NatBib Usage

Dr. Tom V. Mathew

September 29, 2005

Why this?

Many journals like ASCE and IIT thesis style file require Harvard style of referencing; that is author year format. This is not supported by normal bibtex styles and cite command. Harvard sytle of referecing can be achieved by using natBib styles.

Requirements

For harward style of referencing, you need two additinal files; natbib.sty and pjgsm.bst.

Add the following line in the preamble.

\usepackage[sort]{natbib}

This will have the option of sorting the bib entires. Use the follwing bst file as biblogrphy style.

\bibliographystyle{pjgsm}

Usage

Construct bibtex data base similar to any other bibtex data base. However, for citation, use any of the follwing style/

Latex Command	Resulting output
~\citet{LeBlanc:1975a}	LeBlanc (1975a) did this study.
~\citet{Yan:1996}	Yan & Lam (1996) did this study.
~\citet{Meng:2001}	Meng et al. (2001) did this study.
~\citet{LeBlanc:1975a,Yan:1996}	LeBlanc (1975a); Yan & Lam (1996) did this study.
~\citet{LeBlanc:1975a,LeBlanc:1976}	LeBlanc (1975a,1976) did this study.
~\citet{LeBlanc:1975a,LeBlanc:1975b}	LeBlanc (1975a,b) did this study.
~\citep{LeBlanc:1975a}	This was studied (LeBlanc, 1975a).
~\citep{Yan:1996}	This was studied (Yan & Lam, 1996).
~\citep{Meng:2001}	This was studied (Meng et al., 2001).
~\citep*{Meng:2001}	This was studied (Meng, Yang & Bell, 2001).
~\citep{LeBlanc:1975a,Yan:1996}	This was studied (LeBlanc, 1975a; Yan & Lam, 1996).
~\citep{LeBlanc:1975a,LeBlanc:1976}	This was studied (LeBlanc, 1975a,1976).
~\citep{LeBlanc:1975a,LeBlanc:1975b}	This was studied (LeBlanc, 1975a,b).
\citep[chap. 2]{LeBlanc:1975a}	This was studied (LeBlanc, 1975a, chap. 2).
\citep[see][pg. 34]{LeBlanc:1975a}	This was studied (see LeBlanc, 1975a, pg. 34).

Bibliography

LeBlanc, L. J. (1975a),

``An algorithm for discrete network design problem'', Transportation Science , pp. 183-199.

LeBlanc, L. J. (1975b),

``Another algorithm for discrete network design problem'', Transportation Science , pp. 203-299.

LeBlanc, L. J. (1976),

``An algorithm for discrete network design problem with special cases included'', Transportation Science , pp. 83-99.

Meng, Q., Yang, H. & Bell, M. G. H. ( 2001),

``An equivalent continuously differentiable model and a locally convergent algorithm for the continuous network design problem'', Transportation Research Part B , Vol. 35, pp. 83-105.

Yan, H. & Lam, W. H. K. (1996),

``Optimal road tolls under conditions of queuing and congestion'', Transportation Research Part A , Vol. 30(5), pp. 319-332.

Acknowledgements

This was made possible due to the works of Pradip Gundaliya and Sushant Sharma.