BibTeX entry types

BibTeX entry types.

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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    • unpublished: a work that has not yet been officially published.

Dmitry S. Kulyabov
Dmitry S. Kulyabov
Professor of the Department of Probability Theory and Cybersecurity

My research interests include physics, Unix administration, and networking.

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