When using apa style the bibliography shouldn't be numbered
The above bibliography is made with only @article references, but when I add a @misc reference to reference a website, it adds numbering. The number of the @misc reference is the key I added to the reference, if i don't add the key it uses the three first letters of the reference name.
here is the code i used to make the misc reference:
@misc{cnsys,
title = {Ansys Fluent | {Fluid Simulation Software}},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.ansys.com/products/fluids/ansys-fluent}},
note = {Accessed: 2023-03-20},
key={Ansys Fluent}
}
My question now is how do I use @misc without it changing my reference style or how should I reference a website without using @misc?
Here is some code to run:
\bibliographystyle{apalike}
\usepackage{natbib}
\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
@article{Boureima2019,
author = {Boureima, Dianda and Ky, Thierry and Ouedraogo, Issaka and KI, Mibiempan and Compaore, Abdoulaye and Compaore, Roger and Bathiebo, Dieudonné},
year = {2019},
month = {04},
pages = {1869-1874},
title = {Experimental Investigation of a Solar Parabolic Trough Cooker},
volume = {11},
journal = {International Journal of Current Research},
url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332182419_Experimental_Investigation_of_a_Solar_Parabolic_Trough_Cooker},
doi = {10.24941/ijcr.34764.03.2019}
}
@article{Steinmann2017,
author = {Steinmann, Wolf Dieter},
doi = {10.1016/J.RSER.2016.10.065},
file = {:C:/Users/matth/OneDrive - KU Leuven/unif/thesis/Literatuur_solarcooker/pdf/Thermo-mechanical concepts for bulk energy storage.pdf:pdf},
issn = {1364-0321},
journal = {Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews},
keywords = {Bulk energy storage,CAES,Compressed heat energy storage,Pumped thermal energy storage,Thermal energy storage,Thermo-mechanical energy storage},
month = {aug},
pages = {205--219},
publisher = {Pergamon},
title = {{Thermo-mechanical concepts for bulk energy storage}},
volume = {75},
year = {2017}
}
@misc{cnsys,
title = {Ansys Fluent | {Fluid Simulation Software}},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.ansys.com/products/fluids/ansys-fluent}},
note = {Accessed: 2023-03-20},
key={Ansys Fluent}
}


apa stylemean in this context. Additionally since you haven't provided any code, we cannot see whether you are usingbiblatexor normalbibtex. – daleif Mar 20 '23 at 10:13apalikeis not a real APA style. IMHO best solution to get APA7 isbiblatex+biblatex-apa. Best solution to get APA6 isbiblatex+biblatex-apa6. To have only some author-year style you can, e.g., usebiblatexstandard styleauthoryearorbiblatex-extstyleext-authoryear. – cabohah Mar 20 '23 at 10:26year={n.d.}to the misc entry. – Marijn Mar 20 '23 at 10:28