5 Bibliographies

5.1 File format

The best way to insert citations in your text is with an auxiliary file. The .bib (BibLaTeX) and .bibtex (BibTeX) formats are the most commonly used. Other formats can be viewed in the references.

The input format in .bib or .bibtex files occurs as shown in the examples below.

  • Article
@article{Xarticle,
    author    = "",
    title     = "",
    journal   = "",
    volume   = "",
    number   = "",
    pages    = "",
    year      = "XXXX",
    month    = "",
    note     = "",
}
@article{correa_2009,
    title = {Comparison of three diagrammatic keys for the quantification of late blight in tomato leaves},
    volume = {58},
    copyright = {© 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 BSPP},
    issn = {1365-3059},
    url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02140.x/abstract},
    doi = {10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02140.x},
    language = {en},
    number = {6},
    urldate = {2015-08-27},
    journal = {Plant Pathology},
    author = {Corrêa, F. M. and Bueno Filho, J. S. S. and Carmo, M. G. F.},
    year = {2009},
    keywords = {Phytophthora infestans, Solanum lycopersicum, disease assessment, disease severity},
    pages = {1128--1133},
}
  • Book
@book{Xbook,
    author    = "",
    title     = "",
    publisher = "",
    ?_volume   = "",
    ?_number   = "",
    ?_series   = "",
    ?_address  = "",
    ?_edition  = "",
    year      = "XXXX",
    ?_month    = "",
    ?_note     = "",
}
@book{grolemund_r_nodate,
    title = {R Markdown: The Definitive Guide},
    shorttitle = {R {Markdown}},
    url = {https://bookdown.org/yihui/rmarkdown/},
    urldate = {2021-02-17},
    author = {Grolemund, J. J. Allaire, Garrett, Yihui Xie},
}

Other types of references can be included, such as: booklet, conference, proceedings, manual, mastersthesis, phdthesis and, technical report.

See references for more details.

5.2 Citations and references

In order for the document to be rendered correctly, it is necessary to include the following line in your YAML header.


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bibliography: references.bib

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5.2.1 Citations

Citations must be enclosed in square brackets must be accompanied by @ followed by the name of the reference.

See (Corrêa, Bueno Filho, and Carmo 2009)

See [@correa_2009]

For multiples references, names must be separated by comma.

See (Corrêa, Bueno Filho, and Carmo 2009; Grolemund n.d.)

See [@correa_2009; @grolemund_r_nodate]

By default, references are inserted at the end of the text.

5.2.2 References output

Corrêa, F. M., J. S. S. Bueno Filho, and M. G. F. Carmo. 2009. “Comparison of Three Diagrammatic Keys for the Quantification of Late Blight in Tomato Leaves.” Plant Pathology 58 (6): 1128–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02140.x.
Grolemund, Garrett, J. J. Allaire. n.d. R Markdown: The Definitive Guide. Accessed February 17, 2021. https://bookdown.org/yihui/rmarkdown/.

References

Corrêa, F. M., J. S. S. Bueno Filho, and M. G. F. Carmo. 2009. “Comparison of Three Diagrammatic Keys for the Quantification of Late Blight in Tomato Leaves.” Plant Pathology 58 (6): 1128–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02140.x.
Grolemund, Garrett, J. J. Allaire. n.d. R Markdown: The Definitive Guide. Accessed February 17, 2021. https://bookdown.org/yihui/rmarkdown/.