diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-access-template.tex b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-access-template.tex
index df4d2f6..ed6ce99 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-access-template.tex
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/ieee-access-template.tex
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     T\kern-.1667em\lower.7ex\hbox{E}\kern-.125emX}}
 
 \newcommand\bycite[1]{by~\cite{#1}}
+\newcommand\citep[1]{\cite{#1}}
 
 \input{config}
 \input{extras}