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Put differently, this setup tells BibTeX to include all authors’ names if the entry has at most four authors, and to include just the first three names, followed by “et al”, if the entry has more than four authors. Save the file unsrt85.bst either in the directory that contains the main tex file or in a directory that’s searched by BibTeX.
How to type author names in a bib file?
To add to the accepted answer (in lieu of commenting, which requires more reputation): http://maverick.inria.fr/~Xavier.Decoret/resources/xdkbibtex/bibtex_summary.html#names provides a clear overview of how to enter names in various ways and get BibTex to recognise the Firstname, Von, LastName and Jr parts.
Where to save a TeX file in BibTeX?
Save the file unsrt85.bst either in the directory that contains the main tex file or in a directory that’s searched by BibTeX. If you choose the second option, be sure to also update TeX’s filename database as needed.
How to reduce long author lists in Tex?
If you choose the second option, be sure to also update TeX’s filename database as needed. In the main tex file, you need to change \\bibliographystyle {unsrt} to \\bibliographystyle {unsrt85} and perform a full recompile cycle (LaTeX, BibTeX, and LaTeX twice more).
I’m trying to migrate from natbib to biblatex. I don’t know if it’s a good idea but according to some links under, it seems like. Anyway, I’m having some small issues yet: When there is several authors to some paper, in the References, the first author is written so: -> last name first and first letter of first name. OK. It’s what I want.
How to format an author name in MLA-Easybib?
Shields, David, and Caleb Powell. List the first author’s last name, first name, and then middle initial if applicable. Follow it with a comma, and then add “et al.” in place of the additional authors’ names ( Handbook 112): Beck, Isabel L., et al.
There should be no need to edit a .bib file manually to have the desired number of authors before ‘et al.’ in either the citations or the bibliography/reference list. The number of authors listed in citations and the bibliography is managed by the bibliography style.
How to reduce the number of authors in a bibliography?
You can change the number of authors that you like to see in the bibliography by changing the m5 and x5 in the dbj file to something else, say m7 and x7. You can use the unsrt2authabbrvpp.bst to abbreviate author names and to reduce the author’s list using “et al.”.