How to modify an already existing citation style?

iwsb.ll

Hi there,

I am trying to modify an already existing citation style, but I find myself struggling quite a bit. I am currently working with the citation style language ''Cell'', but I would like to have the following categories when citing a report:

Author (Year) Title


On behalf of: XY


Method: XY


Data


Abstract

So I suppose my question is: does anyone know how to properly modify and alter an existing citation style?

Thank you!

poettli

Didn't you find useful threads during your search? For example:

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/65093/editing-an-existent-style-file

https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/64478/is-it-possible-to-modify-a-citation-style

iwsb.ll

Dear Poettli,

Thank you very much for your reply and the links.
I understand that it is possible to change certain things, but as soon as I actually modify something, the system tells me that it is not compatible with the existing framework.

How do I insert a new category? How can I make sure to respect the given framework?

I find myself struggling on the most basic level.
Thank you very much!

adamsmith

Where are those categories coming from? Zotero doesn't have a field for "On behalf of:" or "Methods:" (and neither does CSL have variables for them).