DOI to BibTeX

A DOI is usually the shortest reliable path from a paper to structured citation data. DOI to BibTeX retrieves the matching record and keeps the fields editable before anything reaches your bibliography.

Use it when

• the article, dataset, chapter, or report has a DOI;
• you want the published record rather than a title-search guess;
• you need BibTeX and a formatted citation from the same metadata.

Do not invent a DOI from a URL or cite a preprint’s DOI as if it were the final article. Use the identifier printed on the version you read.

Retrieve the record

1. Open DOI to BibTeX, or run /doi-to-bibtex.
2. Enter 10.xxxx/... or paste a doi.org link.
3. Choose Look up.
4. Review the title, authors, year, container, volume, issue, pages, and URL.
5. Correct any field, then copy BibTeX, a formatted reference, or an in-text citation.

The lookup needs a network connection and contacts a public metadata service. Editing, validation, and citation formatting stay on your device.

Verify the version

Compare the result with the publisher page or the document itself. Watch for online-first and issue dates, article numbers in the pages field, group authors, corrected titles, and records that point to an erratum.

Several possible versions

When a title search returns a preprint and a journal article, prefer the stable version your argument actually relies on and follow the venue’s citation policy. The two records are not interchangeable merely because their titles match.

For an identifier-free source, use Citation Generator. For a whole library, use Bibliography Generator.