latex-example.tex

\documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article}

% Remove ``[warnundef]'' to get rid of undefined abbreviation warnings:
\usepackage[warnundef]{jabbrv}

% Old-school compressed citations:
%\usepackage{cite}
% New way for compressed citations (hyperref compatible):
\usepackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib}

% Defining a custom abbreviation:
\DefineJournalAbbreviation{Test}{Tes} % <-- Note that there is no period!

% Define custom commands used in the BibTeX file:
\newcommand{\tjri}{Test Journal of Reference Information}

\begin{document}

Test \cite{ref:TestNoPeriod,ref:Test,ref:TestJabbrv,ref:TestPeriod,ref:TestPeriodTwoWords,ref:TestPeriodRefInf,ref:TestPeriodInf,
ref:TestMyAbbrvOneWord,ref:TestMyAbbrvTwoWords,ref:TestPeriodInfPeriod,ref:CmdTest,ref:AbbrvTest,ref:SymbolTest}.
\JournalTitle{Briefings in Functional Genomics}.

\bibliographystyle{jabbrv_unsrt} % <-- Note that a custom jabbrv-compatible style is used!
%\bibliographystyle{jabbrv_vancouver} % Needs the option noperiod
\bibliography{example}

\end{document}