Sort Last Name (e.g., La Porta)

ssauerw

Hi,

I'm referring the the Academy of Management Journal citation style, but the problem also appears in other styles (e.g. Harvard):

For instance, the name "Rafael La Porta" includes the first name "Rafael" and the last name "La Porta." However, the above citation styles consider the "P" as relevant letter for sorting. How can I change the style so that it sorts according to the first letter of the last name, which would be "L"?

Thanks!
Steve

adamsmith

technical answer:
set the option demote-non-dropping-particle to "never" on cs:style
http://citationstyles.org/downloads/specification.html#name-particles

non-technical answer:
If you can provide an example from the journal or its style guide that La Porta should be under L we can fix this on the repository.

ssauerw

Thanks! I included one sample article in Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) that has "La Porta" in the reference list (and sorted under "L"):

Wan, W. P., & Hoskisson, R. E. 2003. Home country environments, corporate diversification strategies, and firm performance. Academy of Management Journal, 46(1): 27–45.

Also, I'm not sure why "La Porta" should be sorted as "P"? Is there a special rule for this?

Thanks again!
Steve

adamsmith

different styles have different rules for sorting composite last names. I'll try to do this asap.

adamsmith

done for academy of management