{apa-style} is about bibliography questions using the style of the American Psychological Association. Use this tag in addition to the tag for the specific package you use to implement the style.
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urlstyle{same} with apacite
I use apacite to create a bibliography according to APA guidelines for my article. Some of the references contain urls. By default, Latex shows these in a different, monospace font than the rest of ...
5
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biblatex-apa: Author's first name is repeated in brackets
I am using the biblatex-apa package together with the latest biber and biblatex versions (... I think). The issue is, that sometimes the author's first name, or its abbreviation, is repeated in square ...
2
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Apacite for in proceedings
I am using apacite to format inproceedings entries, and from what I read, in APA style the volume and pages should be separated by commas, like this:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1996). Title ...
2
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Biblatex with apa6 package on Ubuntu
I am trying to get the apa6 package to work on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise). In order to do so, I first installed TeX Live2012 from texlive-backports, and after some trying installed the following packages: ...
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Biblatex apa-style citation link issue
The biblatex apa-citation only link the year other than author-year together.
apa-style:
while the citation of a typical journal paper looks like this:
So how to make the default apa-style ...
6
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Is it possible to shift ticks position in a graph to match APA style ?
I have been looking for a while for a way to shift ticks on a graph. I found many options regarding ticks positions, labels or size but I could not find a way to move them orthogonally to the axis ...
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how can I Cite the DSM if BibDesk does not allow for the proper format?
I would like to cite in my list of References DSM III, however, none of the format in BibDesk would work! The problem is not how to cite Dsm III in APA, but what type of BibDesk entry("Manual" would ...
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How to add an APA-style citation with no author in ConTeXt?
I need to cite some articles which were created by some professional organizations, so no authors or editors are listed:
@Article{noname2012,
author = {},
title = {This is the title},
...
5
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8 or more authors with apacite does not show correctly in bibliography
I have seen from several sources that with apacite, entries with N authors -- where N>7 -- should have their authors listed as follows in the bibliography:
author1, author2, author3, author4, ...
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Bibliography with alphabetical order, year order but without brackets in references part [closed]
I am trying to find a bibliography that looks like the one here.
I found this but it doesn't have this style and when I try some of
them LaTeX cannot find them. How do I have to add them to my LaTeX ...
3
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Webpage without author, using the title can make a very long apa citation
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{apacite}
\usepackage[hyphens]{url}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@book{forbes,
author = {},
year = {2013},
title = ...
2
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Dates not printing using BibLaTeX [closed]
I'm using biblatex to process the bibliography for my dissertation using APA. The problem is that dates are not being printed; the dates are being replaced by a n.d. and this is not correct because my ...
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Citation MWE example doesn't work
I have a problem with apa6, apacite, etc. In the process of creating a mwe, I ran across code here on this site as a mwe, but it doesn't work. When compiled (Texpad on a Mac, using Bibtex), it ...
0
votes
1answer
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Issues with APACite package undefined control sequence \bibitem
I get the following errors when I try to cite with apacite
Undefined control sequence \bibitem{GDP:2012}
You can't use `\relax' after \the \bibitem{GDP:2012}
Citation `GDP:2012' undefined
There were ...
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How to use \autocite with biblatex-apa?
I'm trying to use \autocite feature with biblatex-apa, but it seems that the \autocite macro is not defined in biblatex-apa 5.7 (and biblatex 2.5). Example code follows:
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votes
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Change citation conjunction from “and” to “i”
How can I change the citation conjunction from english "and" to catalan "i"?
Otherwise
Author = {Kirk, D. and MacPhail, A.},
would get cited as (Kirk and MacPhail, 2002) when it should be (Kirk i ...
0
votes
1answer
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Apacite compilation errors
I am using apacite package and can't get my bibliography to compile. I was using another style until now, which was working, but I need APA. Does it matter how I created the .bib file (I imported ...
7
votes
3answers
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biblatex: Preserve capitalisation in inproceedings/booktitle
I'm using Biblatex-APA/Biber with LyX and a Bibtex-file produced from Mendeley. I can produce bibliographies without any problem, but I would like to change the reference style for ...
0
votes
1answer
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Indentation using the APA6 class [closed]
I'm having some trouble indenting paragraphs using apa6.cls. \indent does not indent the paragraph, and I have tried \setlength{\parindent}{5pt} after \maketitle. I am using manuscript mode ...
1
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0answers
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Correct representation of an institution as author while citing [duplicate]
I am new to using LaTeX and ran into the following problem. I make use of the apacite package. I made a .bib file with the following entry:
@misc{Ambulancezorkort,
author = {Rijksinstituut voor ...
2
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apacite - citing websites with no author [closed]
So I'm trying to cite a website using apacite. According to my teacher, the output has to look like:
New child vaccine gets funding boost. (2001). Retrieved March 21, 2001, from ...
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Line breaking and long URL strings [duplicate]
I'm an B.Sc. in industrial engineering student who decided to grab a B.Sc. in finance as well and I'm currently working on my B.Sc. thesis in finance regarding risk management in mortage houses. The ...
3
votes
1answer
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What Program do I need to write .bib files and how do I use their contents in my bibliography?
What Program do I need to write .bib files and how do I use their contents to create my bibliography with the help of the additional input of my bst file which I downloaded from ...
2
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1answer
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Is there a way to specify the last connecting punctuation/word of the authors list in apacite?
How can I make apacite use a different connecting punctuation/word between the last 2 authors (in both the article body and bibliography)?
Instead of "Johnson, J. B., & Smith, J. (2013). Title of ...
0
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0answers
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apacite is generating (?, ?) [closed]
Hi experienced TeX users. I'm writing up a document using LaTeX, and can't get the apacite package to cite properly. Here's what I have in my .tex file:
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
...
