diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pandoc-citeproc (0.7.0.1)
+
+  * In YAML use pandoc markdown syntax for super, subscript (#128).
+    Added test case for rich text formatting.
+  * Change default for first-reference-note-number to 0 on reading (#128).
+
 pandoc-citeproc (0.7)
 
   * Improved YAML output:
diff --git a/pandoc-citeproc.cabal b/pandoc-citeproc.cabal
--- a/pandoc-citeproc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc-citeproc.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               pandoc-citeproc
-version:            0.7
+version:            0.7.0.1
 cabal-version:      >= 1.12
 synopsis:           Supports using pandoc with citeproc
 
diff --git a/src/Text/CSL/Reference.hs b/src/Text/CSL/Reference.hs
--- a/src/Text/CSL/Reference.hs
+++ b/src/Text/CSL/Reference.hs
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
        v .:? "categories" .!= [] <*>
        v .:? "language" .!= "" <*>
        v .:? "citation-number" .!= CNum 0 <*>
-       ((v .: "first-reference-note-number" >>= parseInt) <|> return 1) <*>
+       ((v .: "first-reference-note-number" >>= parseInt) <|> return 0) <*>
        v .:? "citation-label" .!= "")
     where takeFirstNum (Formatted (Str xs : _)) =
             case takeWhile isDigit xs of
diff --git a/src/Text/CSL/Style.hs b/src/Text/CSL/Style.hs
--- a/src/Text/CSL/Style.hs
+++ b/src/Text/CSL/Style.hs
@@ -176,21 +176,12 @@
 adjustCSL _ (Span ("",[],[]) xs) = xs
 adjustCSL _ (Span ("",["citeproc-no-output"],[]) _) =
   [Str "[CSL STYLE ERROR: reference with no printed form.]"]
-adjustCSL False (SmallCaps xs) =
-  RawInline (Format "html") "<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">" : xs
-    ++ [RawInline (Format "html") "</span>"]
 adjustCSL True (SmallCaps xs) =
   RawInline (Format "html") "<sc>" : xs
     ++ [RawInline (Format "html") "</sc>"]
-adjustCSL False (Subscript xs) =
-  RawInline (Format "html") "<span style=\"vertical-align:sub;\">" : xs
-    ++ [RawInline (Format "html") "</span>"]
 adjustCSL True (Subscript xs) =
   RawInline (Format "html") "<sub>" : xs
     ++ [RawInline (Format "html") "</sub>"]
-adjustCSL False (Superscript xs) =
-  RawInline (Format "html") "<span style=\"vertical-align:sup;\">" : xs
-    ++ [RawInline (Format "html") "</span>"]
 adjustCSL True (Superscript xs) =
   RawInline (Format "html") "<sup>" : xs
     ++ [RawInline (Format "html") "</sup>"]