BibTeX mastersthesis template
The mastersthesis entry type is intended to be used for a Master's thesis.
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Minimal template with required fields only for a BibTeX mastersthesis entry.
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biblatex: Changing key MastersThesis to MPhilThesis
Some universities have MPhil degree. I wonder how to put word MPhil thesis rather than MA thesis in biblatex bibliography. Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks
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- @moewe: Thanks a lot for your useful comment. Would you mind to change your comment to answer so that I can accept. Thanks again. – MYaseen208 Feb 7, 2015 at 7:46
If you only want this change for a few @MastersThesis entries you can just use the type field to override the standard bibstring .
If you prefer "MPhil Thesis" to be the default, you can make it so via
- 3 Biblatex has also a generic @thesis type, which makes more sense semantically to me. The net result is the same anyway, one has to specify the type field. – Federico Poloni Feb 7, 2015 at 8:02
- @FedericoPoloni Probably you are right. "MPhil" still means "Master of Philosophy", though, so technically one could say it is a master's thesis. But as you rightly point out, there is no difference in the output for the standard styles. – moewe Feb 7, 2015 at 8:13
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bibtex entry for my master's thesis:
@MastersThesis{Nannen:Thesis:2003, author = {Volker Nannen}, title = {{The Paradox of Overfitting}}, school = {Rijksuniversiteit Groningen}, address = {the Netherlands}, year = {2003}, }
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Your thesis or dissertation is often the most important single piece of work you’ll produce as a student (whether it be your final year undergraduate research project or your complete Masters / PhD thesis). These templates, many provided by the university themselves as official layout guidelines, include sections for you to add all the relevant author information (your university, department, supervisor, year, etc) along with placeholder chapters for your introduction, background, method, results, conclusion / discussion, references and appendices.
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The bibliography and list of references.
The Graduate School requires a Bibliography which includes all the literature cited for the complete thesis or dissertation. Quoting from the Graduate School’s Guidelines for the Format of Theses and Dissertations :
“Every thesis in Standard Format must contain a Bibliography which lists all the sources used or consulted in writing the entire thesis and is placed at the very end of the work. The complete citations are arranged alphabetically by last name of the author. Individual citations are not numbered. No abbreviations in titles of published works will be accepted. The full title of a book, journal, website, proceedings, or any other published work must be italicized or underlined. Citations must follow standards set by the style manual that the student is using. The bibliography for URI theses is not broken into categories.”
The List of References is not required by the Graduate School, but is the style commonly used in Engineering, Mathematics, and many of the Sciences. It consists of a numbered list of the sources used or consulted in writing the thesis in the order that they are referenced in the text. There can be either one List of References for the entire thesis, or a List of References at the end of each chapter.
Both the Bibliography and the List of References will be generated by the urithesis LaTeX class. All you need to do is add information about your sources to the references.bib file, which is a database containing all of the necessary information about the references, then cite the reference in your thesis using the \cite{} command.
Generating the Bibliography and References
The bibliography and list of references are generated by running BibTeX. To generate the bibliography, load the file thesisbib.tex into your editor, then run BibTeX on it.
If each chapter has its own list of references, you will need to run BibTeX on each chapter to update its list of references. If there is one list of references for the whole thesis (because you used the oneref option, you will only need to run BibTeX on the top level file thesis.tex .
How to Add a Bibliography Entry
When we want to refer to a source in the thesis, we place an entry for that source in the file references.bib , then cite the source in the thesis with the \cite{LABEL} command. The syntax for an entry in the references.bib file is of the form:
ENTRYTYPE is the type of bibliographic entry such as Book , Article , or TechReport , that this entry describes. At the end of this page is a list of all possible entry types .
LABEL is a unique string that is used to refer to this entry in the body of the thesis when using the \cite{LABEL} command.
The FIELDNAMEn entries are the fields that describe this entry, (ie. author, title, pages, year, etc.). Each entry type has certain required fields and optional fields. See the list of all entry types for a description of the available fields.
As an example, suppose we have a paper from a conference proceedings that we want to cite. First we make an entry in the our references.bib file of the form:
We then cite this source in the text of our thesis with the command \cite{re:toolan:as03} . This will generate a Bibliography entry that looks something like:
and a List of References entry that looks something like:
Types of List of References
The Graduate School requires that the bibliography is always at the end of the thesis and sorted alphabetically by author, therefore there is no options that affect it. The list of references is optional, therefore there are a few different ways that it can created.
By default a separate list of references appears at the end of each chapter, and are sorted by the order that they are cited in that chapter. The option oneref (see options ) will create a single list of references for the whole thesis, which due to the requirements of the Graduate School, will appear after the last chapter and before any appendices.
