Adding Citations and Bibliographies#

To include citations in your course website, begin by creating a BibTeX file to store your references. Then, check the _config.yml file to ensure that the file is linked correctly. Once set up, you can easily add citations and generate a bibliography to enhance your course content.

Create a Bibliography#

Create a new file in your repository and save it with the .bib extension to create a BibTeX file.

Image of how to name the bibtex file

Then, add your references to the file and click on “Commit changes”.

Image of the newly created bibtex file with one example reference.

Check the Config File#

Open the _config.yml file and ensure that the linked BibTeX file is correct. By default, its name is “references.bib”.

Image of the config.yml file, in which the BibTeX file is included as described.

Note

If the file is located in a different folder, make sure to include the correct path.

Add a Citation#

Now, you can include your citations into your text with help of the {cite} role. Here is an example:

{cite}`munafo2017manifesto`

Result: [Munafò et al., 2017]

Add a Bibliography#

To add a bibliography, you need to use the {bibliography} directive at the end of your page:

```{bibliography}
```

At the end of this page, you will see an example bibliography.

Next Section:#

In the next section, you will learn how to adapt the Table of Content file in order to structure your online course.

References

MunafoNB+17

Marcus R Munafò, Brian A Nosek, Dorothy VM Bishop, Katherine S Button, Christopher D Chambers, Nathalie Percie du Sert, Uri Simonsohn, Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Jennifer J Ware, and John PA Ioannidis. A manifesto for reproducible science. Nature human behaviour, 1(1):0021, 2017.