Upgrade StorageNew Release of IEEE Style Guide
I have been working with IEEE on updating their Reference Guide" (i.e., style guide) . The 2024 style guide is now available from Google docs:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j1L96U2NagwWI9MEVDNVKt9pXxRzTH7h3krI3Mb6wZE
Compared to earlier versions, the 2024 release is a major update. Some of the changes are:
- "Th." for theorem is now "Thm."
- "Sec." for section is now "Sect."
- "(n.d.)." is now used when the reference has no date
- "et.al." may no longer be used when a work has no author.
- Citation numbers may no longer contain a dash. For example, [1]-[3] must now be expanded to be [1], [2], [3]
- Foreign works and translated works are now referenced differently.
- Blogs and News Articles now have their own references.
- A number of example references have been corrected or replaced.
It is unlikely that colleges and universities will all be switching to the new version overnight. It will probably be a slow process. We will likely see some begin using the 2024 version and others still using the 2023 version for a while.
So, once a new CSL file is created for 2024, we may need to begin displaying the CSL version (year) on the download page similar to the way it is done for APA and CMOS so that users can download the desired version.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j1L96U2NagwWI9MEVDNVKt9pXxRzTH7h3krI3Mb6wZE
Compared to earlier versions, the 2024 release is a major update. Some of the changes are:
- "Th." for theorem is now "Thm."
- "Sec." for section is now "Sect."
- "(n.d.)." is now used when the reference has no date
- "et.al." may no longer be used when a work has no author.
- Citation numbers may no longer contain a dash. For example, [1]-[3] must now be expanded to be [1], [2], [3]
- Foreign works and translated works are now referenced differently.
- Blogs and News Articles now have their own references.
- A number of example references have been corrected or replaced.
It is unlikely that colleges and universities will all be switching to the new version overnight. It will probably be a slow process. We will likely see some begin using the 2024 version and others still using the 2023 version for a while.
So, once a new CSL file is created for 2024, we may need to begin displaying the CSL version (year) on the download page similar to the way it is done for APA and CMOS so that users can download the desired version.
But as far as implementing the new references, I think you may find that to be more challenging since it may require new types in Zotero to fully support IEEE--something we have discussed in the past. I realize adding more types, even if they are labeled Extra, may be undesirable. There are already quite a few types listed in Zotero. But the problem won't go away, and may only get worse if style guides add more references in the future.
One solution might be is to eliminate hardcoding the types and labels, and have the CSL file (or a separate config file) configure Zotero based on the style chosen. It may also give users a better experience since the labels could exactly match those shown in a style guide. Just something to consider for the future...