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How to Sort Bibliographies Chronologically or Reverse Chronologically in BibTeX 📂Academic Writing

How to Sort Bibliographies Chronologically or Reverse Chronologically in BibTeX

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By default, when no settings are applied, the output is sorted in ascending order by first name.

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{kotex}
\usepackage{biblatex}

\begin{document}

\begin{refsection}[ref.bib]
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography
\end{refsection}

\end{document}

When the package is loaded with the option sorting=ynt, it is sorted in ascending order of year, name (title), and title.

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{kotex}
\usepackage[sorting=ynt]{biblatex}

\begin{document}

\begin{refsection}[ref.bib]
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography
\end{refsection}

\end{document}

If the option sorting=ydnt is added, it is sorted in descending order.

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{kotex}
\usepackage[sorting=ydnt]{biblatex}

\begin{document}

\begin{refsection}[ref.bib]
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography
\end{refsection}

\end{document}