Natbib Guide - LaTeX Cloud Studio Documentation

Use natbib when legacy BibTeX workflows or journal templates require it.

Basic Setup

natbib-basic.tex

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[authoryear,round]{natbib}

\begin{document}
\citet{smith2024} reports a strong baseline.
Replications confirm this \citep{lee2025,nguyen2025}.

\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
\bibliography{references}
\end{document}

Commands

\citet{key} textual citation.
\citep{key} parenthetical citation.
\citeauthor{key} and \citeyear{key} for split control.