BibTeX to Bibitem Converter | Fast, Free LaTeX Citation Generator

Q: Are special LaTeX characters preserved?

Yes. Accents (e.g., {\"u}, {\'e}, \c{c}), mathematical symbols, and escaped characters like \&, \%, and \_ are accurately preserved.

Q: How are DOIs and URLs handled?

DOIs are automatically normalized (e.g. doi: 10.1109/...) and preferred over duplicate URLs. Web links are formatted with [Online]. Available: \url{...} and access dates.

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Before submitting: This tool produces IEEE-like references, not a publisher-certified bibliography style. Titles and LaTeX markup are preserved. Check source metadata and your venue’s requirements; conversion does not verify that a reference or DOI exists.

How to Use Converted Bibitems in LaTeX

Include your converted entries directly into your LaTeX paper or thesis without requiring a separate .bib compilation step.

main.tex

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{cite}      % For numerical citation grouping [1-3]
\usepackage{url}       % For typesetting URLs

\begin{document}

\section{Introduction}
Recent advancements in neural networks have shown significant breakthroughs \cite{vaswani2017attention}.

\begin{thebibliography}{99}

\bibitem{vaswani2017attention}
A. Vaswani et al., ``Attention Is All You Need,'' \emph{Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems}, vol. 30, pp. 5998--6008, 2017.

% Paste remaining \bibitem entries here...

\end{thebibliography}

\end{document}

Why convert BibTeX to Bibitem?

When a submission requires a standalone bibliography, converting to \bibitem creates an independent, copy-pasteable bibliography.

How are authors formatted?

Authors are formatted with first/middle initials and surnames (e.g. J. Smith and A. Brown, Oxford comma for 3+ authors). Corporate authors in braces {{...}} and von-particles (e.g., L. van Beethoven) are fully respected.

Are special LaTeX characters preserved?

Yes. Accents (e.g., {\"u}, {\'e}, \c{c}), mathematical symbols, and escaped characters like \&, \%, and \_ are accurately preserved.

How are DOIs and URLs handled?

DOIs are automatically normalized (e.g. doi: 10.1109/...) and preferred over duplicate URLs. Web links are formatted with [Online]. Available: \url{...} and access dates.