Citation with only a number between bracket

Question

I cannot figure out how to make my citations appear with a simple number between brackets, like [1].
I obtain: "author et al. [year]"
I use the documentclass book with natbib-package.

Edit1:
I tried citet{key} instead of cite{}, it has no effect.

Mico · Accepted Answer

You haven't specified which bibliography style you use. Assuming it's a style that can generate both numeric-style and authoryear-style citation call-outs -- some bibliography styles can generate only the latter type... -- you should load the natbib package with the option numbers. Alternatively, issue the instruction

setcitestyle{numbers}

after loading the natbib package.

setcitestyle{numbers}

after loading the natbib package.

Ayush Pandey · Answer

Try using
usepackage[square,numbers]{natbib}

or
Look at the link:
https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/bibliography_management_with_natbib
It is explained very clearly over there!!

Citation with only a number between bracket

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