in text citetation

ozgur404
I really enjoy using zotero, however i have a concern. When I citing and begin to my sentence, According to xxxx "direct quotation"(p.x). Can I do this with zotero?

Thanks
  • adamsmith
    which citation style are you using? For most styles (pretty much all but MLA) you'd want the publication year in there somewhere, no?
  • ozgur404
    I use APA 6 ed.

    this is an enxample sentence I tried and cant unless I do it manually

    According to Embree, Bruner, & White, (2013) “up to 90% of nurses experience lateral violence” (p.1).

    When I type according to +click insert citation = According to (Embree, Bruner, & White, 2013) which is not I do want.
  • adamsmith
    Type out the authors and use suppress author. Details here:
    https://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_plugin_usage#quick_format_citation_dialog
  • ozgur404
    Thanks, It would be nice if authors name come automatically.
  • ozgur404
    Zotero seems easy to adjustable, do you think is there any way make this changes? I feel its not only me using this type of citatation..
    Thanks
  • adamsmith
    no, it's actually quite hard.
    To get a sense of the types of issues, note that your example above is actually incorrect. According to APA style, while (Embree, Bruner, & White, 2013) is correct, when authors are part of the text you should not use the ampersand, i.e. "According to Embree, Bruner, and White (2013)."

    There are a number of similar issues. I'd like to eventually see this solved, but it won't be quick and it's not easy.
  • ozgur404
    thank you
  • nsaraf
    Hi everybody, I do not have any experience editing styles. When I have two authors in a citation I need an ampersand between them (like Li & Mason 1995). But when I have multiple authors I need (Li et al. 1995). Which style accomplishes this?

    If there is no such predefined style which one should I edit and how?

    thanks much,
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