diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/llncs-template.tex b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/llncs-template.tex
index e972f34..3dcd9d4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/llncs-template.tex
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.paper_repo_name}}/_latex-templates/llncs-template.tex
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 % to display URLs in blue roman font according to Springer's eBook style:
 % \renewcommand\UrlFont{\color{blue}\rmfamily}
 
+\newcommand{\citep}{\cite}
+\newcommand{\citet}{\cite}
 \newcommand\bycite[1]{in~\citet{#1}}
 
 \input{config}