How to Properly Cite Websites Using BibTex?

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This discussion focuses on properly citing websites using BibTeX, specifically addressing the issue of including URLs in bibliographies. The user initially attempted to use the 'article' entry type but found that the 'publisher' field does not display the URL. The solution provided involves switching to the 'misc' entry type, which allows for the inclusion of the 'howpublished' field to properly display the website link. The final BibTeX entry successfully includes the URL, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.

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I am trying to cite a website using Bibtex.
I have the following in my preamble
\usepackage{url}

and in my .bib file I have

@article{
exoplanetwebsite,
Author = {Jean Schneider},
Title = {The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia},
Publisher = {\url{http://exoplanet.eu/catalog.php}} }


The Author and Title show up in the PDF bibliography but not the website. Any thoughts?
 
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'publisher' isn't a field name for an 'article' entry: http://www.image.ufl.edu/help/latex/entry_bibtex.shtml
 
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Cool thanks, might got for the misc entry

@misc
Use this type when nothing else fits. Required fields: none. Optional fields: author, title, howpublished, month, year, note.
 
Yeah it worked sweet as a nut

@misc{
exoplanetwebsite,
Author = {Jean Schneider},
Title = {The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia},
howpublished = {\url{http://exoplanet.eu/catalog.php}} }
 
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