BibTex and JabRef 使用笔记

About bibtex

JabRef helps you work with your bibtex databases, but there are still rules to keep in mind when editing your entries, to ensure that your database is treated properly by the bibtex program.

Bibtex fields

There is a lot of different fields in bibtex, and some additional fields that you can set in JabRef.

Generally, you can use LaTeX commands inside of fields containing text. Bibtex will automatically format your reference lists, and those fields that are included in the lists will be (de)capitalized according to your bibliography style. To ensure that certain characters remain capitalized, enclose them in braces, like in the word {B}elgium.

Notes about some of the field types:

• Author: This field should contain the complete author list for your entry. The names are separated by the word and, even if there are more than two authors. Each name can be written in two equivalent forms:
  Donald E. Knuth or Knuth, Donald E.
  Eddie van Halen or van Halen, Eddie
  The second form should be used for authors with more than two names, to differentiate between middle names and last names.
• Editor: This field is analogue to the author field.
• Year: The year of the publication. This field is required for most entry types.
• Bibtexkey: A unique string used to refer to the entry in LaTeX documents. Note that when referencing an entry from LaTeX, the key must match case-sensitively with the reference string.