change the @online entry type

zyzhu2000
When I try to export the collection using Better BibLaTex, I get a lot of non-standard @online entries that are in fact incorrect. Is there any way to update some fields so that they become @article instead?
  • adamsmith
    Are they correct in Zotero? I'd find it surprising if BBT would export Zotero journal articles as @ online
  • zyzhu2000
    I think so.

    For example, you can import from the below and export with BBT to reproduce.

    https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=info:4w4edGgXF20J:scholar.google.com/&oi=gsb&lookup=0&hl=en
  • bwiernik
    But how is it saved in your Zotero library? When you select the item, does it say Journal Article or Webpage for the item type at the top of the item information pane?
  • zyzhu2000
    I imported it by clicking on Cite and select EndNote. It says "Journal Article"

    I think I found the problem. I was exporting as Better BibLaTex instead of Better BibTex. Using Better BibTex seems to have fixed the issue. But it is still weird that Better BibLaTex would explore 90\% of my articles as @article and the rest as @online.
  • bwiernik
    Can you please take a screenshot of the item as you see it in Zotero, upload to dropbox or similar, and give a link here?
  • qqbb
    This is expected for Better BibLaTeX exports of arXiv preprints. The BibLaTeX documentation lists 'journaltitle' as a required field for the 'article' entry type. Related to this, the Better BibLaTeX translator recently changed its default export of arXiv preprints from 'article' to 'online', which seems to be favored by BibLaTeX developers. You can customize the exported entry type with a BBT postscript.

    Unlike BibLaTeX styles, BibTeX styles can't be expected to handle eprint information properly. Therefore, Better BibTeX is exporting arXiv preprints as 'article', with the arXiv information in the 'journal' field. If you prefer 'misc', use this postscript.

    See this discussion for more details:
    https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/85274/zotero-needs-a-preprint-category
  • zyzhu2000
    That explains it. Thanks!

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