Request: New Zitation Format

Dear Zotero Forum,
my University has some special Zitation request.
Basically its the same as the Chicago Meal of Style 17th edition (author-Date)
Just, that there aren't supposed to be any "()" around the citation and that there should be an "." at the End of the Zitation. The Language is supposed to be German.
I did not find any Style that has this kind of format..
I would be very pleased about any help:)

Kind Regards,
Cornelius
  • But the citations are still in-text, or are they footnotes? Is there really nothing to separate the in-text citations from the rest of the sentence?
  • edited February 16, 2020
    The Citations are in the Footnotes.
  • Which university? Are the guidelines online? FWIW, there are a couple of journal styles, especially World Politics, that do essentially this -- you'd only have to remove the English language default for those -- they mostly followth CMoS 16, though, not sure how strict your school's guidelines are in that respect.
  • edited February 16, 2020
    The general Guideline is in German I translated it for you, well deepl did :). The University is: Technische Hochschule Lübeck.
    Design of the footnotes
    General aspects
    - Footnotes appear in superscript Arabic numerals.
    - Footnotes are numbered on each page anew when they appear at the bottom of the page (=> recommendation).
    Alternative: Footnotes can be listed at the end of chapters or the paper. Then they are numbered consecutively.
    - Footnotes are treated as complete sentences, i.e. they begin with an uppercase letter and end with a full stop.
    - When reproduced in the same sense, a "siehe" is placed in front, when quoted verbatim, the name of the author.
    - A repeated citation of the same source can be done with "ebenda". There must then be a direct reference to the author.
    - In the case of sources that concern several pages, please refer precisely to individual pages or passages.
    - Please do not include explanations and contents in the footnotes, but use them only for source references.

    Procedure for indication of sources
    There are 2 methods to indicate sources. The classical method is also the more comprehensive and follows the rules in the literature list (see section 1.5). Since the detailed information appears in the bibliography anyway, only the more recent procedure is presented here. The same procedure is to be followed for Internet sources.
    - Usually the name, the year of publication and the properties are required for the verification.
    Example: Homann (1992) S. 12-15.
    Example: Homann (1992) S. 12-15: Homann (1992). (Only for short articles without page reference!)
    - In the case of authors with the same name, the first name is written out as a letter or in full
    to be included.
    Example: K. Homann (1992) S. 12-15.
    - If there are several contributions in the year of publication, they should be listed in the order of publication
    to differentiate. Example: (1992); (1992a); (1992b)
    - If the name given is the publisher, this must be noted.
    Example: Homann (Hrsg.,1992) S. 12-15.
    - The title of the book is to be mentioned if the author is mentioned several times on one page with
    is cited in different books.

    Section 1.5:
    Reference in the bibliography
    The following information is given in the respective order and must be separated by a comma.

    Citation of books:
    1) Family name of the author.
    - In the case of 1-3 authors, name them all, in the case of > 3 authors, name only the first author named in alphabetical order and add "u.a.".
    - In the case of editors, the addition "(Hrsg.)" is added.
    2) Full or abbreviated name.
    3) Title of the book with subtitles.
    4) Number of the volume, only for multi-volume works.
    5) Edition of the book, only if there are several editions.
    6) Place of publication of the book.
    - If it is unknown, the abbreviation "o. O." (without location).
    - For dissertations with the addition "Diss." and the university location.
    7) Publishing year of the book.
    - If the year of publication is unknown, the abbreviation "o. J." (without year).
    8) Page number.
    Addition: "f" => next page,
    Addition: "ff" => following pages. However, it is better to specify the pages, e.g. p. 15-21.

    Citation of articles, essays, contributions, etc. in journals: 1) surname of the author (see above).
    2) Full or abbreviated name.
    3) Title of the article, article, contribution, etc., possibly with subtitles. 4) Name of the journal with the addition "in:".
    z. e.g. in: VDI-Z.
    5) Year (=1.number).
    6) Year ( = 2nd number).
    7) Page number of the article, page of the quotation.
    Quoting of essays, articles, contributions, etc. in newspapers: 1) Family name of the author (see above).
    2) Full or abbreviated name.
    3) Title of the article with subtitles.
    4) Name of the newspaper with the addition "in:" e.g. in: VDI messages.
    5) Number and publication date. 6) Page number of the article.
    Citation of essays, articles, contributions, etc. in collective works: 1) Family name of the author (see above).

    2) Full or abbreviated name.
    3) Title of the article with subtitles.
    4) Publisher's name with the addition "in:".
    z. e.g. in: H. Körner u.a. (Hrsg.), Finanzpolitik - Festschrift on the ....
    5) Edition of the book, only if there are several editions
    6) Publishing place of the book (see above).
    7) Publishing year of the book (see above).
    8) Page number of the article, page of the quotation.
    Quoting of essays, articles, contributions, etc. in encyclopaedias: 1) Family name of the author (see above).
    2) Full or abbreviated name.
    3) Contribution title with subtitles.
    4) Name of the dictionary with the addition "in:" e.g. in: Gablers Wirtschafts-Lexikon.
    5) Number of the volume, only for multi-volume works.
    6) Edition of the encyclopaedia, only if there are several editions.
    7) Place of publication of the book (see above).
    8) Publishing year of the book (see above).
    9) Page/column number of the article, page/column number of the quotation.
    Quoting of essays, articles, contributions, etc. from the INTERNET: 1) Family name of the author (see above).
    2) Full or abbreviated name.
    3) Title of the article with subtitles.
    4) Name of the editor with the addition "in:".
    z. e.g. in: H. Körner u.a. (Hrsg.), Finanzpolitik - Festschrift on the ....
    5) Edition or version number of the contribution, only if there are several editions / versio- nas.
    6) Status: Date of the call.
    7) Complete Internet address.
    8) Example: Runkehl, Jens, Peter Schlobinski and Torsten Siever (2000). Language and Communication on the Internet - Section 4: Chatting. . In: Language and Communication on the Internet. ISSN: 0027-514X. Rev. 2000-01-07.




  • Sorry, there wouldn't have been any need to translate, all of us coding styles speak German. I'm afraid, though, this is _quite_ distinct from your initial description, though. The style has only a passing resemblance to Chicago (author-date)

    The best way to go would be https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles/wiki/Requesting-Styles

    Ideally make a full version of the style guide available somehow. If it's already online, that'd be perfect, otherwise ideally share a copy, at least of the relevant pages.
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