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Multiple references in \textcite{} produce incorrect citation

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#6,042 opened on Jan 10, 2020

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Description

If I

cite \textcite{a,b,c} and

then translate LaTeX to plain or docx format things do no appear correct. The translation reads,

cite a (YYYY; b YYYY; c YYYY) and

But I think it should be

cite a (YYYY), b (YYYY), and c (YYYY) and

Command:

pandoc -f latex -i ${fn}.tex -t DOCX -o ${fn}.docx --bibliography ./${fn}.bib

And version 2.9.1.1

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Knowledge of LaTeX citation syntaxFamiliarity with pandoc command line
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Research direction
The bug occurs when multiple keys are used in \textcite. Investigate the pandoc source, likely in the LaTeX writer module (src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs) and the citation processing pipeline. Look at how single \textcite is handled and extend the logic to produce correct parenthetical references for multiple citations. Check existing test files for citation output to ensure consistency.