BibTeX field: type
How to use the type field in BibTeX?
The type field is used to store more descriptive name of the type of work. E.g. for a techreport entry it can be "Government Report", while for the phdthesis type it can be a PhD dissertation.
type = "Government Report" type = "White Paper" type = "Bachelor thesis" type = "{PhD} dissertation"
How the type field is used in BibTeX entry types
| BibTeX entry | Description | type field |
|---|---|---|
| article | Journal article | ╳ |
| book | Book | ╳ |
| 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 | ╳ |
| mastersthesis | Master's thesis | optional |
| misc | Miscellaneous: if nothing else fits | ╳ |
| phdthesis | PhD thesis | ╳ |
| techreport | Technical report or white paper | optional |
| unpublished | A work that has not yet been officially published | ╳ |