How can I quarantine references? – DistillerSR Support

Managing References with the Quarantine Feature

The Quarantine provides a safe location to store references that you have removed from your Project (such as duplicates), along with all associated reviewer data. The full reference, including all metadata and response sets, can be recovered and added back to your Project at any time.

Quarantining References

There are two methods for sending references to the Quarantine: individually or in bulk.

To Quarantine a Single Reference

From the top menu, go to References > Edit References.
Search for and locate the specific reference you want to place in Quarantine.
Click the Quarantine Reference button below the reference details.
In the popup window, input the reason you are quarantining the reference.
Click Confirm.

To Quarantine References in Bulk

Go to Reports > Datarama and generate a report that includes the references you wish to quarantine.
Below the generated report, click the Quarantine ## References button.
Enter a reason for quarantining the references.
Click Confirm.

Returning References from the Quarantine

References can be recovered from the Quarantine and returned to your Project at any time.

From the top menu, go to References > Quarantine.
Locate the reference(s) you wish to retrieve by using the search box or sorting any of the columns.
Select the references you want to bring back by checking the Checkbox next to each one.
Click Return X References to Project. All selected references and their associated response sets will be added back to your Project.

Quarantine Viewing Elements

The Quarantine screen displays the following information for each stored reference:

Column	Information Displayed
RefID	The unique identifier of the reference.
Author	The author(s) of the reference.
Title	The title of the reference.
Abstract	The abstract of the reference.
Reason	The reason entered when the reference was quarantined.
Labels	Any labels applied to the reference before it was quarantined.
Response Sets	Whether the reference has associated reviewer response sets.
Attachments	Whether the reference has attached files (e.g., full-text articles).

You can also click Download Quarantine in CSV to get a file containing the list of references, with options to name the file and specify the bibliographic format.

Important Restrictions

The system enforces strict rules to prevent data duplication:

A reference cannot be sent to the Quarantine if a reference with a matching RefID already exists in the Quarantine.
A reference cannot be restored from the Quarantine back into your Project if a reference with a matching RefID already exists in the Project.
A highlighted reference in the Quarantine list indicates that it cannot be brought back into the Project because a matching RefID is already present in the active Project.