Alphabetical order in general, not by auhtor only (CSL)

aclibrary · 2024-10-29T10:32:52+00:00

Hello everybody.

In my place of work we create bibliographies that sometimes do not include authors. Meaning, sometimes the beginning of the citation is the title of the document.

I've been trying to find a way to get the sources alphabetically listed under that condition, but I could not find it.
Example with made up books:

Smith, N. (2000). How to use Zotero. Publisher.

How to use Zotero. (2000). Publisher.

Is there a way to get the second reference on the first place (meaning, its alphabetical place)? I've modified the APA code to my preferences, but the sorting I just can't get it right. I beleive Zotero works with whole macros, so first it writes every reference with author and THEN every other reference lacking one.

Any help is welcome!

damnation · 2024-10-29T10:47:43+00:00

APA will already do this for you in the bibliography:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u452233/lal1ez49hvuwtvxjkdgm.png

aclibrary · 2024-10-29T10:50:58+00:00

Oh, I must have deleted something from the original code that is messing up with it then! I will have to compare both codes and see where's the mistake. Thanks a lot @damnation

damnation · 2024-10-29T10:56:59+00:00

Just make sure the "author-sort" macro is in the first place in the bibliography's sort section starting in line 1896:

    <sort>
      <key macro="author-sort"/>
      <key macro="date-sort-group" sort="ascending"/>
      <key macro="date-sort" sort="ascending"/>
      <key variable="status"/>
      <key macro="title"/>
    </sort>