Choosing Citation Styles in LaTeX - LaTeX Cloud Studio Documentation

Choose citation style early to avoid expensive formatting changes before submission.

Selection Checklist

Start with journal or university author guidelines.
Confirm whether template expects BibLaTeX or BibTeX.
Match in-text behavior (numeric vs author-year).
Validate edge cases: multiple authors, page ranges, online sources.

Common Families

Family	In-text format	Typical use
Numeric	[1], [2-4]	Engineering, computer science
Author-year	(Smith, 2024)	Social sciences, management
Notes/footnote	Footnotes/endnotes	History, law, humanities

BibLaTeX Style Examples

style-examples.tex

\usepackage[backend=biber,style=numeric-comp]{biblatex}
\usepackage[backend=biber,style=authoryear]{biblatex}
\usepackage[backend=biber,style=ieee]{biblatex}
\usepackage[backend=biber,style=apa]{biblatex}