The option aparefs will cite references using the APA style, which is the last name of the author and year of publication, such as (Toolan, 2006), instead of the default IEEE style, which is a number, such as [1]. This option will also sort the references alphabetically by author, instead of in order of citation. The options oneref and aparefs can be used together to create a single list of references using the APA style.
Supported Bibliography Entry Types
The following is a list of all the entry types that can be used. Click on the desired type to see a detailed description of how to use that type.
- Article – An article from a journal or magazine
- Book – A book with an explicit publisher
- InBook – A part of a book, such as a chapter or selected page(s)
- InCollection – A part of a book having its own title
- Booklet – Printed and bound works that are not formally published
- Manual – Technical documentation
- InProceedings – An article in a conference proceedings
- Proceedings – The entire proceedings of a conference
- MastersThesis – A Master’s thesis
- PhDThesis – A Ph.D. dissertation
- TechReport – A report published by a school or other institution
- Unpublished – A document that has not been formally published
- Electronic – An internet reference like a web page
- Patent – A patent or patent application
- Periodical – A magazine or journal
- Standard – Formally published standard
- Misc – For use when nothing else fits
Articles that have not yet been published can be handled as a misc type with a note. Sometimes it is desirable to put extra information into the month field such as the day, or additional months. This is accomplished by using the BIBTEX concatenation operator “#“:
Example .bib using this type:
Books may have authors, editors or both. Example .bib using this type:
Inbook is used to reference a part of a book, such as a chapter or selected page(s). The type field can be used to override the word chapter (for which IEEE uses the abbreviation “ch.”) when the book uses parts, sections, etc., instead of chapters
Incollection is used to reference part of a book having its own title. Like book , incollection supports the series, chapter and pages fields. Also, the type field can be used to override the word chapter.
Booklet is used for printed and bound works that are not formally published. A primary difference between booklet and unpublished is that the former is/was distributed by some means. Booklet is rarely used in bibliographies.
Technical documentation is handled by the manual entry type.
References of papers in conference proceedings are handled by the inproceedings or conference entry type. These two types are functionally identical and can be used interchangeably. Example .bib using this type:
It is rare to need to reference an entire conference proceedings, but, if necessary, the proceedings entry type can be used to do so.
Master’s (or minor) theses can be handled with the mastersthesis entry type. The optional type field can be used to override the words “Master’s thesis” if a different designation is desired:
The phdthesis entry type is used for Ph.D. dissertations (major theses). Like mastersthesis , the type field can be used to override the default designation. Example .bib using this type:
Techreport is used for technical reports. The optional type field can be used to override the default designation “Tech. Rep.” Example .bib using this type:
The unpublished entry type is used for documents that have not been formally published. IEEE typically just uses “unpublished” for the required note field.
The electronic entry type is for internet references. IEEE formats electronic references differently by not using italics or quotes and separating fields with periods rather than commas. Also, the date is enclosed within parentheses and is placed closer to the title. This is probably done to emphasize that electronic references may not remain valid on the rapidly changing internet. Note also the liberal use of the howpublished field to describe the form or category of the entries. The organization and address fields may also be used. Example .bib using this type:
The nationality field provides a means to handle patents from different countries
The nationality should be capitalized. The assignee and address (of the assignee) fields are not used, however, they are provided. The type field provides a way to override the “patent” description with other patent related descriptions such as “patent application” or “patent request”:
The periodical entry type is used for journals and magazines.
The standard entry type is used for formally published standards. Alternatively, the misc entry type, along with its howpublished field, can be used to create references of standards.
Misc is the most flexible type and can be used when none of the other entry types are applicable. The howpublished field can be used to describe what exactly (or in what form) the reference is (or appears as). Possible applications include technical-report-like entries that lack an institution, white papers and data sheets.
Additional Comments
Because we are effectively creating multiple bibliographies, (one for the actual bibliography, and one for each list of references), the two LATEX commands \bibliographystyle{} and \bibliography{} are not used. They have been redefined to do nothing, and the equivalent of these commands are done automatically when necessary.
When there is a reference that should be included in the bibliography, but does not need to be explicitly referenced in the thesis, use the \nocite{} command. This command works like the \cite{} command, except it does not put the citation in the list of references, only in the bibliography. The \nocite{} command must appear after the first \newchapter{} command, or it will be ignored.
When using the option aparefs , and a citation does not have an author, (such as often occurs with a web page), the key field can be used to specify what to use in the citation instead of the author’s name.
