APA style and acronyms

tmferguson11
I'm writing my dissertation and one of my reviewers commented on the fact that "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" every time I site the same reference. Is it possible to have the reference read "CDC" for subsequent citations within the document?
  • adamsmith
    no, can't be done currently. What I normally do is to use the acronym as the author and the full name as the publisher in the bibliography.
  • nbtaylor
    The first time you cite an agency, the full name of the agency should be provided in the in-text citation(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). How does using the acronym as the author and the full agency name as the publisher as you propose address this issue? It sure would be nice if Zotero had a field for acronyms.
  • adamsmith
    . How does using the acronym as the author and the full agency name as the publisher as you propose address this issue?
    it doesn't. Hence "can't be done currently".
  • nbtaylor
    Thanks for your help. I will do as you suggest.
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