citations.md

The types of citations you mentioned (@article) are part of the BibTeX system for managing bibliographies in LaTeX. BibTeX supports various entry types to describe different types of sources. Here's a list of common BibTeX entry types and their uses:

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1. Common BibTeX Entry Types

@article

• Used for journal or magazine articles.
• Fields:
  • author, title, journal, volume, number, pages, year, month, doi, url.

Example:

@article{example_article,
  author = {Author Name},
  title = {Article Title},
  journal = {Journal Name},
  volume = {33},
  number = {4},
  pages = {12--34},
  year = {2022},
  month = {May},
  doi = {10.1234/example.doi},
  url = {https://example.com/article}
}

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@book

• Used for entire books.
• Fields:
  • author or editor, title, publisher, year, edition, volume, series, address, url.

Example:

@book{example_book,
  author = {Author Name},
  title = {Book Title},
  publisher = {Publisher Name},
  year = {2021},
  edition = {2},
  series = {Book Series Name},
  address = {City, Country},
  url = {https://example.com/book}
}

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@inproceedings

• Used for conference papers.
• Fields:
  • author, title, booktitle (conference name or proceedings title), editor, pages, year, organization, publisher.

Example:

@inproceedings{example_inproceedings,
  author = {Author Name},
  title = {Paper Title},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Conference},
  year = {2020},
  editor = {Editor Name},
  pages = {100--110},
  organization = {Organization Name},
  publisher = {Publisher Name},
  address = {City, Country}
}

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@techreport

• Used for technical reports, such as white papers, research reports, or technical documents from institutions.
• Fields:
  • author, title, institution, number, year, url.

Example:

@techreport{example_techreport,
  author = {Author Name},
  title = {Technical Report Title},
  institution = {Institution Name},
  number = {123},
  year = {2019},
  url = {https://example.com/report}
}

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@misc

• Used for sources that don’t fit other categories (e.g., web pages, online articles).
• Fields:
  • author, title, howpublished, month, year, note, url.

Example:

@misc{example_misc,
  author = {Author Name},
  title = {Online Article Title},
  howpublished = {Online},
  year = {2022},
  url = {https://example.com/online-article}
}

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2. Other BibTeX Entry Types

• @phdthesis: For PhD dissertations.

  @phdthesis{example_phdthesis,
    author = {Author Name},
    title = {Thesis Title},
    school = {University Name},
    year = {2021},
    address = {City, Country},
    url = {https://example.com/thesis}
  }

• @mastersthesis: For master's theses.

  @mastersthesis{example_mastersthesis,
    author = {Author Name},
    title = {Thesis Title},
    school = {University Name},
    year = {2020}
  }

• @unpublished: For unpublished work.

  @unpublished{example_unpublished,
    author = {Author Name},
    title = {Unpublished Work Title},
    note = {Manuscript in preparation},
    year = {2021}
  }

• @proceedings: For entire conference proceedings (not individual papers).

  @proceedings{example_proceedings,
    title = {Proceedings Title},
    year = {2020},
    editor = {Editor Name},
    publisher = {Publisher Name},
    organization = {Organization Name},
    address = {City, Country}
  }

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How to Use These Entries in LaTeX

1. Add the entries to a .bib file:

   @article{example_article,
     author = {Author Name},
     title = {Article Title},
     journal = {Journal Name},
     volume = {33},
     number = {4},
     pages = {12--34},
     year = {2022}
   }

2. Include the .bib file in your LaTeX document:

   \bibliographystyle{plain}
   \bibliography{references} % Assuming "references.bib" is the file name.

3. Cite the entries in your document using:

   \cite{example_article}

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Citation Styles

• plain: Sorts references alphabetically by author.
• unsrt: Sorts references by order of citation in the document.
• alpha: Similar to plain but adds abbreviated author names and years to labels.
• abbrv: A compact version of plain.

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