diff --git a/content/glossary/_create_glossaries.py b/content/glossary/_create_glossaries.py
index 3bd7c7bce80..e8366d81c16 100755
--- a/content/glossary/_create_glossaries.py
+++ b/content/glossary/_create_glossaries.py
@@ -47,32 +47,45 @@ def process_references(references_text, apa_lookup, missing_refs_log=None):
     if not references_text:
         return []
 
-    citation_pattern = r'\\?\[@([^\\]+)\\?\]'
-    matches = re.findall(citation_pattern, references_text)
-
     formatted_refs = []
-    for match in matches:
-        # Clean the key: remove markdown formatting, trailing punctuation, etc.
-        key = match.strip()
-        original_key = key  # Keep for logging
-
-        # Remove markdown formatting
-        key = re.sub(r'^\*+|\*+$', '', key)  # Remove leading/trailing asterisks
-        key = re.sub(r'^_+|_+$', '', key)    # Remove leading/trailing underscores
-
-        # Remove trailing punctuation
-        key = re.sub(r'[,;:]+$', '', key)
-
-        # Remove trailing digits that look like typos (e.g., "Pownall20210" -> "Pownall2021")
-        key = re.sub(r'(\d{4})0+$', r'\1', key)
-
-        if key in apa_lookup:
-            formatted_refs.append(apa_lookup[key])
-        else:
-            # Log missing reference but don't include in output
+    
+    # Match [@key] format (Pandoc citations)
+    # Pattern handles: \[@key\], [@key], \[@key], [@key\]
+    # The Google Sheets may have escaped brackets (\[@key\]) from Markdown,
+    # so we match both escaped and unescaped versions
+    citation_pattern = r'\\?\[@([^\]\\]+)\\?\]'
+    matches = re.findall(citation_pattern, references_text)
+    
+    if matches:
+        # Process [@key] format citations
+        for match in matches:
+            # Clean the key: remove markdown formatting, trailing punctuation, etc.
+            key = match.strip()
+            original_key = key  # Keep for logging
+
+            # Remove markdown formatting
+            key = re.sub(r'^\*+|\*+$', '', key)  # Remove leading/trailing asterisks
+            key = re.sub(r'^_+|_+$', '', key)    # Remove leading/trailing underscores
+
+            # Remove trailing punctuation
+            key = re.sub(r'[,;:]+$', '', key)
+
+            # Remove trailing digits that look like typos (e.g., "Pownall20210" -> "Pownall2021")
+            key = re.sub(r'(\d{4})0+$', r'\1', key)
+
+            if key in apa_lookup:
+                formatted_refs.append(apa_lookup[key])
+            else:
+                # Log missing reference but don't include in output
+                if missing_refs_log is not None:
+                    missing_refs_log.add(original_key)
+                print(f"Warning: Missing reference key '{original_key}' (cleaned: '{key}') - skipping")
+    else:
+        # No citation keys found - log a warning
+        if references_text.strip():
+            print(f"Warning: No citation keys found in: '{references_text[:50]}...'")
             if missing_refs_log is not None:
-                missing_refs_log.add(original_key)
-            print(f"Warning: Missing reference key '{original_key}' (cleaned: '{key}') - skipping")
+                missing_refs_log.add(f"[NO KEYS]: {references_text[:50]}")
     
     return list(dict.fromkeys(formatted_refs))
 
diff --git a/layouts/glossary/single.html b/layouts/glossary/single.html
index 370998ebd78..3e1ccbc9c2f 100644
--- a/layouts/glossary/single.html
+++ b/layouts/glossary/single.html
@@ -192,9 +192,21 @@
             {{ end }}
 
             {{ if .Params.references }}
-            {{ $references := delimit .Params.references ", " | len }}
-            {{ if ne $references 0 }}
-            <p class="mb-1 pr-2"><b>{{ if gt (len .Params.references) 1 }}{{ index (index $dictionary $lang) "references" }}{{ else }}{{ index (index $dictionary $lang) "reference" }}{{ end }}: </b>{{ delimit .Params.references ", " ", & " | markdownify }}</p>
+            {{ $refs := .Params.references }}
+            {{ $refsIsString := eq (printf "%T" $refs) "string" }}
+            {{ if $refsIsString }}
+              {{ if ne $refs "" }}
+              <p class="mb-1 pr-2"><b>{{ index (index $dictionary $lang) "references" }}: </b>{{ $refs | markdownify }}</p>
+              {{ end }}
+            {{ else }}
+              {{ if gt (len $refs) 0 }}
+              {{ $firstRef := index $refs 0 }}
+              {{ if $firstRef }}
+              {{ $refLabel := index (index $dictionary $lang) "reference" }}
+              {{ if gt (len $refs) 1 }}{{ $refLabel = index (index $dictionary $lang) "references" }}{{ end }}
+              <p class="mb-1 pr-2"><b>{{ $refLabel }}: </b>{{ range $index, $ref := $refs }}{{ if $index }}, {{ end }}{{ $ref }}{{ end }}</p>
+              {{ end }}
+              {{ end }}
             {{ end }}
             {{ end }}