EngCite — IEEE Citation Generator

BibTeX to IEEE

Convert BibTeX, DOI, URL or title inputs into IEEE-ready references and BibTeX exports for LaTeX workflows.

Add references (one per line)

Tip: Paste multiple DOIs, URLs, titles, ISBNs or arXiv IDs — one per line.

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BibTeX Output

Generated BibTeX entries will appear here.

LaTeX Ready

Compatible with all LaTeX editors and reference managers.

Clean & Accurate

High-quality metadata from trusted academic sources.

Smart Detection

Automatically detects entry types and fills missing fields.

Export Options

Copy or download a .bib file for your workflow.

How to convert BibTeX to an IEEE reference

  1. Paste one or more complete BibTeX entries into the input box. Entries can be copied from a publisher, Google Scholar, Zotero, Mendeley or an existing LaTeX project.
  2. Review the detected entry type and bibliographic fields. In particular, check author order, publication title, year, pages and DOI against the source of record.
  3. Copy the formatted IEEE reference, or download the cleaned .bib output for an IEEEtran LaTeX bibliography.

Example BibTeX input

@article{lecun2015deep,
  author  = {Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton},
  title   = {Deep learning},
  journal = {Nature},
  volume  = {521},
  number  = {7553},
  pages   = {436--444},
  year    = {2015},
  doi     = {10.1038/nature14539}
}

[1] Y. LeCun, Y. Bengio, and G. Hinton, “Deep learning,” Nature, vol. 521, no. 7553, pp. 436–444, May 2015, doi: 10.1038/nature14539.

Fields that matter for IEEE output

BibTeX fieldHow IEEE uses it
authorConverted to initials followed by surnames while preserving author order.
titleRendered in quotation marks for articles and conference papers.
journal / booktitleIdentifies the journal or conference proceedings and is normally italicized.
volume, number, pagesCreates the volume, issue and page portion of a journal or proceedings reference.
doiAdds a stable identifier and is preferred over a changeable publisher URL.

Common BibTeX conversion problems

  • Protect acronyms and proper capitalization with braces, for example {IEEE}, when your LaTeX style changes title case.
  • Separate authors with and, not commas alone, so names are parsed correctly.
  • Use a double hyphen for page ranges in BibTeX, such as 436--444.
  • Check incomplete entries manually. A converter can format supplied metadata, but it cannot reliably invent missing authors, dates or publication details.