[Tex/LaTex] How to make exponential reference notations instead of bracketted references in the text

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How to change to exponential indication of references in the text using \documentstyle{article}. Thanks

Best Answer

I assume you mean citation call-outs being formed as superscript-level numbers.

One way to get such citation call-outs is to load the natbib package with the option super. With this option loaded, \cite{...} commands will generate superscript numbers for citation call-outs. (Of course, you will also need to select a bibliography style to determine how entries are formatted in the bibliography section.)

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{zzz.bib}
@article{uvw,
  author = "Anne Author",
  title  = "Thoughts",
  journal= "Circularity Today",
  year   = 4004,
  volume = 1,
  number = 2,
  pages  = "3-33",
}
\end{filecontents}

\usepackage[super]{natbib}
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}

\begin{document}
\dots as was to be shown.\cite{uvw}
\bibliography{zzz}
\end{document} 
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