Citation Contents

The following sections indicate required and optional items for different types of cited material. In general, avoid providing a URL for archived material (articles and conference papers stored in digital libraries), especially when a DOI is available.

Article

TitleRequired
AuthorRequired
JournalRequired
VolumeOptional
NumberOptional
PagesOptional
MonthOptional
YearRequired
URLOptional
NoteOptional
DOIOptional

Book

TitleRequired
EditionOptional
SeriesOptional
VolumeOptional
AuthorRequired or include Editor
EditorRequired or include Author
PublisherRequired
AddressOptional
MonthOptional
YearRequired
NoteOptional
ISBNOptional

Booklet

AddressOptional
AuthorOptional
HowPublishedOptional
KeyOptional (needed if no Author)
MonthOptional
NoteOptional
TitleRequired
YearOptional

InBook

AddressOptional
AuthorRequired or include Editor
ChapterRequired or include Pages
EditionOptional
EditorRequired or include Author
MonthOptional
NoteOptional
PagesRequired or include Chapter
PublisherRequired
SeriesOptional
TitleRequired
VolumeOptional
YearRequired

InCollection

AuthorRequired
TitleRequired
ChapterOptional
PagesRequired
EditorOptional
BooktitleRequired
PublisherRequired
AddressOptional
MonthOptional
YearRequired
NoteOptional
DOIOptional

InProceedings

TitleRequired
AuthorRequired
BooktitleRequired
AddressOptional
MonthOptional
YearRequired
OrganizationOptional
PagesOptional
EditorOptional
PublisherOptional
NoteOptional
URLOptional
DOIOptional

Manual

AddressOptional
AnnoteAnnotation
AuthorOptional
EditionOptional
KeyOptional (needed if no Author)
MonthOptional
NoteOptional
OrganizationOptional
TitleRequired
YearOptional

MastersThesis

AddressOptional
AuthorRequired
MonthOptional
NoteOptional
SchoolRequired
TitleRequired
YearRequired

Misc

AuthorOptional
HowPublishedOptional
KeyOptional (needed if no Author)
MonthOptional
NoteOptional
TitleOptional
YearOptional
DOIOptional

PhDThesis

AddressOptional
AuthorRequired
MonthOptional
NoteOptional
SchoolRequired
TitleRequired
YearRequired

Proceedings

TitleRequired
EditorOptional
NoteOptional
OrganizationOptional
AddressOptional
PublisherOptional
MonthOptional
YearRequired
DOIOptional

TechReport

AuthorRequired
TitleRequired
NoteOptional
TypeOptional
NumberOptional
MonthOptional
YearRequired
InstitutionRequired
AddressOptional
DOIOptional

Unpublished

AuthorRequired
MonthOptional
NoteRequired
TitleRequired
YearOptional