DOI to BibTeX converter
Paste DOIs or PubMed IDs and copy BibTeX entries looked up in Crossref, the DOI registry and PubMed, ready for your .bib file. The same references are formatted below in the citation style you choose.
Free · no signup · works instantly. References are looked up, then formatted in your browser; nothing you paste is stored.
Need a journal style instead? See the IEEE, Nature, AMA and Vancouver pages.
Paste DOIs
One per line, up to 100. PubMed IDs, plain-text references and RIS work too.
Copy the BibTeX
Entries appear on the page with keys from author, year and title word; copy them or download a .bib file.
Or a formatted list
Pick APA, Vancouver, AMA, Harvard, Nature, IEEE or Chicago for the same references.
What this tool does not do
- • BibTeX fields come from the source record; check titles that need braces to keep capitals (gene names, acronyms) before you compile.
- • A plain-text reference is matched to a Crossref record by title and author. A reference with no confident match is listed, not guessed.
- • It does not check whether a reference is retracted. The Reference Checker does that.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a DOI to BibTeX?
Paste the DOI, one per line, and press the format button. The BibTeX entries appear on the page to copy, or you can download a .bib file. PubMed IDs, plain-text references and RIS work the same way.
Where do the BibTeX fields come from?
Each DOI is looked up in Crossref, or in the DOI registry for DataCite and other agencies; a PubMed ID is looked up in PubMed. The entry carries the authors, title, journal, year, volume, issue, pages and DOI from that record.
How are the citation keys made?
From the first author’s surname, the year and the first word of the title (for example jumper2021highly), with a letter added when two entries would otherwise share a key, so a whole list can go into one .bib file.
Can I get a formatted reference too?
Yes. The same lookup gives the reference in APA 7, Vancouver, AMA, Harvard, Nature, IEEE and Chicago, below the BibTeX.
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