BibTeX to IEEE Converter
Paste BibTeX entries and get IEEE Editorial Style Manual numbered references for your engineering manuscript. Works with .bib files from Overleaf, JabRef, Zotero, Mendeley. Free, no signup.
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How it works
Step 1
Paste your BibTeX
Copy BibTeX entries from your .bib file, Overleaf, JabRef, Mendeley, or Google Scholar. Paste @article, @inproceedings, @book entries.
Step 2
Convert to IEEE
CiteMe parses the BibTeX fields and builds an IEEE Editorial Style Manual reference numbered in your input order — initials-first authors, italic abbreviated journal titles, vol/no/pp format.
Step 3
Copy your IEEE references
Get numbered IEEE references for your engineering manuscript. [1] J. D. Smith and M. R. Johnson, "Article title," IEEE Trans. ML, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 123-145, Apr. 2024.
Why use CiteMe for BibTeX to IEEE?
IEEE Editorial Style Manual
Initials-first author names, "quoted titles," italic journal/conference names, vol./no./pp. format, month-year publication. Numbered references in citation order — the IEEE standard.
All BibTeX Entry Types
@article, @inproceedings (IEEE conferences), @book, @phdthesis, @incollection, @misc, @online — each formatted with the IEEE rule for that source kind.
Works with Overleaf
Skip `bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}` round-trips when you need IEEE references for non-LaTeX deliverables — cover letters, slide decks, proposal text. Paste BibTeX, get IEEE.
Numbered in Citation Order
IEEE numbering is assigned in the order you cite — paste BibTeX in manuscript order and the converter assigns numbers automatically. No reordering needed.
BibTeX to IEEE — example
BibTeX input
@article{smith2024dl,
author = {Smith, John D. and
Johnson, Maria R.},
title = {Deep Learning Architectures
for Image Segmentation},
journal = {IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal.
Mach. Intell.},
year = {2024},
volume = {46},
number = {4},
pages = {123--145},
doi = {10.1109/TPAMI.2024.0001}
}IEEE output
In-text: as shown in [1]
Works with BibTeX from anywhere
Overleaf
Copy the content of your .bib file directly from the Overleaf editor.
IEEE Xplore (via Zotero)
Send Xplore records to Zotero, then export as BibTeX. Useful for engineering literature.
JabRef
Native BibTeX — open your .bib file and copy entries directly.
Zotero
Right-click references > Export Items > BibTeX (.bib).
Mendeley
File > Export > BibTeX. Paste the exported file content.
Google Scholar
Click the cite icon under any result > BibTeX. Copy the entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert BibTeX to IEEE format?
Paste your BibTeX entries into CiteMe. The tool parses the BibTeX fields (author, title, journal, year, doi) and formats each entry as a numbered IEEE reference — initials-first author names, "title in quotes", italic abbreviated journal name, vol/no/pp, month and year — exactly the IEEE Editorial Style Manual format.
Which IEEE variant does this output?
IEEE Editorial Style Manual — the variant used in IEEE Transactions and most engineering conferences. Output format: [1] J. D. Smith and M. R. Johnson, "Article title," IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell., vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 123–145, Apr. 2024. doi: 10.1109/TPAMI.2024.0001.
Why convert BibTeX to IEEE — doesn't LaTeX handle this?
Yes, when you compile with `bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}`. But many engineers also need IEEE-formatted references for non-LaTeX deliverables: journal cover letters, slide decks, proposal narratives, or submissions to journals that accept Word. CiteMe gives you ready-to-paste IEEE references without compiling.
Does it abbreviate journal titles per IEEE?
CiteMe preserves the journal title from your BibTeX. If your `journal` field uses IEEE-abbreviated form (e.g., "IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory") the output is correct as-is. For full names, double-check abbreviations against the IEEE Reference Preparation guide before submitting.
How does IEEE differ from APA on the same BibTeX entry?
IEEE uses bracketed numbers in-text ("as shown in [1]") instead of author-year. References are numbered in citation order. Authors appear as "F. Last" (initials-first), not "Last, F." Article titles are in quotation marks; journal names are italicised and abbreviated.
Does it handle conference papers correctly (@inproceedings)?
Yes. @inproceedings formats as "[1] J. D. Smith and M. R. Johnson, 'Paper title,' in Proc. Conf. Name, City, Country, 2024, pp. 123–145." with `booktitle`, `address`, and pages pulled from BibTeX.
Is this suitable for IEEE journal submissions?
Yes. The output follows IEEE Editorial Style Manual rules. Always cross-check one entry against the journal's author guide before submitting — variants exist (e.g., IEEE Computer Society uses slight tweaks), and conference proceedings sometimes require specific date formats.
Keep the engineering reference workflow moving
After converting BibTeX to IEEE, the next step is usually checking citations against your manuscript draft, exporting to BibTeX for an Overleaf project, or formatting an EndNote library for a separate APA-required submission.
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