BibTeX field: edition
How to use the edition field in BibTeX?
The edition field is used to store the edition number of a book. Using ordinals is the standard, but fails to be compatible with language specific BibTeX styles.
edition = "Third" edition = {Third} edition = "3."
How the edition field is used in BibTeX entry types
| BibTeX entry | Description | edition field |
|---|---|---|
| article | Journal article | ╳ |
| book | Book | optional |
| booklet | Printed work without a publisher | ╳ |
| inbook | Any section in a book | optional |
| incollection | A titled section of a book | optional |
| inproceedings | Conference paper | ╳ |
| manual | Manual | optional |
| mastersthesis | Master's thesis | ╳ |
| misc | Miscellaneous: if nothing else fits | ╳ |
| phdthesis | PhD thesis | ╳ |
| techreport | Technical report or white paper | ╳ |
| unpublished | A work that has not yet been officially published | ╳ |