Citation in Latex with Jabref

1. Citation in Latex with Jabref SaeidAbolfazli Faculty of Computer Science and IT, University Malaya. Email: Abolfazli.s@gmail.com Website: www.mobilecloudfamily.com Blog:http://www.mobilecloudfamily.com/blog

2. Introduction • “Bibtex” is the reference Format for Latex. • The reference manager we use in this workshop is JabRef. • JabRef is a free open-source application that can be downloaded from the sourceforgewebsite. Prepare Scholarly Articles Using LATEX - By Saeid Abolfazli, Hassan Keshavarz

3. Easy Steps for Citation in Latex • Install JabRef. • Create a database named database.biband download your references and add them to your database.bib file. • Create a key for each one. • Insert them into your text. • Define your citation style. • Define your database name and location. Prepare Scholarly Articles Using LATEX - By Saeid Abolfazli, Hassan Keshavarz

4. Installing JabRef Download JabRef from fllowing address http://sourceforge.net/projects/jabref/files/jabref/2.8/JabRef-2.8-setup.exe/download

5. Starting From Scratch with JabRef 1- Creating a New Database • File -> New Database 2- Importing/creating New BiTex entry 2.a) Search online digital libraries and download the reference format. This step is quiet varied among Digital Libraries.

6. Exporting Reference from ACM

7. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore

8. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore and ACM • Copy the Text from the open Window • Open JabRef ->

9. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore • Click on the Green “+” Or • Click on BibTex from the Menu bar and select “New Entry”

10. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore • Select your Entry Type

11. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore • Select BibTex Source, remove previous text and paste your text here.

12. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore • Now you should have this screen

13. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore • Remember that you for each entry you need a BibTexKey. This number is the BibTexKey. The BibTexKey can be an alphanumeric text usually made by the authors’ name.

14. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore If the BibTextKey is empty or you want to change it, click on the Magic Wand to generate the key or type it using your keyboard.

15. Exporting Reference from IEEE Explore Save it You are done.

16. Importing Entity from WoS • WoS and Springe provide you a file to be executed in the JabRef, • Search your article, • Select desired article by checking the box, • Scroll down till end of the page. Select “Save to BibTex” -> Click on Save the file in a known place. You are done.

17. From Springer Search your article -> Click on the Article’s Name -> Export Citation -> Select BibTex -> ->save citation.bib into a known

18. Importing the Entry into JabRef DB • Open the folder that you have stored download file. • Double Click on it and select JabRef to open the file. • By doing so, the JabRef opens and you can see your new entity. • If you are interested to change the BibTexKey, you do so similar to the previous method. • Save your database. • You are done.

19. Citing in Latex • Create a new tex file. • Define a new “article”. • Define the title, authors name and their affiliations. • Build the title. • Start the body. • Could you? • Now compile it and see your file.

20. Citing in Latex • Your file should look like it \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \title{This is the test} \author{SaeidAbolfazli \\ University of Malaya \\ Malaysia} \maketitle \end{document}

21. Add citation to your text Define biblio style using \bibliographystyle{style file like ieeetran} Set your database using: \bibliography{d:/database/library} Cite inside the text using \cite{bibtex key}

22. Add citation to your text \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \title{This is the test} \author{SaeidAbolfazli \\ University of Malaya \\ Malaysia} \maketitle \section{Introduction} This is a simple sentence followed by a citation \cite{citationey} \section{conclusions} \bibliographystyle{style file like ieeetran} \bibliography{d:/database/library} \end{document}