in vim:

%s/$/<some char that's not in the file, to use as an EOL marker, e.g. '%'>/

cursor to the first bibtex entry (at the @)
start recording q
Visual line mode
/^}%$
Shift+J
escape
down one line
stop recording

for each subsequenty entry, playback q

when all entries on one line each, sort the file with

sort /{/

then replace EOL marker with Ctrl+V return

un-indent the entire file

remove blank lines with g/^$/d