About the Bibliography Format
The bibliography format used by the urithesis class is based on the IEEE format. See the article “How to Use the IEEEtran BIBTEX Style” by Michael Shell for more details.
Preparing Your Master's Thesis Using LaTeX
Introduction, preparing the latex file, downloading the macros to your computer, steps for final submission.
Last updated 11 February 2012
Citing @mastersthesis in BibTex
- emilianoeheyns October 11, 2020 edited October 11, 2020 With BBT, you can set the type to mastersthesis and it will export as @mastersthesis .
- adamsmith October 11, 2020 Zotero will check for Master or MA in the type field of theses for biblatex export and export those as `@mastersthesis`, but if you want this to work in multiple languages etc., see Emiliano's post and use BBT
- bwiernik October 11, 2020 And in general if you are writing in BibTeX with Zotero, you will want to be using BBT.
- Rainshoots October 11, 2020 I am already using BBT. Having `tex.referencetype: mastersthesis` in the `Extra` field does translate to `@mastersthesis` in the `.bib` file, but `university` became `publisher` - could this be an export translator issue?
- Rainshoots October 11, 2020 The `place` field is also lost in the translation process.
- Rainshoots October 11, 2020 Having "MA" in the `Type` field does not export the `@mastersthesis` for me either. Is this a BBT settings issue? @phdthesis{LiuProblem2016 , title = {The {{Problem}} of {{Philosophy}} in {{Classical Chinese Thought}}: {{The Text Zhuangzi}} as {{Case Study}}}, shorttitle = {The {{Problem}} of {{Philosophy}} in {{Classical Chinese Thought}}}, author = {Liu, Jennifer}, year = {2016}, address = {{Seattle, WA}}, abstract = {This thesis is an attempt to look at the Zhuangzi and whether it can be appropriately understood as a philosophical text. The greater question is what is philosophy proper, and how has it been articulated in comparative approaches, particularly in regards to Classical Chinese texts. The following project will advance accordingly: In the introduction, I will look at the genesis and definition of the term 'philosophy' as translated into its Japanese/Chinese counterpart, tetsugaku/zhexue , and how the roles of the Meiji and early twentieth century Chinese scholars have shaped and created the meaning of 'philosophy,' and how these discourses have helped to form 'philosophy' as a discipline. Chapter one will be a brief discussion on the textual history and scholarship on the text of the Zhuangzi focusing mainly on the contributions of the Qing dynasty philologists, and modern scholars Guan Feng and A.C. Graham. Chapter two will be translations of selected passages from the Zhuangzi and will include textual notes on interesting and perplexing lexical, and grammatical features. It will also contain commentary regarding the 'philosophical' significance of each selected passage. Finally, this project will conclude with a general observation of how the themes in the Zhuangzi may or may not fit in with current conceptions of 'philosophy,' and suggest an alternative way in understanding both the Zhuangzi and philosophy}, collaborator = {{ProQuest Information {and} Learning Co}}, file = {/Users/satibodhi/Zotero/storage/PVWTFDWX/Liu－2016－The Problem of Philosophy in Classical Chinese Thought.pdf}, keywords = {Asian studies,Electronic books,Philosophy}, lccn = {TUL}, school = {University of Washington}, type = {{{MA}}} }
I am already using BBT. Having tex.referencetype: mastersthesis in the Extra field does translate to @mastersthesis in the .bib file, but university became publisher - could this be an export translator issue?
Using tex.referencetype only forces the reference type to the provided value. It will not do anything else, so the item translation will be done according to the rules for the Zotero item.
The place field is also lost in the translation process.
AFAICT that would indicate the Zotero item is a patent? In Better BibTeX (rather than Better BibLaTeX which I had in mind earlier), place always becomes address unconditionally. I'm not sure how it could get lost.
Having "MA" in the Type field does not export the @mastersthesis for me either. Is this a BBT settings issue?
Nope, BBT currently only responds to the exact type mastersthesis , but a build that accepts MA and Masters too is running now. If there's more you need, I'd appreciate you opening an issue on github. My support infrastructure is built around it.
- emilianoeheyns October 11, 2020 edited October 11, 2020 BBT 5.2.82 now also responds to type s MA and Masters for Zotero items of type thesis . I'd recommend using that over tex.referencetype for this case.
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BibTeX mastersthesis template. The mastersthesis entry type is intended to be used for a Master's thesis. Minimal template. Minimal template with required
Some universities have MPhil degree. I wonder how to put word MPhil thesis rather than MA thesis in biblatex bibliography.
bibtex entry for my master's thesis: @MastersThesis{Nannen:Thesis:2003, author = {Volker Nannen}, title = {{The Paradox of Overfitting}},
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