diff --git a/materials/forms.py b/materials/forms.py
index 22f0876..744e84f 100644
--- a/materials/forms.py
+++ b/materials/forms.py
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ def __init__(self, model=None, field=None, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 class AddReferenceForm(forms.Form):
+    inputRISFile = forms.FileField(
+        required=False,
+        widget=forms.ClearableFileInput(attrs={'multiple': True, 'onchange':'handleFileSelect();' }),
+        help_text='Upload RIS file reference'
+    )
     title = forms.CharField(
-        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'form-control'}),
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'form-control', 'id':'title'}),
         max_length=1000,
         help_text='Article title')
     journal = forms.CharField(
diff --git a/materials/static/materials/javascript/autoupdates.js b/materials/static/materials/javascript/autoupdates.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c735586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/materials/static/materials/javascript/autoupdates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+function handleFileSelect() {
+    const fileInput = document.querySelector('[name="inputRISFile"]');
+    const textInput = document.querySelector('[name="title"]');
+  
+    if (fileInput.files.length > 0) {
+        const file = fileInput.files[0];
+        const reader = new FileReader();
+
+        reader.onload = function (event) {
+            const fileContent = event.target.result;
+            const lines = fileContent.split('\n'); // Split content into lines
+
+            // Search for lines starting with "T1  -" or "TI  -"
+            const relevantLines = lines.filter(line =>
+                line.trim().startsWith("TI  -") || line.trim().startsWith("T1  -")
+            );
+
+            // Extract the text after "T1  -" or "T1  -"
+            const extractedText = relevantLines.map(line =>
+                line.trim().replace(/^(T1|TI)  -/, "")
+            ).join("\n");
+
+            // Set the extracted text to textInput.value
+            textInput.value = extractedText;
+        };
+
+        reader.readAsText(file); // Read the file as text
+    }
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/materials/templates/materials/add_data.html b/materials/templates/materials/add_data.html
index 821b307..aaa2330 100644
--- a/materials/templates/materials/add_data.html
+++ b/materials/templates/materials/add_data.html
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ <h4>Add Data</h4>
         <div class="card-header">
           Add new reference
         </div>
+        <div class="form-group">
+          <label for="{{ reference_form.inputRISFile.id_for_label }}">Upload RIS File:</label>
+          {{ reference_form.inputRISFile }}
+      </div>
         <div class="card-body">
           <form id="reference-form" method="post">
             <div class="card authors-card">
@@ -547,6 +551,7 @@ <h4>Add Data</h4>
 {% block script %}
   {% load static %}
   <script src="{% static 'materials/javascript/selectize.js' %}"></script>
+  <script src="{% static 'materials/javascript/autoupdates.js' %}"></script>
   <script>
    // Initial values for selectize elements
    let initial_reference = '{{ main_form.select_reference.value }}';