APA 6: Publisher info not showing for book with online link

dstillman

This discussion was created from comments split from: Changes to APA Style in 7th Edition.

OneOcean

I am using the APA 6th edition (prof preference). However, when I add the online link to a book, the publisher information suddenly disappears from the full citation...

Instead of: Baudrillard, J. (1994). Simulacra and Simulation. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press (Originally published 1981). Retrieved from https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9Z9biHaoLZIC&printsec=frontcover&source

I get: Baudrillard, J. (1994). Simulacra and Simulation. Retrieved from https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9Z9biHaoLZIC&printsec=frontcover&source

Is there anyway to keep the book links without sacrificing publisher details? Otherwise, to suit the prof, I will have to remove the book links to keep the "traditional" citation look.

Thank you for your help.

bwiernik

APA 6th edition calls for only one “where” piece of information to be given (DOI, URL, or publisher/place), in that order of preference.

That said, even APA doesn’t seem to follow that guideline, so I will probably edit the style to add the publishers and locator both. Ping me in a few days if I don’t get to it.

OneOcean

OMG, thank you! Being able to keep both the publisher/place and the URL would be great.

OneOcean

I would greatly appreciate any assistance on changing the APA 6th edition style in Zotero to allow both the publisher/place and the URL. When I add the online link to a book, the publisher information suddenly disappears from the full citation.

Is there anyway to keep the book links without sacrificing publisher details? Otherwise, to suit the prof, I will have to remove the book links ASAP to keep the "traditional" citation look.

Thank you for your help.

bwiernik

Like I said above, I will update the styles this week.

OneOcean

Oh, thank you. I apologize for my anxiety -- I am due to submit on Friday, and I wasn't sure if you were deluged with other projects. I truly appreciate your help. (Also I am new to the Zotero forums, and I could not find a way to PM.)

bwiernik

Here you go: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/0d1f37b7a38f2274b712760be36635ce82e8771b/apa-6th-edition.csl

OneOcean

Thank you for the style edit. The book citation now reads: Baudrillard, J. (1994). Simulacra and Simulation. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press (Originally published 1981). Retrieved from https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9Z9biHaoLZIC&printsec=frontcover&source (Original work published). Having the publisher and URL is great!

However, the single "where" citations now duplicate their "wheres," e.g.:
Belton, J. (1994). American Cinema/American Culture. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. (Original work published)
Bacon, L. (1933). Footlight Parade [Motion Picture]. United States: Warner Bros. United States: Warner Bros. (Original work recorded)

I would truly appreciate your help in stopping the duplication error.

bwiernik

Oops. Here you go https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/c3b74699269e61cc3ba7e20a6957d20248c1fd0a/apa-6th-edition.csl

OneOcean

Thank you so much! The edit works perfectly. =)