diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52331d5..9899c99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,20 +30,40 @@ or `Harvey22reflectionsacademiclife` (for Harvey, D. (2022). Reflections on an a
 ## Configuration
 
 No configuration except for the above setup is required for the formatting to work,
-but you can set a couple additional ones to customize the bevhavior to your liking:
-
-### Title length
-
-Currently, you can change the length that the `TitleShort` in `Name2008TitleShort` will be cut down to by setting
-the maximum length in words `title-words=4` or in characters `title-chars=20` under the `[plugins.bbt-formatter]` section in your papis configuration file (usually located at `~/.config/papis/config`).
-
-To set a maximum word length, do:
+but you can set a couple additional ones to customize the behavior to your liking.
+Listed below are all options with their defaults:
 
 ```cfg
 [settings]
 formater = bbt
 ref-format = bbt
 
+[plugins.bbt-formatter]
+fallback = python
+full-year = False
+title-words = 4
+title-chars = -1
+```
+
+### Full year
+
+You can specifiy whether the reference should contain the full 4-digit year representation (i.e. `1997`, `2018`) or just a shortened 2-digit version (`97`, `18`):
+
+```cfg
+[plugins.bbt-formatter]
+full-year = True
+```
+
+This will insert the full 4-digit publication year instead of the (default) shortened version.
+
+### Title length
+
+You can change the length that the `TitleShort` in `Name2008TitleShort` will be cut down to by setting
+the maximum length in words `title-words=4` or in characters `title-chars=20` under the `[plugins.bbt-formatter]` section in your papis configuration file (usually located at `~/.config/papis/config`).
+
+To set a maximum word length, do:
+
+```cfg
 [plugins.bbt-formatter]
 title-words = 4
 ```
@@ -93,8 +113,8 @@ Can be any of the installed papis formatters, including custom ones
 
 ---
 
-For now this plugin is a rather simple adaption from [this](https://github.com/hrdl-github/papis/commit/b9b9c6eaa3de159e1b210174ef49e90a89271eb8) commit,
-turned into an installable papis plugin and extended slightly.
+This plugin is a fairly simple adaption from [this](https://github.com/hrdl-github/papis/commit/b9b9c6eaa3de159e1b210174ef49e90a89271eb8) commit,
+turned into an installable papis plugin and extended a bit.
 
 If you spot a bug or have an idea feel free to open an issue.\
 I might be slow to respond but will consider them all!
diff --git a/papis_bbt_formatter/__init__.py b/papis_bbt_formatter/__init__.py
index 31adf9c..2db3fd8 100644
--- a/papis_bbt_formatter/__init__.py
+++ b/papis_bbt_formatter/__init__.py
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ class BBTFormatter(papis.format.Formater):
                 if "author" in doc
                 else "UNKNOWN"
             )
-            title_unfmt = doc["title"] if "title" in doc else "NO TITLE"
-            year_unfmt = str(doc["year"]) if "year" in doc else "0000"
             author = re.sub("[^a-z]+", "", author_unfmt.lower())
-            year = year_unfmt[-2:]
-            title = self.get_title(title_unfmt)
+            year = self.get_year(int(doc["year"]) if "year" in doc else 0000)
+            title = self.get_title(doc["title"] if "title" in doc else "NO TITLE")
             return f"{author}{year}{title}"
         else:
             # TODO find less hacky way of calling another formatter?
@@ -54,7 +52,20 @@ class BBTFormatter(papis.format.Formater):
             papis.format._FORMATER = None
             return formatter
 
+    def get_year(self, year: int) -> str:
+        """Returns year string according to set year display options.
+
+        Returns either the full 4-digit year or a shortened 2-digit 
+        version depending on the plugin year options. """
+        if papis.config.getboolean("full-year", "plugins.bbt-formatter"):
+            return str(year)
+        return str(year)[-2:]
+
     def get_title(self, title: str) -> str:
+        """Returns cleaned and shortened title.
+
+        Removes skip-words, cleans any punctuation and spaces and trims
+        the title length to that set in plugin length options."""
         title = re.sub("[^0-9a-z ]+", "", title.lower())
         title_words = list(
             map(