natbib compatible splncs04.bst (Springer LNCS) BibTeX Style File built using a docstrip with the conventional merlin.mbs master file.

This repository includes both a docstrip batch job (splncs04nat.dbj) and a BibTeX style file (splncs04nat.bst) that is built directly from it. The resulting splncs04nat.bst emulates the splncs04.bst from Springer; however, splncs04nat.bst is natbib compatible.

The docstrip batch job splncs04nat.dbj was generated interactively using makebst with:

latex makebst

where the standard master file merlin.mbs was used. After selection options compatible with splncs04.bst, the docstrip batch job splncs04nat.dbj was built. Then:

latex splncs04nat.dbj

was used to trigger docstrip to filter merlin.mbs appropriately to generate the desired splncs04nat.bst.

Use these lines in the preamble:

\usepackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib}
\bibliographystyle{splncs04nat}

and use this line before the \end{document}:

\bibliography{yourbib}

where yourbib should be replaced with your BibTeX bibliography database. Then, within the document, natbib macros can be used, as in:

\cite{PP14}
\citep{GH04}
\citet{SK86}

The latter macros, \citet, will not properly include the author names if the standard splncs04.bst is used.