Citation with only a number between bracket

Question

I cannot figure out how to make my citations appear with a simple number between brackets, like [1]. I obtain: "author et al. [year]" I use the documentclass book with natbib-package.

Edit1: I tried \citet{key} instead of \cite{}, it has no effect.

See section 3.1 of the natbib documentation (or texdoc natbib on your system). If you are still stuck after that, just update your question and we will try and help. — Andrew Swann, Sep 11 '16 at 21:18
this should also answer your questions in addition to @AndrewSwann's comment: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/63855/natbib-bibtex-how-can-you-show-the-bibliography-in-order-of-appearance-and-nu — naphaneal, Sep 11 '16 at 21:42

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '16 at 21:26

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You haven't specified which bibliography style you use. Assuming it's a style that can generate both numeric-style and authoryear-style citation call-outs -- some bibliography styles can generate only the latter type... -- you should load the natbib package with the option numbers. Alternatively, issue the instruction

\setcitestyle{numbers}

after loading the natbib package.

answered Sep 11 '16 at 21:26

Mico

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How do you go about it when you only want to do it for a specific citation and not all of them? – S P Sharan Jan 27 '22 at 09:31

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 07 '20 at 08:35

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Try using

\usepackage[square,numbers]{natbib}

or

Look at the link: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/bibliography_management_with_natbib

It is explained very clearly over there!!

answered Sep 07 '20 at 08:35

Ayush Pandey

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Instead of posting a link, could you describe the key points in this answer? – TobiBS Sep 07 '20 at 08:59

Citation with only a number between bracket

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