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How do you relocate the position of 'year' in the reference list using natbib and abbrvnat.bst? I want it to come in parentheses just after author name for any type of entry, like so:

J. Smith (2010) A Book. Publisher, city.

I already have made changes to my .bst file which I have relocated in my file directory, so I know how that works. I just can't relocate the date globally.

(I know it would be smarter using biblatex, but at present I have too long a file with citations which needs to be changed.)

Mico
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    There is no global way to relocate the output of the year field. You'll have to edit separately the type-related functions article, book, booklet, inbook, etc etc, to relocate the format.date "year" output.check and format.date output directives. In many of the type-related functions, you will also have to suppress the new.block directives that follow the printing of the authors' or editors' names. Finally, you will also need to edit the format.date function, since you want parentheses around the value of year. – Mico May 28 '15 at 21:14
  • see @Mico's answer to an alternative query, where he demonstrates how to make similar types of customisations to the bibliography citation styles: http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/56268/78565 It may not be exactly the same as your question, but it is close enough. I think you will get some clarity from it! – Amar May 28 '15 at 21:20
  • Also, this question is almost similar, except for the citation style & the parentheses: http://tex.stackexchange.com/q/9192/78565 – Amar May 28 '15 at 21:39

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