maxblesch / bibliography

Bibliography

This repository hosts the central bibliography for numerous research projects.

The bibliography file is called literature.bib.

• For proper APA citation, only capitalise the first word of the title/heading and of any subtitle/subheading as well as proper nouns and certain other types of words. Use lowercase for everything else (for more details see section Sentence Case in the first blog post below).
• See also:
  • APA Style 6th Edition Blog: Title Case and Sentence Case Capitalization in APA Style
  • APA Style 6th Edition Blog: Do I Capitalize This Word?

The necessary commands for proper APA citation in LaTeX seem to differ between operating systems.

Necessary Commands for header.tex

Windows and Ubuntu

\usepackage{apacite}

Mac

\RequirePackage{bibentry}
\makeatletter\let\saved@bibitem\@bibitem\makeatother
\usepackage [apaciteclassic]{apacite}
\usepackage{notoccite}
\usepackage{bibentry}

Necessary Commands for main.tex (All Systems)

• \bibliographystyle{apacite}
• \bibliography {../../submodules/bibliography/literature} or similar, depending on the location of the submodule directory relative to your main.tex file.

Notes for JabRef Users

• If you want to insert a new entry in literature.bib via JabRef, please do not insert the BibtexKey manually but instead follow the following steps:

  • Go to Options -> Preferences -> BibTeX key generator
  • Insert [auth].[year] as the default pattern
  • Check the box Generate keys before saving (for entries without a key)

This will create the keys automatically and in compliance with the other entries in literature.bib.

Notes on Adding References

• For areas outside the U.S., city and country names suffice for address specifications. Counties or federal states do not need to be added.
• Edition numbers do not have to be added.
• Volume numbers do not have to be added on books.