Add

You can add a new item to the BibTeX file.

article

An article from a journal or magazine.

Required fields:

  • author
  • title
  • journal
  • year

Optional fields:

  • volume
  • number
  • pages
  • month
  • note

book

A book with an explicit publisher.

Required fields:

  • author or editor
  • title
  • publisher
  • year

Optional fields:

  • volume or number
  • series
  • address
  • edition
  • month
  • note
  • isbn

booklet

A work that is printed and bound, but without a named publisher or sponsoring institution.

Required field:

  • title

Optional fields:

  • author
  • howpublished
  • address
  • year
  • month
  • note

conference

The same as inproceedings, included for Scribe compatibility.

Required fields:

  • author
  • title
  • booktitle
  • year

Optional fields:

  • editor
  • volume or number
  • series
  • pages
  • address
  • organization
  • month
  • note
  • publisher

inbook

A part of a book, usually untitled. May be a chapter (or section or whatever) and/or a range of pages.

Required fields:

  • author or editor
  • title
  • chapter und/oder pages
  • publisher
  • year

Optional fields:

  • volume or number
  • series
  • type
  • address
  • edition
  • month
  • note

incollection

A part of a book having its own title.

Required fields:

  • author
  • title
  • booktitle
  • publisher
  • year

Optional fields:

  • editor
  • volume or number
  • series
  • type
  • chapter
  • pages
  • address
  • edition
  • month
  • note

inproceedings

An article in a conference proceedings.

Required fields:

  • author or editor
  • title
  • booktitle
  • year

Optional fields:

  • editor
  • volume or number
  • series
  • pages
  • address
  • organization
  • month
  • note
  • publisher

manual

Technical documentation.

Required field:

  • title

Optional fields:

  • author
  • organization
  • address
  • edition
  • month
  • year
  • note

mastersthesis

A Master's thesis.

Required fields:

  • author
  • title
  • school
  • year

Optional fields:

  • type
  • address
  • month
  • note

misc

For use when nothing else fits.

No required fields and the optional fields:

  • author
  • title
  • howpublished
  • month
  • year
  • note

phdthesis

A Ph.D. thesis.

Required fields:

  • author
  • title
  • school
  • year

Optional fields:

  • type
  • address
  • month
  • note

proceedings

The proceedings of a conference.

Required fields:

  • title
  • year

Optional fields:

  • editor
  • volume or number
  • series
  • pages
  • address
  • organization
  • month
  • note
  • publisher

techreport

A report published by a school or other institution, usually numbered within a series.

Required fields:

  • author
  • title
  • insitution
  • year

Optional fields:

  • type
  • address
  • number
  • month
  • note

unpublished

A document having an author and title, but not formally published.

Required fields:

  • author
  • title
  • note

Optional fields:

  • month
  • year