diff --git a/citar.el b/citar.el
index c92058ed..8e5ed9cd 100644
--- a/citar.el
+++ b/citar.el
@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ always prompt to select."
                (function-item citar-open-notes)
                (function-item citar-open-note))))
 
+(defcustom citar-bibtex-no-export-fields nil
+  "A list of fields that should be ignored when exporting BibTeX entries."
+  :group 'citar
+  :type '(repeat string))
+
 ;;;; File, note, and URL handling
 
 (defcustom citar-open-resources '(:files :links :notes :create-notes)
@@ -1676,6 +1681,12 @@ including the citekeys, is maintained in Zotero with Better BibTeX."
             (dolist (bib-file bibtex-files)
               (insert-file-contents bib-file))
             (bibtex-search-entry citekey)
+            (dolist (field citar-bibtex-no-export-fields)
+              (let ((position (bibtex-search-forward-field
+                               field t)))
+                (when position
+                  (delete-region (caar position)
+                                 (car (last position))))))
             (let ((beg (bibtex-beginning-of-entry))
                   (end (bibtex-end-of-entry)))
               (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end)))))