[Tex/LaTex] Citing page numbers in parentheses with year but author outside

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So I want the following:

The three parameter inverse gamma distribution is described by Malamud et al. (2004, p. 694) as…

The script I'm using is:

The three parameter inverse gamma distribution is described by \cite[p. 694]{Malamud2004c} as...

And I'm getting:

The three parameter inverse gamma distribution is described by (Malamud et al., 2004, p.694) as…

Any ideas??

Best Answer

Since an MWE wasn't provided, I'm making a number of guesses about your reference/citation style. The desired format is known as an in-text citation, while the standard \cite command provides only parenthetical citations.

The natbib package provides \citep for parenthetical citations and \citet for in-text citations.

Here's a basic example showing the usage of both citation types with natbib. I guessed at the particular article cited and the bibliography style in use, but this solution works in general:

\RequirePackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{mwe_refs.bib}
@article{Malamud2004c,
  title={Landslide inventories and their statistical properties},
  author={Bruce D. Malamud and Donald L. Turcotte and Fausto Guzzetti and Paola Reichenbach},
  journal={Earth Surface Processes and Landforms},
  volume={29},
  number={6},
  pages={687--711},
  year={2004},
  publisher={Wiley Online Library}
}
\end{filecontents}

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[round]{natbib}
\bibliographystyle{plainnat} % adjust to suit your requirements

\begin{document}
The three parameter inverse gamma distribution is 
described by \citet[p. 694]{Malamud2004c} as\dots

Other researchers in the field described the three parameter 
inverse gamma distribution as\dots \citep[p. 694]{Malamud2004c}.

\bibliography{mwe_refs}
\end{document}

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