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Why are my citations not working in BibTeX?
If you have done all of the above and the citations still are’t working: This may also happen in some edge cases, due to how lines are formatted in the .log file and how the build tool reads the file. Adding ypeout {} just before your \\bibliography {…} may help.
Why is BibTeX not reading my.bib file?
You may have a syntax error in your .bib file that’s preventing bibtex from parsing it correctly. If so, there should be some information about this in the warning messages; fix them accordingly and bibtex should be able to read them again.
Why is my BibTeX not working in overleaf?
– Overleaf, Online LaTeX Editor BibTeX isn’t working; my \\cite are showing up as question marks (?) This can happen for a number of reasons: Have you used any \\cite commands in your document? Only bib entries that have been \\cite in the main text will appear in the bibliography list.
What makes a bib file appear in the bibliography list?
Only bib entries that have been \\cite in the main text will appear in the bibliography list. Did you specify the correct .bib file name (without extensions) for \\bibliography {…}? It’s case sensitive, so watch out for typos. Have you specified the bibliography style with a \\bibliographystyle {…}?
Why does BibTeX not work with te.bst?
The bibliography style te is not known (at least in my system te.bst is missing). The example below uses one of the many bibliography styles, replace it to your needs. BibTeX does not like spaces in the file name for the .bib file.
Why does latex not recognize a bibliography file?
Bibliography files are assumed to be specified relative to the path of the main tex file (what LaTeXTools refers to as the “TEXroot”), because this is what LaTeX also assumes. The fact that you also get those [?] in the final document indicates that LaTeX itself cannot find the associated bibliography file.