Upgrade StorageHow to remove initials in in-text references in Apa 7th
Im having a hard time getting my references right in my master thesis. I have a bunch of references from Arnold B. Bakker in various collaborations and years. The first problem is the initials that suddenly appeared in-text, which is not coherent. Sometimes Zotero makes it to (A. B. Bakker, ...) and other times (A. Bakker, ...) (nr 4 below). I have made sure the name is spelled the same way in every entry in Zotero.
1. Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2007). // (A. B. Bakker & Demerouti, 2007)
2. Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Euwema, M. C. (2005). // (A. B. Bakker et al., 2005)
3. Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Sanz-Vergel, A. I. (2014). // (A. B. Bakker et al., 2014)
4. Bakker, A., Demerouti, E., de Boer, E., & Schaufeli, W. (2003). // (A. Bakker et al., 2003)
Secondly, I have understood that initials are the correct way to distinguish between lead authors, but does this apply when it is the same author? I only have Arnold B. Bakker, no Arnolda Bakker or similar.
When I select all references with Bakker and go to Preferences > Edit Styles, the preview appear to be correct...:
1. (Bakker & Demerouti, 2007)
2. (Bakker et al., 2005)
3. (Bakker et al., 2014)
4. (Bakker et al., 2003)
..., but this does not happen in my actual document. Rather, Zotero uses initials in-text.
Headache!! I need these initials to go away because my supervisor doesn't approve and neither will my external sensor (which I have no possibility to explain how this is *actually correct*...).
Please help!
1. Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2007). // (A. B. Bakker & Demerouti, 2007)
2. Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Euwema, M. C. (2005). // (A. B. Bakker et al., 2005)
3. Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Sanz-Vergel, A. I. (2014). // (A. B. Bakker et al., 2014)
4. Bakker, A., Demerouti, E., de Boer, E., & Schaufeli, W. (2003). // (A. Bakker et al., 2003)
Secondly, I have understood that initials are the correct way to distinguish between lead authors, but does this apply when it is the same author? I only have Arnold B. Bakker, no Arnolda Bakker or similar.
When I select all references with Bakker and go to Preferences > Edit Styles, the preview appear to be correct...:
1. (Bakker & Demerouti, 2007)
2. (Bakker et al., 2005)
3. (Bakker et al., 2014)
4. (Bakker et al., 2003)
..., but this does not happen in my actual document. Rather, Zotero uses initials in-text.
Headache!! I need these initials to go away because my supervisor doesn't approve and neither will my external sensor (which I have no possibility to explain how this is *actually correct*...).
Please help!
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adamsmithGoing by the bibliography entry, 4. clearly isn't the same spelling (it's just A, not A. B.) -- the document may rely on metadata separated from the Zotero entry -- try re-inserting the citation.