my bib file is getting messy. I sorted out most problems using the cleaning functionality of JabRef, but there is still one thing.
Sometimes I get bib records from publishers website or other colleagues collaborating on paper, the fact is that there is not a precise order in the bib fields. Some of them are not particularly problematic, but often I have “author = {…}” in the middle, or “title = {…}” in the end of the records. This is annoying when I need to to put my hands on the bib source file.
There is any way to save the bib file so that filelds are listed in a particular order?
In the preferences menu, under File, you have an option “Always reformat BIB file on save and export”. Is it checked?
Additionally, in File -> Database properties, you can set the order of the entries.
Indeed, in the Library properties, only the order of the entries can be changed…
But using JabRef 4.3.1 and checking “Always reformat BIB file on save and export” did sort the fields on my library.