This is basically what doi-add-bibtex-entry does. There isn't one function that does arxiv too, but there is arxiv-add-bibtex-entry. Those are both commands in org-ref. These don't pop up a buffer for approval, that is something you would have to build yourself.
There are many workflows people want, the one above works for me when I am writing, and just want to add entries with minimal disruption. I usually polish the entries later if needed. I can see a slower, approach like you describe too. Daniele Nicolodi <dani...@grinta.net> writes: > Hello John, > > sorry for the cryptic subject but I was unable to come up with something > better. I am revamping my workflow to take notes about articles I read > or that I save to be read later and I decided to explore if org-ref and > the related utility packages fit what I would like to be able to do. > > org-ref offers quite a few very useful facilities, however, I would like > an interface to add new entries to the bibliography more similar to > org-capture: I would like to have a command that asks for an identifier > (for example a URL, a DOI, an arXiv id) and pops up a buffer with a > populated bibtex entry that can be verified and amended before being > appended to a bibtex file (for example add some keywords). > > I think most of the building blocks are there, but before starting to > hack something together myself I wanted to check if this functionality > is already there and I missed it, and if it would be interesting to add > it to the functionality shipped with org-ref. Of course, any hint on how > to implement this effectively is greatly appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Cheers, > Dan -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
