{bibtex} is specifically about Oren Patashnik's BibTeX program, its .bib database file format, and use of these in creating documents. For general questions about bibliographies and citations, use {bibliographies} instead.
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How to code ß (German “sharp S”) in BibTeX
I have an author called Jörg Geißler, whom I want to include in my BibTeX database.
I tried to use
Gei\ssler, J\"{o}rg
but this doesn't work correctly. I can't generate the PDF anymore. How do I ...
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Command-line tools for some bibtex database manipulations
Inspired by an answer to another question, I am reminded of the various reasons why it's difficult to have only one BIB file. I would like to have a set of command line tools that I could script to ...
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Why does Latex/Bibtex need three passes to clear up all warnings?
As explained by Andy Roberts, if you need to compile a new document with bibtex citations, then you need to run latex three times, and bibtex once:
latex document
bibtex document
latex document
latex ...
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Creating .bib file containing only the cited references of a bigger .bib file
Normally, LaTeX will only create references for the BibTeX entries cited in the text. Is there a way of extracting these entries into a different .bib file automatically? For example if I have a .bib ...
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Naming convention for papers, articles and bibliographic references
This is not strictly speaking a TeX question, but I think every TeX author will have been confronted by it at some point.
What convention do you follow when naming PDF copies of articles downloaded ...
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Bibtex Automatic replacement of 4+ authors with et al.
When copying bibtex entries from journal websites, they usually include a lot of information, and not all of it is necessary depending on the journal you are submitting the paper too.
Currently I ...
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List of publications by specific author
I want to be able to process my CV LaTeX file and know that it has a nice list of all of my publications. I keep my global .bib file updated with all sorts of publications I'm interested in, and my ...
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How to emphasize some author names using BibTeX?
I would like to create bibliographies that have certain authors highlighted (e.g., bold). There are several solutions along these lines, but they usually assume that it's the same author that's being ...
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Is it ok to omit a 'required' field in a bibliography entry?
Say I have a bibliography entry that looks like this:
@INPROCEEDINGS{FHA98,
author = {Eric Foxlin and Michael Harrington and Yury Altshuler},
title = {Miniature 6-DOF intertial system for ...
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Dummy package for .bib files
When answering this question about CV reference lists I thought it would be helpful if there was a "dummy" bib file that I could include. Is there a package like lipsum or blindtext for bib files?
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How to cite a paper I didn't read?
The problem I have is that a paper that is cited by other papers I've read is not to be found. I've read only its abstract. I understand that what I want should look like
Featherstone et al 1900 ...
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Using Harvard referencing style
Can someone point me to some good instructions and resources on how to setup Harvard referencing style (a.k.a. Author-year) with bibtex in a LaTeX document? The final formatting of the bibliography ...
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New bib(la)tex-entrytype for music-scores
Short question: How can I create a new entry type (@music) with fields for the composer, title, opus, editor, series, location and year?
\begin{filecontents*}{\jobname.bib}
@music{citekey,
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Avoiding dot in true single-character middle name (abbrv-style)
One of my co-author's name has the pattern "Aaaa B Ccccc", where (due to transcription from Chinese) the "B" is indeed a single character (part of the given name). Now BibTeX (in abbrv-style) likes to ...
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Multiple LaTeX files using the same bibliography
I have multiple different LaTeX files each which draw their bibliography from the same .bib file. When they compile I want them to share one bibliography file that is a separate PDF file. For ...
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bibtex with multiple aliases for the same reference
Is this something that I can do with bibtex? I have a few different manuscripts with some other collaborators and it would be easier for me if I could make \cite{foo} and \cite{bar} point to the same ...
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Citations with no date, e.g. (Aristotle n.d.)
I need to cite a work from antiquity that has no known date, using natbib and author-year citations. The best suggestion I've found is to write the citation using "n.d." (no date) for the year of ...
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How to cite OMG specifications?
I have to cite several OMG standards and specifications in a paper, such as MOF, UML, etc. What's the best BibTeX entry format to do so? These are not articles or conference papers. They are not ...
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Dissertation: How to customize *.bst?
I am almost finished with my PhD thesis (of course in TeX) :) I was looking for hours for a nice bib style which fits the requirements of the Prof, then I looked into the *.bst which rather confused ...
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How to split bibliography for different sections?
Say I wish to have two references lists: one for all the citation within the main body, and another for all the citations within the Appendices. I'm using BibTeX. splitbib and multibib don't seem to ...
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URL of cited web site in bibliography
I am using natbib und the chicago style as bibliography style.
I am trying to cite a web site, but in the bibliography the URL (given in the BibTeX entry) is not printed.
Is there a simple solution ...
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Displaying only the starting page of a page range in bibliographies
I'm battling with this for couple of hours now...
My supervisor asked me to generate the bibliography in a certain style, for articles I need to do:
Author 1; Author 2, Journal name, volume, ...
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What is the proper way to cite a legal document?
I need to cite some decrees in my essay for philosophy of science class.
I believe it is a common problem, so there should be a standardized way.
Thanx.
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Creating a central bibliography
I am trying to create a central bibliography (.bib file) in a directory outside of my LaTeX project. I want to do this so I don't have to have different .bib's for each paper I write. Currently in ...
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Merging Bibliographies
I have several .bib files, which I'd like to merge together into one. Due to the considerable effort involved in doing it manually I am looking for tool support.
The only tool I found so far is ...
