natbib: Error with citation having multiple authors `Undefined control sequence. cite{citationkey}`











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I am trying to cite a reference using the informs2014 bibliography style, but I keep getting the Undefined control sequence error when there is more than one author in a citation. MWE:



main.tex:



documentclass{scrartcl}

usepackage{natbib}

begin{document}

cite{citationkey}

bibliographystyle{informs2014}
bibliography{references}

end{document}


references.bib:



@article{citationkey,
title={Something important},
author={Big Guy and Another Big Guy},
journal={Prestigious Journal},
volume={47},
number={7},
pages={966--978},
year={2001},
publisher={Institute}
}


Errors:



Undefined control sequence. cite{citationkey}
Undefined control sequence. ... protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}


What confuses me is that I have been using the bibliography style file for a while without encountering this issue before.










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    This could help to find the problem. Replacing cite{citationkey} by nocite{*} produces the error Undefined control sequence. ...tem[{Guy protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}. I think the problem is related to BIBand.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:20










  • When we run bibtex, edit bbl to remove protectBIBand{}, save it, and compile twice, it works. After running bibtex again, the bbl will be wrong again.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:22










  • @Sigur Yes, I also suspect it is related to BIBand{}; in fact that's how I realized it has to do with multiple authors. But I don't really understand the mechanism behind well.
    – Fang Jing
    Nov 16 at 19:23












  • I am not sure if the command BIBand{} should be defined on the style or if it is standard from natbib.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:27






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    If you define it on preamble with providecommand{BIBand}{and} it works. Of course, you have to know what the style wants to use as and separator for authors.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:30















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I am trying to cite a reference using the informs2014 bibliography style, but I keep getting the Undefined control sequence error when there is more than one author in a citation. MWE:



main.tex:



documentclass{scrartcl}

usepackage{natbib}

begin{document}

cite{citationkey}

bibliographystyle{informs2014}
bibliography{references}

end{document}


references.bib:



@article{citationkey,
title={Something important},
author={Big Guy and Another Big Guy},
journal={Prestigious Journal},
volume={47},
number={7},
pages={966--978},
year={2001},
publisher={Institute}
}


Errors:



Undefined control sequence. cite{citationkey}
Undefined control sequence. ... protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}


What confuses me is that I have been using the bibliography style file for a while without encountering this issue before.










share|improve this question


















  • 1




    This could help to find the problem. Replacing cite{citationkey} by nocite{*} produces the error Undefined control sequence. ...tem[{Guy protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}. I think the problem is related to BIBand.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:20










  • When we run bibtex, edit bbl to remove protectBIBand{}, save it, and compile twice, it works. After running bibtex again, the bbl will be wrong again.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:22










  • @Sigur Yes, I also suspect it is related to BIBand{}; in fact that's how I realized it has to do with multiple authors. But I don't really understand the mechanism behind well.
    – Fang Jing
    Nov 16 at 19:23












  • I am not sure if the command BIBand{} should be defined on the style or if it is standard from natbib.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:27






  • 1




    If you define it on preamble with providecommand{BIBand}{and} it works. Of course, you have to know what the style wants to use as and separator for authors.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:30













up vote
2
down vote

favorite









up vote
2
down vote

favorite











I am trying to cite a reference using the informs2014 bibliography style, but I keep getting the Undefined control sequence error when there is more than one author in a citation. MWE:



main.tex:



documentclass{scrartcl}

usepackage{natbib}

begin{document}

cite{citationkey}

bibliographystyle{informs2014}
bibliography{references}

end{document}


references.bib:



@article{citationkey,
title={Something important},
author={Big Guy and Another Big Guy},
journal={Prestigious Journal},
volume={47},
number={7},
pages={966--978},
year={2001},
publisher={Institute}
}


Errors:



Undefined control sequence. cite{citationkey}
Undefined control sequence. ... protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}


What confuses me is that I have been using the bibliography style file for a while without encountering this issue before.










share|improve this question













I am trying to cite a reference using the informs2014 bibliography style, but I keep getting the Undefined control sequence error when there is more than one author in a citation. MWE:



main.tex:



documentclass{scrartcl}

usepackage{natbib}

begin{document}

cite{citationkey}

bibliographystyle{informs2014}
bibliography{references}

end{document}


references.bib:



@article{citationkey,
title={Something important},
author={Big Guy and Another Big Guy},
journal={Prestigious Journal},
volume={47},
number={7},
pages={966--978},
year={2001},
publisher={Institute}
}


Errors:



Undefined control sequence. cite{citationkey}
Undefined control sequence. ... protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}


What confuses me is that I have been using the bibliography style file for a while without encountering this issue before.







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    This could help to find the problem. Replacing cite{citationkey} by nocite{*} produces the error Undefined control sequence. ...tem[{Guy protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}. I think the problem is related to BIBand.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:20










  • When we run bibtex, edit bbl to remove protectBIBand{}, save it, and compile twice, it works. After running bibtex again, the bbl will be wrong again.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:22










  • @Sigur Yes, I also suspect it is related to BIBand{}; in fact that's how I realized it has to do with multiple authors. But I don't really understand the mechanism behind well.
    – Fang Jing
    Nov 16 at 19:23












  • I am not sure if the command BIBand{} should be defined on the style or if it is standard from natbib.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:27






  • 1




    If you define it on preamble with providecommand{BIBand}{and} it works. Of course, you have to know what the style wants to use as and separator for authors.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:30














  • 1




    This could help to find the problem. Replacing cite{citationkey} by nocite{*} produces the error Undefined control sequence. ...tem[{Guy protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}. I think the problem is related to BIBand.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:20










  • When we run bibtex, edit bbl to remove protectBIBand{}, save it, and compile twice, it works. After running bibtex again, the bbl will be wrong again.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:22










