A BibTex reference entry consists of three main parts: 1. Entry type, 2. Citation Key, and 3. Field type.
1. Entry Type: Begins with @ symbol and followed by an entry type (e.g. Article, Book, conference...)
2. Citation Key: Unique name to identify a reference entry and is used to embed a specific reference entry in \cited{ } command to create a citation in a LaTeX document
3. Field Type: Includes bibliographical data about a reference
It is important to create an easy-to-remember and descriptive citation key. The most commonly-used pattern is to use last name of first author followed by year. ![](https://libapps-au.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/accounts/203570/images/bibtexformat.jpg)
Please be noted that not all bibliographic data is required (e.g. abstracts and notes), you may decide not to import them from EndNote or delete them from your BibTeX file.