Bluebook style--period at end of citation / string cites and parentheticals

jenniferhendricks

I'm using Zotero's Bluebook style, and I want to be able to use "Refresh" in my Word document as I fix and update the citations in Zotero. My problem is that the period at the end of the citation is considered part of the citation, so if I insert a parenthetical before the period, or if I replace the period with a semicolon so I can add another citation, Zotero perceives that as modifying the citation. The next time I "Refresh," I have to choose between the updates to the actual citation and my parenthetical or semicolon.

Do I just have to leave the excess periods in until I'm finished?

adamsmith

Yes. The standard option is to use the suffix field for parentheticals associated with a citations as well as additions after semicolons. That would allow you to Refresh.

jenniferhendricks

Thank you so much! I'm just starting out with this and haven't even discovered the dialogue box with the suffix box yet.