Writing bib Files for GB/T 7714-2015

Scope

This guide explains how to manually write BibTeX entries for the GB/T 7714-2015 style used in Liii STEM. For automatic bibliography import, see Bibliography.

Reference standard PDF:

• GB/T 7714-2015 official document

Supported entry types in this style

• Conference proceedings/papers [C]: proceedings, inproceedings
• Books/book chapters [M]: book, inbook, manual
• Journal articles [J]: article
• Theses [D]: phdthesis, mastersthesis
• Reports [R]: techreport
• Standards [S]: standard
• Collections [G]: collection, incollection
• Patents [P]: patent
• Newspaper articles [N]: newspaper
• Databases [DB]: database
• Electronic/online docs [EB]: electronic, online
• Software/programs [CP]: software, program
• Archive/map/dataset [A], [CM], [DS]: archive, map, dataset
• Misc [Z]: misc

Practical notes in Liii STEM

1) Publisher/address fields

For convenience, the style accepts mixed field names in many cases:

• Location: address / location
• Organization-like fields: school, organization, publisher, institution

2) Author name format

• Separate multiple authors with and
• Chinese names can be written directly
• Western names should use Last, First

3) Online entries without url/doi

You may force marker output using:

note = {[J/OL]}

4) Full date display

To display a full date like 2022-08-30, use:

date = {2022-08-30}

5) Institutional author (Western)

Wrap with double braces to prevent person-name formatting:

author = {{Apache Software Foundation}}

6) url, urldate, doi

• Access date: urldate = {2024-05-20}
• URL: url = {...}
• DOI: doi = {10.xxxx/xxxx}

If DOI exists, it usually takes precedence over URL in output.

Author-year mode

Switch style to gbt7714-2015-author-year for author-year citations.

Important: year is required in author-year mode.

Numerical vs author-year

Item	Numerical	Author-year
In-text citation	[1]	(Smith, 2023)
Bibliography order	Citation order	Author alphabetical/pinyin order
Repeated citations	Same number	a, b, c suffixes by year
Typical usage	STEM	Social sciences/humanities

Entry templates by type

Below are practical templates with key fields.

@proceedings (whole proceedings)

@proceedings{conf_book,
  editor    = {Editor, Alice and Editor, Bob},
  title     = {Proceedings of XXX Conference},
  address   = {Beijing},
  publisher = {XXX Press},
  year      = {2024}
}

@inproceedings (paper in proceedings)

@inproceedings{paper_in_conf,
  author    = {Zhang, San and Li, Si},
  title     = {A Structured Editing Method},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of XXX Conference},
  address   = {Shanghai},
  publisher = {YYY Press},
  year      = {2023},
  pages     = {1--10}
}

@book

@book{book_example,
  author    = {Knuth, Donald E.},
  title     = {The Art of Computer Programming},
  address   = {Boston},
  publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
  year      = {1997},
  edition   = {3}
}

@inbook

@inbook{chapter_example,
  author     = {Wang, Wu},
  title      = {Chapter Title},
  booktitle  = {Book Title},
  editor     = {Li, Ming},
  address    = {Beijing},
  publisher  = {ABC Press},
  year       = {2022},
  pages      = {21--35}
}

@article

@article{journal_example,
  author  = {Doe, John},
  title   = {A Journal Paper},
  journal = {Journal of Something},
  year    = {2021},
  volume  = {12},
  number  = {3},
  pages   = {100--115},
  doi     = {10.1234/example.2021.1}
}

@phdthesis / @mastersthesis

@phdthesis{phd_example,
  author  = {Chen, Xiao},
  title   = {Topic of Dissertation},
  school  = {SUSTech},
  address = {Shenzhen},
  year    = {2020}
}

@techreport

@techreport{report_example,
  author      = {Team, Research},
  title       = {Technical Report Title},
  institution = {Institute Name},
  address     = {Nanjing},
  number      = {TR-2024-07},
  year        = {2024}
}

@manual

@manual{manual_example,
  title     = {User Manual Title},
  author    = {{Organization Name}},
  address   = {Hangzhou},
  year      = {2023},
  edition   = {2}
}

@standard

@standard{std_example,
  title     = {Information and Documentation -- Bibliographic References},
  number    = {GB/T 7714-2015},
  publisher = {Standardization Administration},
  address   = {Beijing},
  year      = {2015}
}

@collection / @incollection

@collection{collection_example,
  editor    = {Li, Hua},
  title     = {Collected Works Title},
  address   = {Wuhan},
  publisher = {XYZ Press},
  year      = {2021}
}

@incollection{incollection_example,
  author    = {Xu, Lin},
  title     = {Included Chapter Title},
  editor    = {Li, Hua},
  booktitle = {Collected Works Title},
  address   = {Wuhan},
  publisher = {XYZ Press},
  year      = {2021},
  pages     = {45--58}
}

@patent

@patent{patent_example,
  author = {Applicant, Corp},
  title  = {Patent Title},
  number = {CN201310123456.7},
  date   = {2022-09-10}
}

@newspaper

@newspaper{news_example,
  author  = {Reporter, Amy},
  title   = {News Title},
  journal = {People's Daily},
  date    = {2024-03-21},
  pages   = {A02}
}

@database

@database{db_example,
  author  = {{Dataset Provider}},
  title   = {Database Name},
  year    = {2024},
  urldate = {2025-01-20},
  url     = {https://example.com/db}
}

@electronic / @online

@online{web_example,
  author  = {{Official Website}},
  title   = {Web Page Title},
  date    = {2024-10-01},
  urldate = {2025-02-14},
  url     = {https://example.com/page}
}

@software / @program

@software{software_example,
  author  = {{Open Source Team}},
  title   = {Software Name},
  version = {3.12.0},
  year    = {2024},
  url     = {https://example.com/software}
}

@archive

@archive{archive_example,
  author      = {{Archive Creator}},
  title       = {Archive Title},
  number      = {A-2024-001},
  institution = {Archive Institution},
  address     = {Beijing},
  year        = {1985}
}

@map

@map{map_example,
  author    = {{Cartography Institute}},
  title     = {Map Title},
  address   = {Chengdu},
  publisher = {Map Press},
  year      = {2020}
}

@dataset

@dataset{dataset_example,
  author  = {{Data Lab}},
  title   = {Dataset Title},
  date    = {2024-08-01},
  urldate = {2025-02-14},
  doi     = {10.1234/dataset.2024.001}
}

@misc

@misc{misc_example,
  author = {Someone, Person},
  title  = {Untyped Material Title},
  year   = {2023}
}

Troubleshooting checklist

• Western personal names use Last, First
• Multiple authors must be joined by and
• pages should use double dash: 12--25
• Keep JSON-like braces balanced in BibTeX fields
• Add urldate for online resources
• Prefer DOI when available

If you find style mismatches, compare against the official GB/T 7714-2015 rules and adjust fields first.