MHRA CSLs not rendering shortened footnotes properly (Zotero 7).

jbedford2001uk
Previously MHRA CSLs rendered shortened footnotes correctly as "Author 'Shortened title'." but since moving to Zotero 7 the shortened footnotes appear only as "Author.". This is the wrong format as per MHRA style guides.
  • adamsmith
    The MHRA rules actually changed between 3rd and 4th edition: in the 3rd edition, MHRA wrote:
    "The abbreviated reference will normally be the author’s name followed by the volume (if applicable) and page reference:
    McArthur, p. 62."

    That's what CSL implements, adding the short title when multiple works by the same author are cited; so the behavior is correct for the 3rd edition MHRA style.

    In MHRA 4th edition that changed:
    " The abbreviated reference will normally be the author’s name followed by the
    title (abbreviated where appropriate, for example by dropping any subtitle),
    volume number (if applicable), and page reference:
    Kokobobo and McFadden, ‘The Queer Nihilist’, p. 125."

    We didn't catch that change when updating to the 4th edition; we'll fix that.
  • damnation
    New style now available.
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