Upgrade StorageTrouble with in-text citations.
Hello,
I'm new to Zotero. I like the concept and think it's a great idea. Unfortunately, I'm struggling a bit. I'm currently using Firefox to export data to my Zotero library. I am using Microsoft Office Professional 13 on Windows 7. I am trying to insert an in-text citation in a literature review I'm working on. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be populating correctly? I'm using the APA 6th edition style. When I cite a section of a book with 5 authors (and one editor) it creates a citation that skips over some of the required authors and inserts their first name initials into the citation.
For example:
(Jackson-Lowman H., Zhang X., & Brathwaite-Tull M., 1996)
When it should be:
(Jackson-Lowman, Rogers, Zhang, Zhao, & Brathwaite-Tull, 1996.)
On subsequent in text citations, it populates as:
(Jackson-Lowman H. et al., 1996)
I've tried searching the forums and googled for a solution, but I've managed to confuse myself. I think I need to change how the first names are being entered, but that still leaves me at a loss as to the missing authors in the initial citation (Rogers and Zhao). Does anyone have any advice or any idea as to how I can correct this?
I'm new to Zotero. I like the concept and think it's a great idea. Unfortunately, I'm struggling a bit. I'm currently using Firefox to export data to my Zotero library. I am using Microsoft Office Professional 13 on Windows 7. I am trying to insert an in-text citation in a literature review I'm working on. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be populating correctly? I'm using the APA 6th edition style. When I cite a section of a book with 5 authors (and one editor) it creates a citation that skips over some of the required authors and inserts their first name initials into the citation.
For example:
(Jackson-Lowman H., Zhang X., & Brathwaite-Tull M., 1996)
When it should be:
(Jackson-Lowman, Rogers, Zhang, Zhao, & Brathwaite-Tull, 1996.)
On subsequent in text citations, it populates as:
(Jackson-Lowman H. et al., 1996)
I've tried searching the forums and googled for a solution, but I've managed to confuse myself. I think I need to change how the first names are being entered, but that still leaves me at a loss as to the missing authors in the initial citation (Rogers and Zhao). Does anyone have any advice or any idea as to how I can correct this?
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Could you take a screenshot of that item in Zotero with the right hand panel scrolled to the authors, upload it to a free image hosting site like imgur.com and post the URL here?
Also, did you import that item from any site (which one?), or input it manually?
I inputted the item manually. I appreciate the help.
If you insert a bibliography in the document above - how does the entry for the bibliography look?
Also, could you try this again in a new document?
Jackson-Lowman H., R. J., Zhang X., Z. Y., & Brathwaite-Tull M. (1996). Life attitude inventory: Preliminary evaluation of a measure of spiritual orientation. In Jones R.L. (Ed.), Handbook of Tests and Measurements for Black Populations (Vols. 1-2, Vol. 1, pp. 87 – 103). Hampton VA: Cobb & Henry.
Creating a new document seems to fix it? I have no clue what's different beyond it just being a new document? That being said, is there any suggestions or a standard protocol to follow when in text citations or bibliography entries don't show up as they should? A preferred way to enter first names/initials or something? I appreciate the help.
My best guess is that you did have two versions of the citation in your library like aurimas suggests.
The entry in the bibliography very much suggests that is the case - e.g. note the lack of a comma between Jackson-Lowman and H. That'd happen if you enter "Jackson-Lowman H." in single field mode. I realize you said that this wasn't the case, but we've never seen something along the lines of what you describe and what you're seeing is much more suggestive of a data error than a Zotero bug.
The way you entered your data is exactly right, though we generally suggest to use full first name rather than initials across your library, as those are required by many citation styles and mixing the two in your database can have side-effects (like initials appearing in your citations, but not in the way you saw it happen above).
The only suggestion for protocoll to follow would be to make 100% sure that you don't have a duplicate item and then to delete the citation in question and re-insert it.
http://www.zotero.org/support/reporting_bugs#provide_steps_to_reproduce