diff --git a/src/parser/citation.rs b/src/parser/citation.rs
index 80203c8..db3b237 100644
--- a/src/parser/citation.rs
+++ b/src/parser/citation.rs
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ use crate::parser::Object;
 
 #[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
 pub fn citation<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Citation<'s>> {
+    // TODO: Despite being a standard object, citations cannot exist inside the global prefix/suffix for other citations because citations must contain something that matches @key which is forbidden inside the global prefix/suffix. This TODO is to evaluate if its worth putting in an explicit check for this (which can be easily accomplished by checking the output of `get_bracket_depth()`). I suspect its not worth it because I expect, outside of intentionally crafted inputs, this parser will exit immediately inside a citation since it is unlikely to find the "[cite" substring inside a citation global prefix/suffix.
     let (remaining, _) = tag_no_case("[cite")(input)?;
     let (remaining, _) = opt(citestyle)(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, _) = tag(":")(remaining)?;
-    let (remaining, _prefix) = parser_with_context!(global_prefix)(context)(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _prefix) = opt(parser_with_context!(global_prefix)(context))(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, _references) =
         many0(parser_with_context!(citation_reference)(context))(remaining)?;
-    let (remaining, _suffix) = parser_with_context!(global_suffix)(context)(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _suffix) = opt(parser_with_context!(global_suffix)(context))(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, _) = tag("]")(remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((remaining, Citation { source }))
diff --git a/src/parser/citation_reference.rs b/src/parser/citation_reference.rs
index 15a9c02..18eba3b 100644
--- a/src/parser/citation_reference.rs
+++ b/src/parser/citation_reference.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
 use nom::character::complete::anychar;
 use nom::combinator::not;
+use nom::combinator::opt;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
 use nom::multi::many1;
@@ -29,9 +30,9 @@ pub fn citation_reference<'r, 's>(
     context: Context<'r, 's>,
     input: &'s str,
 ) -> Res<&'s str, CitationReference<'s>> {
-    let (remaining, _prefix) = parser_with_context!(key_prefix)(context)(input)?;
+    let (remaining, _prefix) = opt(parser_with_context!(key_prefix)(context))(input)?;
     let (remaining, _key) = parser_with_context!(citation_reference_key)(context)(remaining)?;
-    let (remaining, _suffix) = parser_with_context!(key_suffix)(context)(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _suffix) = opt(parser_with_context!(key_suffix)(context))(remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
 
     Ok((remaining, CitationReference { source }))
diff --git a/src/parser/object_parser.rs b/src/parser/object_parser.rs
index 8ee65d3..2eeebaf 100644
--- a/src/parser/object_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/object_parser.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use super::regular_link::regular_link;
 use super::Context;
 use crate::error::Res;
 use crate::parser::angle_link::angle_link;
+use crate::parser::citation::citation;
 use crate::parser::entity::entity;
 use crate::parser::export_snippet::export_snippet;
 use crate::parser::footnote_reference::footnote_reference;
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ pub fn standard_set_object<'r, 's>(
     not(|i| context.check_exit_matcher(i))(input)?;
 
     alt((
+        map(
+            parser_with_context!(citation)(context),
+            Object::Citation,
+        ),
         map(
             parser_with_context!(footnote_reference)(context),
             Object::FootnoteReference,