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1answer
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How to change font of reference header into boldface using apacite
I am relatively new to latex, most things work however amazingly easily, nevertheless I have a small problem with the the font of the reference header. The start of my code looks like:
...
4
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Biblatex 'origlanguage' field and output customization
I need to specify original language and the translator in the bibliography list, but it spits out a grammatically incorrect
(Correct me if I have been a victim of Muphry's laws):
Trans. from the ...
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0answers
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apa-good.bst question [closed]
I'm very unfamiliar with .bst files. I'm not using BibLatex yet, just standard BibTex. If I want the apa-good.bst to work with my thesis, do I have to also have the apa.cls in the same directory? I ...
2
votes
1answer
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apacite: How can I use \bibitemsep with natbibapa option?
I'm using the apacite package, trying to format my reference list so that it is single-spaced but with a blank line in between each entry. From the documentation for apacite, it seems that the way to ...
4
votes
2answers
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Biblatex-apa style is missing a comma in the references. why?
I have been trying to solve this problems for hours, but there is no solution in sight.
Until a few weeks ago, my biblatex-apa style was working like a charm. Although, after installing the updates ...
0
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1answer
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Apacite - changing “ed.” / “edition” brackets in generated bibliography entry
I need explicit entrys in my (german) normed bibliography. After a lot of work i have settled with apacite, because it sounded like it could do the stuff i need. So far i am able to change: Title, ...
5
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1answer
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How to make \citet* display full list of authors?
When I am using the natbib package with apalike bibliography style \citet* displays only an abbreviated list of authors, such as Lemarechal et al. (1995). How can I make it display a full list of ...
2
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3answers
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How to modify APA Biblatex style to look like “elsarticle-harv” style?
I have been using the \bibliographystyle{elsarticle-harv} style for a long time, since I newly swtiched to biblatex and it is only for natbib, so how to modify the default biblatex style or ...
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2answers
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Biblatex-apa: No change of citation with three authors to “et al.” (“/u.a.” in german) after first citing the source
in my doc, biblatex-apa seems not to change citation-style to "et al." for a source with three authors after first citing that source, if there are other citations in between.
So, when citing the ...
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2answers
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APA-Biblatex Problem with amount of authors
I've got a problem with the biblatex-apa version.
Here is the relevant part of my header:
\documentclass[
a4paper,
12pt,
headings=normal
bibtotoc,
pointlessnumbers
]{scrartcl}
...
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1answer
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How to tweak 3-5 authors citation with the biblatex-apa style?
One thing about the biblatex-apa style I could not get used to, is the 3-5 authors citation: if the authors number is between 3-5, all of them will be printed in citation.
e.g. Biblatex-apa style:
...
2
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apacite bibliography (number in square brackets and bibliography heading)
I have a document like this:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{charter} % charter font
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[italian]{babel}
...
1
vote
1answer
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Combination of Subfiles, Apacite and Babel packages result in LaTeX error
For my bachelor thesis, I want to write my chapters in separate files and be able to compile them separately. To combine them, I use the subfiles package. For citations, I have to use Apa style via ...
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1answer
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Biblatex-apa: numbered, annotated bibliography using \fullcitebib?
EDIT #3: The code below has been updated to what I'm currently using, from the post at http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/91381/24264; note that I've added a field to my bibentry (annote) as part of this ...
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0answers
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How can I get author-year references in footnotes? (I.e. Harvard style but in footnotes, rather than in parentheses in the text) [closed]
I'm trying to configure biblatex to work so that I get Author-Year references in footnotes rather than in the bulk of the text.
So what I want is:
Previous literature has suggested* and this is ...
2
votes
1answer
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Removing the italicized parts from an APA bibliography
This journal guidelines requires that
References should follow the APA style, but without any use of italic
type
In the apa6 package some parts of the references are italicized. I'm ...
2
votes
2answers
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I need help to make an apa style bibliography in LaTeX
Im using Spanish babel and I need to do an apa style bibliography in Spanish but when I use apa style bibliography it just shows the word referencias (references) but doesn't show the references I ...
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1answer
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Adding impact factor information into apalike.bst
I am trying to add impact factor information into the apalike.bst. So far, I changed the apalike.bst as follows
Firstly, I added impact_factor into the ENTRY section and created a new function
...
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Apacite displays month in references
I am exploring apacite for APA style citations and bibliographies in my documents.
I have gotten apacite to read a .bib without issue, but when I inspect the references list for accuracy, I noticed ...
5
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0answers
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bibentry does not work with apacite [closed]
Have you managed to use bibentry with apacite? bibentry should work with apacite according to the manual of apacite, though I can not make it work. And I can not find bibentry manual on CTAN. I have ...
0
votes
1answer
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How can I fix my title page to conform to APA standards?
Here is the code for my document:
\documentclass[12pt, letterpaper]{report}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\setlength{\headheight}{1in}
...
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vote
1answer
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Order of references, tables/figures, and appendices using apa6 class
According to APA 6th edition, the order of a manuscript should be: Title Page, Abstract, Body, References, Footnotes, Tables, Figures, Appendixes. I am trying to typeset a manuscript with the class ...
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Problem with bibliography style file [closed]
I want to use apalike bibliography style (downloaded from: http://web.reed.edu/cis/help/LaTeX/bibtexstyles.html). But I somehow don't get the style output as it is supposed to be.
I have attached a ...
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How to define date range format for biblatex [closed]
I have a biblatex entry with eventdate defined as:
eventdate = {2012-09-01/2012-09-04}
Using the apa style, which does not have definitions for a date range, \printeventdate results in
...
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How can I force text to be displayed in title-case?
I'm trying to update apa.cls for 6th edition (a large task since I'm not a true latex hacker) and I'd like to force the headings for certain levels to conform to title case. That is the first letter ...
