Jung-Tsung, I too am currently writing an article with revtex4 and I noticed the same thing. Unfortunately this is a shortcoming of the bibtex style file that ships with revtex4. The two solutions Adam listed are both good options. Unfortunately I don't think that modifying the bibtex style file will keep your journal article as a valid compuscript for submission to a Phys. Rev. journal.
If this is for personal use or another publication this may not be a concern but before you tinker with the bibtex style file it is something to consider. My solution so far has been to create a second .bib file by dragging the papers I cite from my master bibtex file into the paper-specific file (call it paper.bib or something). In paper.bib I then remove all the URL fields. I did it with a python script but applescript would do as well. The advantage here is that you don't lose the URL information _or_ functionality in BibDesk because you've only removed information from the paper.bib and not your master database file. I hope revtex4 gets corrected, because that really is "the right thing" to do... it shouldn't put URL's in article citations, it should only include them for citations of online sources. -Andrew On Jul 24, 2007, at 9:35 PM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: > > On Jul 24, 2007, at 17:05, Jung-Tsung Shen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am writing a long paper with about 60+ cited reference. There are >> some fields showing up in the compiled article which I would like to >> have them removed. Can this be done *within* BibDesk, rather than >> from >> the style file? > > The only way you can do it within BibDesk is by renaming the Url field > to something else. You'll lose some functionality by doing this (the > Remote URL button in the editor), but it should be doable with > AppleScript. Take a look at the wiki http:// > bibdesk.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/BibDesk_Applescripts > for ideas. > >> Specifically, I am writing a paper for a journal using revtex4 style >> file. In the reference list, at the end of each item, a field such as >> "URL http://www.link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/xxxxxx"; always shows up, >> which is in each publication data in my BibDesk database. The journal >> however does not allow such fields. How can I have them removed >> *efficiently*? > > The correct way to do it is by modifying the style file, and that > should be fairly straightforward as well. > > -- > adam > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