  • @Sigur Yes, I also suspect it is related to BIBand{}; in fact that's how I realized it has to do with multiple authors. But I don't really understand the mechanism behind well.
    – Fang Jing
    Nov 16 at 19:23












  • I am not sure if the command BIBand{} should be defined on the style or if it is standard from natbib.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:27






  • 1




    If you define it on preamble with providecommand{BIBand}{and} it works. Of course, you have to know what the style wants to use as and separator for authors.
    – Sigur
    Nov 16 at 19:30








1




1




This could help to find the problem. Replacing cite{citationkey} by nocite{*} produces the error Undefined control sequence. ...tem[{Guy protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}. I think the problem is related to BIBand.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:20




This could help to find the problem. Replacing cite{citationkey} by nocite{*} produces the error Undefined control sequence. ...tem[{Guy protectBIBand{} Guy(2001)}]{citationkey}. I think the problem is related to BIBand.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:20












When we run bibtex, edit bbl to remove protectBIBand{}, save it, and compile twice, it works. After running bibtex again, the bbl will be wrong again.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:22




When we run bibtex, edit bbl to remove protectBIBand{}, save it, and compile twice, it works. After running bibtex again, the bbl will be wrong again.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:22












@Sigur Yes, I also suspect it is related to BIBand{}; in fact that's how I realized it has to do with multiple authors. But I don't really understand the mechanism behind well.
– Fang Jing
Nov 16 at 19:23






@Sigur Yes, I also suspect it is related to BIBand{}; in fact that's how I realized it has to do with multiple authors. But I don't really understand the mechanism behind well.
– Fang Jing
Nov 16 at 19:23














I am not sure if the command BIBand{} should be defined on the style or if it is standard from natbib.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:27




I am not sure if the command BIBand{} should be defined on the style or if it is standard from natbib.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:27




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1




If you define it on preamble with providecommand{BIBand}{and} it works. Of course, you have to know what the style wants to use as and separator for authors.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:30




If you define it on preamble with providecommand{BIBand}{and} it works. Of course, you have to know what the style wants to use as and separator for authors.
– Sigur
Nov 16 at 19:30










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As the error says, the problem is in the undefined command BIBand to be used for multiple authors citation.



In the informs2014.bst file from here we can find




FUNCTION {bbl.and}
{ "protectBIBand{}"}



and so the command BIBand is in use. So it should be defined somewhere.



In the Management-Science-template.tex file (also from here) we can find




% Natbib setup for author-year style
usepackage{natbib}
bibpunct[, ]{(}{)}{,}{a}{}{,}%
defbibfont{small}%
defbibsep{smallskipamount}%
defbibhang{24pt}%
defnewblock{ }%
defBIBand{and}%?



So, if you are not going to use their template, you have to copy the commands above to your preamble and everything should work and formated as expected.






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    As the error says, the problem is in the undefined command BIBand to be used for multiple authors citation.



    In the informs2014.bst file from here we can find




    FUNCTION {bbl.and}
    { "protectBIBand{}"}



    and so the command BIBand is in use. So it should be defined somewhere.



    In the Management-Science-template.tex file (also from here) we can find




    % Natbib setup for author-year style
    usepackage{natbib}
    bibpunct[, ]{(}{)}{,}{a}{}{,}%
    defbibfont{small}%
    defbibsep{smallskipamount}%
    defbibhang{24pt}%
    defnewblock{ }%
    defBIBand{and}%?



    So, if you are not going to use their template, you have to copy the commands above to your preamble and everything should work and formated as expected.






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      up vote
      2
      down vote



      accepted










      As the error says, the problem is in the undefined command BIBand to be used for multiple authors citation.



      In the informs2014.bst file from here we can find




      FUNCTION {bbl.and}
      { "protectBIBand{}"}



      and so the command BIBand is in use. So it should be defined somewhere.



      In the Management-Science-template.tex file (also from here) we can find




      % Natbib setup for author-year style
      usepackage{natbib}
      bibpunct[, ]{(}{)}{,}{a}{}{,}%
      defbibfont{small}%
      defbibsep{smallskipamount}%
      defbibhang{24pt}%
      defnewblock{ }%
      defBIBand{and}%?



      So, if you are not going to use their template, you have to copy the commands above to your preamble and everything should work and formated as expected.






      share|improve this answer























        up vote
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        up vote
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        As the error says, the problem is in the undefined command BIBand to be used for multiple authors citation.



        In the informs2014.bst file from here we can find




        FUNCTION {bbl.and}
        { "protectBIBand{}"}



        and so the command BIBand is in use. So it should be defined somewhere.



        In the Management-Science-template.tex file (also from here) we can find




        % Natbib setup for author-year style
        usepackage{natbib}
        bibpunct[, ]{(}{)}{,}{a}{}{,}%
        defbibfont{small}%
        defbibsep{smallskipamount}%
        defbibhang{24pt}%
        defnewblock{ }%
        defBIBand{and}%?



        So, if you are not going to use their template, you have to copy the commands above to your preamble and everything should work and formated as expected.






        share|improve this answer












        As the error says, the problem is in the undefined command BIBand to be used for multiple authors citation.



        In the informs2014.bst file from here we can find




        FUNCTION {bbl.and}
        { "protectBIBand{}"}



        and so the command BIBand is in use. So it should be defined somewhere.



        In the Management-Science-template.tex file (also from here) we can find




        % Natbib setup for author-year style
        usepackage{natbib}
        bibpunct[, ]{(}{)}{,}{a}{}{,}%
        defbibfont{small}%
        defbibsep{smallskipamount}%
        defbibhang{24pt}%
        defnewblock{ }%
        defBIBand{and}%?



        So, if you are not going to use their template, you have to copy the commands above to your preamble and everything should work and formated as expected.







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