BibTeX entry types

BibTeX entry types.

1 General information

• A BibTeX entry start with the @ sign followed by the entry type name.
• Everything that belongs to the entry is enclosed in curly brackets.

  % Basic structure of a BibTeX entry
  @book{ ... }
  

2 Entry types

• In its current version BibTeX features 14 entry types.
• Here is a complete list of the BibTeX entry types:
  • article: any article published in a periodical like a journal article or magazine article;
  • book: a book;
  • booklet: like a book but without a designated publisher;
  • conference: a conference paper;
  • inbook: a section or chapter in a book;
  • incollection: an article in a collection;
  • inproceedings: a conference paper (same as the conference entry type);
  • manual: a technical manual;
  • masterthesis: a Masters thesis;
  • misc: used if nothing else fits;
  • phdthesis: a PhD thesis;
  • proceedings: the whole conference proceedings;
  • techreport: a technical report, government report or white paper;
  • unpublished: a work that has not yet been officially published.