Alphabetical Sorting
Hi,
I'm new to Zotero.
I looked through all the tutorials, searched the forums but wasn't able to find a solution to my problem.
I've added all my citations to my library. I'm now adding them one by one in Word as I'm writing my article and then I create a bibliography at the bottom of my .doc. I thought that my bibliography would automatically be sorted by alphabetical order (by author's name).
But the citations are added in the order they appear in my article.
I'm using Vancouver style.
Is there something I'm missing?
Thanks in advance,
I'm new to Zotero.
I looked through all the tutorials, searched the forums but wasn't able to find a solution to my problem.
I've added all my citations to my library. I'm now adding them one by one in Word as I'm writing my article and then I create a bibliography at the bottom of my .doc. I thought that my bibliography would automatically be sorted by alphabetical order (by author's name).
But the citations are added in the order they appear in my article.
I'm using Vancouver style.
Is there something I'm missing?
Thanks in advance,
Then I think there's a problem with the editorial rules I must respect. They're asking for a Vancouver style for the citations, but with bibliography numbered in alphabetical order...
Is there any matching style ? Or should I use another app for creating my bibliography ?
That would be great if you could create that style (vancouver citation with bibliography listed in alphabetical order by first author's name)! Thank you!
http://gist.github.com/277460
download using the "Raw" link on the top right.
Install by dragging the downloaded file to an open Firefox window.
I have not checked the instructions - this is just vancouver with alphabetical numbering, if you find any further issues, please report back here - if there is more, please consult this and post a complete list:
http://www.zotero.org/support/requesting_styles
if everything is OK, I will committ the style to the repository
Thanks again!
re-install from the same link as above - Zotero will ask you if you want to update the style, click OK to that.
BOB
installation instructions and disclaimers as above.
Name of the style will be American Medical Association (Alphabetical Bibliography)
Just curious, but is there a way for Zotero to take a "Journal Title" that is in First Letter Caps Like This Is and convert it to Sentence case? Or is this just something I should fix in the record field?
Fantastic app. You don't know how much time I could have saved all these years had I gone this route.
We generally recommend storing titles in sentence case, because Zotero does conversion from sentence to title case better than vice versa.
I am also trying to get the AMA - Alphabetic Bibliography that you discussed above (for use in JOSPT). I clicked on the link you gave but I am not sure how to get this new formatting to work in my document. Can you help? How soon will it be available on the regular listing of styles?
download the style using save as... on the "Raw" link on the top right.
Install the downloaded ama-alphabetical.csl by dragging to any open Firefox window.
Then select the new style in your document.
I have tried this several times and it is just not working for me. I seem to have downloaded it but I don´t find the AMA-alphabetic style listed as an option anywhere - not in the Zotero master list nor in my document when I look in the Zotero toggle to change the bibliography style. ?
I don´t see a "save as" option, but I click on the "raw" to the right.
I open a new Mozilla firefox window and drag the "ama-alpha.csl" to that window.
When I try to do this a second time, I am told that it is already installed.
I go to the Zotero Citation Style list and it is not listed (I am not sure if it would be)
I go to my document that already contains a Zotero bibliography in normal AMA style.
I try to change the bibliography style and a page pops up that displays the standard style options. ama-alpha is not one of the options.
I live in Abu Dhabi and it is past midnight here now so I am going to bed. I will check again tomorrow to see your comments. Thanks for trying to help - I hope we can work it out! C
You'll download the file to your harddisk. From there, drag it to FF.
Zotero (via a FF pop-up) will ask whether you want to install the style. Click OK. I don't know what you mean here - what is telling you what exactly? This does not sound like a Zotero related message (Zotero would ask whether you want to update the style when you install it the second time.)
The style will appear as "American Medical Association (Alphabetical Bibliography)" In Zotero - make sure you're not just overlooking it. It should show up in Word right away, but if you don't see it, first check the styles in the Zotero preferences.
Thanks so much - this makes my life (at least paper-writing-wise) a lot easier!
C
try that and see if it works for you - that's what the publisher of AJSM says to use.
I'm trying to format my references for the journal: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. The format for references is that which has been adopted by the United States National Library of Medicine [Patrias K. National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. Bethesda (MD): The Library; 1991. Available from: NTIS, Springfield, VA; PB91-182030.]
I was currently using the National Library of Medicine citation in the styles repository; however, the journal requires it to be alphabetical. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
<sort>
<key macro="author"/>
<key macro="title"/>
</sort>