diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/pw-thesis-template.tex b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/pw-thesis-template.tex
index 4c827eb..6c26e66 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/pw-thesis-template.tex
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/pw-thesis-template.tex
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 % ----------------------   PREAMBLE PART ------------------------------
 
+\newcommand{\citep}{\cite}
+\newcommand{\citet}{\cite}
 \newcommand\bycite[1]{by~\citet{#1}}
 
 \input{config}