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Basic BibTeX style files

Here are descriptions of the four standard and four semi-standard basic BibTeX styles. `CTAN:/biblio/bibtex' contains these and many more (for CTAN info, see section `unixtex.ftp' in Kpathsea).

plain
Sorts entries alphabetically, with numeric labels. Generally formatted according to van Leunen's A Handbook for Scholars. The other style files listed here are based on plain.
abbrv
First names, month names, and journal names are abbreviated.
acm
Names are printed in small caps.
alpha
Alphanumeric labels, e.g., `Knu66'.
apalike
No labels at all; instead, the year appears in parentheses after the author. Should be used in conjunction with `apalike.tex' (plain TeX) or `apalike.sty' (LaTeX), which also changes the citations in the text to be `(author, year)'.
ieeetr
Numeric labels, entries in citation order, IEEE abbreviations, article titles in quotes.
siam
Numeric labels, alphabetic order, Math. Reviews abbreviations, names in small caps.
unsrt
Lists entries in citation order, i.e., unsorted.
btxbst.doc
The template file and documentation for the standard styles.


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