Upgrade StorageAnother Author Disambiguation Initial Issue
Hi,
I understand I'm having the same problem you've addressed in the past with author disambiguation. I have two authors with the same last name and different first names. Both authors' first initials appear in the in-text citations.
(J.-H. Kim, 2016) shows for Kim, J.-H. (2016). Understanding narrative inquiry: The crafting and analysis of stories as research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
(D. Kim, Saatcioglu, & Neufield, 2012) shows for Kim, D., Saatcioglu, A., & Neufield, A. (2012). College departure: Exploring student aid effects on multiple mobility patterns from four-year institutions. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 42(3), 1.
I've retyped the citations, tried the first one without the hyphen, and changed the source type to see if it would make a difference. I can't get the first initials to disappear. I've read through the forums but I don't know what to do next. I tried alt-F9, but I didn't know what to do after I got the code.
In a new document the citations work fine if I only include one "Kim" citation, but as soon as I include both "Kim" citations, I get the initials.
Any advice you have would be appreciated. Thank you.
I understand I'm having the same problem you've addressed in the past with author disambiguation. I have two authors with the same last name and different first names. Both authors' first initials appear in the in-text citations.
(J.-H. Kim, 2016) shows for Kim, J.-H. (2016). Understanding narrative inquiry: The crafting and analysis of stories as research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
(D. Kim, Saatcioglu, & Neufield, 2012) shows for Kim, D., Saatcioglu, A., & Neufield, A. (2012). College departure: Exploring student aid effects on multiple mobility patterns from four-year institutions. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 42(3), 1.
I've retyped the citations, tried the first one without the hyphen, and changed the source type to see if it would make a difference. I can't get the first initials to disappear. I've read through the forums but I don't know what to do next. I tried alt-F9, but I didn't know what to do after I got the code.
In a new document the citations work fine if I only include one "Kim" citation, but as soon as I include both "Kim" citations, I get the initials.
Any advice you have would be appreciated. Thank you.
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bwiernikThis is correct APA style, which says to add initials when there are two different First authors with the same surname.
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DWL-SDCAYou didn't say the citation style you are using; but the last name + initials is acceptable if not preferred for most author date styles even with different publication years. Can you explain why you believe this is a problem.
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bwiernik(The references are in APA style, and this is in my experience the single most-forgotten weird rule in that style. APA requires not only that initials be added for truly ambiguous citations [e.g., J. Smith et al. (1993) and R. Smith et al. (1993)], but for any citations beginning with different authors with the same surnames [e.g., J. Smith et al. (1993), R. Smith et al. (2006), K. Smith (2001)].)
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kristishortGood morning. Thank you for your replies. I initially had the same thought and didn't see the rule in the manual. I just checked again and this rule is on p. 183. I appreciate your time and the clarification.