v4.0.2 BibTeX Syntax Fix

Resolved critical BibTeX parsing errors in projection-abroad bibliography

Author

Affiliation

E. Rosalie Li

Information Epidemiology Lab

Issue

The projection-abroad chapter was failing to build due to BibTeX syntax errors in function/projection-abroad.bib. Quarto could not parse the bibliography file, causing citation processing to fail.

Errors Identified

Error 1: Line 778 - Stray Comma

# BEFORE (incorrect)
},
,@MISC{EUROPEAN_UNION2022,

# AFTER (corrected)
},

@MISC{EUROPEAN_UNION2022,

A stray comma appeared before the entry type declaration, violating BibTeX syntax rules.

Error 2: Line 803 - Missing Comma

# BEFORE (incorrect)
howpublished = "\url{https://example.com}"
note = "Accessed: 2022-01-15"

# AFTER (corrected)
howpublished = "\url{https://example.com}",
note = "Accessed: 2022-01-15"

Missing comma after the howpublished field prevented proper field separation.

Fix Applied

Both syntax errors were corrected in function/projection-abroad.bib:

1. Removed the leading comma before @MISC{EUROPEAN_UNION2022,
2. Added missing comma after howpublished field in entry at line 803

Impact

• ✅ BibTeX file now parses correctly
• ✅ All citations in projection-abroad chapter resolve
• ✅ No more bibliography parsing errors during build
• ✅ Site builds successfully

Verification

quarto render function/projection-abroad-chapter.qmd
# Output: Successful render with all citations processed

These fixes were essential for the citations system to function properly.

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