statistics.

Ctrl+A

Check Selection

Checks all citations that are currently selected (i.e., highlighted) and recalculates the citation statistics.

Num +

Uncheck All

Unchecks all citations in the Results list and recalculates the citation statistics.

Ctrl+U

Uncheck 0 Cites

Unchecks all citations in the Results list with 0 citations and recalculates the citation statistics. This is useful to exclude spurious references that Google Scholar sometimes returns.

Ctrl+0

Uncheck CITATION results

Unchecks all results that have Type CITATION. These are results to which Google Scholar found references, but for which the original work was not found online. This happens for many books and book chapters, or for non-print works such as software programs. It may also indicate that the reference that Google Scholar found misquoted the original publication's details or appeared in a format that Google Scholar could not parse correctly.

Uncheck Selection

Unchecks all citations that are currently selected (i.e., highlighted) and recalculates the citation statistics.

Num -

Rename

Allows you to rename the current tree or list item; only applies to a few types of items

Properties

Opens the properties dialog box for the currently selected item. This current applies only to the Query folder and Query items on the Multi-query pane, and has the same effect as clicking the Edit... button in that pane.

Query menu

Command	Description	Shortcut
Lookup	Looks up the current query, using the internal cache if possible.	Ctrl+L
Lookup Direct	Looks up the current query, bypassing the internal cache and contacting the server directly.	Ctrl+Shift+L
Lookup Pending Queries	Looks up all queries that were marked for later lookup or that failed during a previous lookup.
Lookup Citations	Looks up the citing works for the currently selected results.
Mark for Lookup	Marks the selected query, or all queries in the current folder, for lookup later.
Recalculate Metrics	Recalculate the metrics for the selected query or queries, for example after the result preferences have changed.

View menu

Command	Description	Shortcut
Next Page	Displays the next query page (in the sequence author impact, journal impact, general search, multi-query).	Ctrl+PageDown
Previous Page	Displays the previous query page (in the opposite order as above).	Ctrl+PageUp
Author Impact Analysis	Displays the Author impact analysis page
Journal Impact Analysis	Displays the Journal impact analysis page
General Citation Search	Displays the General citation search page
Multi-Query Center	Displays the Multi-query center page
Open Article in Browser	Opens your web browser and displays the currently selected article or its abstract. This command is only available for articles for which Google Scholar returned an article URL.
Open Citations/Related in Browser	Opens your web browser and displays a Google Scholar web page that contains the citations to the currently selected article. If the article has no citations, a web page with related articles is displayed instead, if available.

Tools menu

Command	Description	Shortcut
Check for Updates	Contacts the Publish or Perish web site to see if any software updates are available. If so, you will be asked if you want to download and install these updates.
Check for Announcements	Contacts the Publish or Perish web site to see if any new announcements are available. If so, they will be downloaded automatically and displayed in the announcements panel. The Publish or Perish software executes this command automatically once a day if the software is running.
Send Feedback	Opens your email client and starts an email message to Publish or Perish technical support in which you can provide feedback about the program.
Take Online Survey	Opens your web browser and navigates to the Publish or Perish online survey.
Donate to Publish or Perish	Opens your web browser and navigates to the Publish or Perish donations page.
Clear Cache	Clears the entire results cache. This forces subsequent queries to access Google Scholar directly, which might be useful after a (suspected) update on Google Scholar, or if you have reason to believe that the cached results are somehow invalid. However, it will also slow down subsequent queries because their data has to be retrieved from Google Scholar rather than from the local cache.
Clear Garbage	Performs on-disk garbage collection. This marks results files that are no longer in use by any existing queries and moves them to a trash area. Next, files older than the on-disk backup copies age are permanently deleted. Finally, entries older than the maximum cache age are removed from the HTTP cache.
Empty Trash	Permanently removes all contents from the Trash folder. Be careful if you use this command; once the Trash folder is emptied, its contents cannot be retrieved.
Report Error	Generates an error report about the most recently encountered query error, then opens your email client and starts an email message to Publish or Perish technical support in which you can describe the problem.
Internet Options	Opens the Internet Properties dialog box that allows you to set options for Internet access through the browser. Note that this sets the system-wide options for Internet Explorer, so any changes you make here also apply to other browsing sessions that use Internet Explorer.
Preferences	Opens the General preferences and Queries preferences property sheets that allow you to edit some general program settings.

Help menu

Command	Description	Shortcut
Contents	Opens this help file on the About Publish or Perish page.	F1
What's New	Opens the What's New? help page
Frequently Asked Questions	Opens the Frequently Asked Questions help page.
Publish or Perish Home Page	Opens your web browser and displays the Publish or Perish page on the Harzing.com web site.
Publish or Perish Tips	Opens your web browser and displays the Publish or Perish tips start page on the Harzing.com web site.
The Publish or Perish Book	Opens your web browser and displays online version of The Publish or Perish Book on the Harzing.com web site.
Take Online Survey	Opens your web browser and navigates to the Publish or Perish online survey.
Donate to Publish or Perish	Opens your web browser and navigates to the Publish or Perish donations page.
About Publish or Perish	Opens the About Publish or Perish dialog box that displays the program's version and some other information.