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Get the “annote” field of a .bib file
I have BibTeX entries that look like this:
@inproceedings{Defraene2010,
annote = {This is a very nice paper.I will say more about it later},
author = {Defraene, Bruno and van Waterschoot, Toon and ...
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Is it possible to italicize journal names and book titles through the .bst file?
I am working on an article for a Springer journal, and the specifications for manuscripts clearly ask to italicize all journal names and book titles. Doing it manually feels stupid, so I wonder if ...
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How to force hyperref to reference only \cite and not \citeauthor or \citeyear?
I would like hyperref to make links only when I use \cite and not with \citeyear and \citeauthor. Here is an example :
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[numbers]{natbib}
\usepackage{hyperref}
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How to make author-specific citations with BibTeX?
I'm preparing a document with 100+ references, all sourced from a single .bib file. Many -- but not all -- of the references are articles previously written by me and/or some of my current co-authors. ...
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Best script for automatically copying references from a centralised bib file based on aux file
In a previous question I asked about best practices when managing multiple bibtex files.
One strategy involves having a single centralised bibtex file.
Then, citations in a particular article are ...
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What is the name of the bibfile when an extension is given in \bibliography?
When using bibtex, one supplies a command like \bibliography{test} in the document to indicate the use of a bibfile test.bib, and the extension is omitted. However, it is natural for a user also to ...
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ligature with special characters: fī
I am using a lot of special characters such as ā, ī, ū, š, ṣ, ḥ, ḫ and so on. I just spotted that sometimes this causes problems with ligatures for example the fi-ligature, if the dot on the i is a ...
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biblatex: How to build a testing environment
Maybe the question is also of interest beyond biblatex but here's the thing: I recently published my biblatex style biblatex-fiwi and I'm always having trouble making sure that updates don't lead to ...
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Can one “manually override” BibTeX's choice of citation keys by adding a field to the entry?
Normally, I'm basically OK with bibtex's choice of citation key (by which I mean, the short symbol it shows in the final document, like [2] or [Hil05], not the one one types in the tex file), but ...
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Custom citation keys
I am preparing a publication list in LaTeX in which I'd like to have custom keys to differentiate between paper types. For instance, if I originally I have:
[1] journal publication 1
[2] journal ...
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What is the most convenient way to create annotated bibliographies, e.g. in a literature review?
I am interested in creating annotated bibliographies either on a problem sheet for students or in general by writing a summary of a background literature research.
I am aware of special bib-style ...
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Create a register of persons with biblatex
How can I create a register of persons who are mentioned in my PDFLaTeX document?
I want to write
The screwdriver was turned by \person[Mr.]{Miller}.
The screwdriver was turned by M. Miller.
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How do I print the cite key along with the entire .bib file?
I am trying to print an entire *.bib file. I would like to print the citation key along with all the entries in the .bib file. I can print my bibligraphic data file (.bib) but cannot get it to print ...
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Elegant way to make entire citation bold
Is it possible to make an entire reference appear bold in the references section when using BibTeX? I'm using the IEEE templates and .bst.
I found this related question, but is there a more elegant ...
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Mapping from Unicode character to LaTeX-Symbol for BibTeX?
I'm writing a little BibTeX exporter for the publication database of my institute. We do have a lot of authors with all kind of weird characters in their names, which get the "WTF is ...
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Flattening BibTeX files
Is there a tool that "flattens" a complicated BibTeX file?
In particular, I would like to:
Expand @STRING macros, for example:
@STRING{foo = {Bar}}
@MISC{x, title = foo}
⇓
@MISC{x, title = ...
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How should I handle bibtex files of my co-authors?
I have my own master bibtex files that I use in all my research papers, which I strive to keep up-to-date.
However, I have numerous co-authors with whom I am writing papers, and they sometimes send ...
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When should I use amsrefs instead of regular bibtex ?
I've heard (and read) about the new amsrefs system for citations. Is there a good explanation of the pros/cons of amsrefs vis-a-vis bibtex ?
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Mimic BibTeX “apalike” with BibLaTeX - (biblatex-apa broken?)
I am trying to move on to BibLaTeX. With BibTeX the Style apalike provides everything I need, as illustrated by the following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{natbib}
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Citation Manager
This question is borderline TeX related but I think it may still be relevant.
What is the best citation manager to use in conjunction with LaTeX? The cutting edge in citation management software ...
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How to cite a chapter in a book with BibTeX
I don't know how to cite a chapter written by an author that is not the editor or author of the book.
How can I get the following citation?
Grandstrand, O. (2004), 'Innovation and Intellectual ...
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Is it possible to get unsrt + abbrv bibliography?
Is there a ready made BibTeX bibliography style file that both: (1) prints author names abbreviated (like abbrv) in the references section and (2) sorts references numerically in citation order (like ...
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Citing a dictionary with BibTeX
Does BibTeX (ore one of its variants) have a dictionary entry?
I have not been able to find much on this respect after a few searches on google and here.
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How to use multiple URLs for one bibtex reference?
I have used this BibTeX reference in my work
@Misc{oai:CiteSeerPSU:562256,
title = "Gerris: {A} Tree-Based Adaptive Solver For The
Incompressible Euler Equations In Complex Geometries",
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Text before references, but after bibliography title with BibTeX
How can I put some introductory text before the references in BibTeX, but after the bibliography title? I have found some reference to \bibintro, but it does not compile. I have tried with a fake ...
