Bibliography Module Reference

Purpose: Validate references against GB/T 7714 and check BibTeX/BibLaTeX configuration.

Version note: GB/T 7714-2025 was published on 2025-12-02 and took effect on 2026-07-01, replacing the 2015 edition. verify_bib.py --standard gb7714 checks against the 2015 edition; --standard gb7714-2025 checks differences in the new standard, including preprint/dataset types and removal of access-date requirements for non-online literature. See Section 5 of ../citations/gb-standard.md for transition guidance.

Document Type Identifiers

Type	Code	Example Format
Book	M	Author. Book title[M]. Place: Publisher, Year.
Journal	J	Author. Article title[J]. Journal, Year, Volume(Issue): Pages.
Thesis	D	Author. Title[D]. City: University, Year.
Conference	C	Author. Title[C]//Conference. City, Year: Pages.
Patent	P	Inventor. Patent title[P]. Country: Patent number, Date.
Electronic	EB/OL	Author. Title[EB/OL]. (Publication date)[Access date]. URL.

BibLaTeX Configuration (Recommended)

\usepackage[backend=biber,style=gb7714-2015]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{refs.bib}
\printbibliography[title=参考文献]

BibTeX Alternative

\bibliographystyle{gbt7714-numerical}  % or gbt7714-author-year
\bibliography{refs}

Common Issues

• Author names: Chinese surname first; English: Surname, Initials.
• Multiple authors: list all for 3 or fewer; for 4+, list the first 3 followed by “等”/“et al.”
• DOI: Must be included when available (doi = {10.xxxx/xxxxx})
• Page numbers: Use a double dash 1--15, not a single dash or tilde

Full details: see Sections 1-4 of ../citations/gb-standard.md