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I am currently using the usual field \begin{thebibliography} for my references at the end of my scientific papers. The numbers of the citations go from [1] to [19], as usual.

I would like to change this. I would like that the starting number were [9], to [27], for the citations.

How could I do?

Mensch
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DavideChicco.it
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3 Answers3

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Strange, but if you want...

\documentclass[]{article}

\begin{document}


Let us cite \cite{a1},  \cite{a2} and \cite{a3}.

\begin{thebibliography}{99}
\makeatletter
\addtocounter{\@listctr}{8}
\makeatother

\bibitem{a1}
A1
\bibitem{a2}
A2
\bibitem{a3}
A3
\end{thebibliography}

\end{document}

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Przemysław Scherwentke
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Taken from: https://latex.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15487

\begin{document}

\let\oldthebibliography=\thebibliography
\let\oldendthebibliography=\endthebibliography
\renewenvironment{thebibliography}[1]{
    \oldthebibliography{#1}
    \setcounter{enumiv}{8}                        % Change this number as required
}{\oldendthebibliography}


\end{document}
Nirmal
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(Sorry for posting this as an answer, but I don't have enough karma to comment) In addition to Nirmal's answer: You need to redefine thebibliography only when you use BiBTeX. Otherwise, you can just add the line \setcounter{enumiv}{8} under \begin{thebibliography}[..].

Ute
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  • That was already showed in Nirmal's answer, I think ... – Mensch May 20 '23 at 17:53
  • Yes, but you don't need to redefine thebibliography. This is only necessary when using bibtex. When you write the bibliography by hand or use generated bbl, it is simpler. – Ute May 20 '23 at 19:13