In-text citation format (author, year) vs author (year)

megan.getz · September 28, 2019

Hello, I am just moving over from Endnote, and loving Zotero, except, I can't figure out how to change my in text citation from (author, year) to author (year). I would be surprised if this can't be done as it is such a common way of citing. Zotero has all the information needed to make that format happen. Is it possible? Thanks!

dstillman · September 28, 2019

Use "Suppress Author" in the citation dialog and type the author's name manually.

https://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_plugin_usage#suppress_authorsusing_authors_in_the_text

alexbignotti · March 17, 2021

Hi, when writing and citing it is very common to cite as "author (year)". Unfortunately, citation styles differ in the way "author" outside of the brackets is written, e.g. Smith et al. (year) OR Smith, Jones, and Hill (year).

So, it would be very useful to have the author (year) option as opposed to "suppress author". This is in cases when I have to change the citation style when submitting a manuscript to a different journal with a different citation style.

Would it be possible to have this feature? It is really the only "downside" of using Zotero. Thank you!

adomasven · March 17, 2021

This is planned but it's quite complicated to implement and not happening in the near future.

alexbignotti · March 17, 2021

Thank you very much. I appreciate all your efforts!

johnmy · March 17, 2021

https://citationstyles.org/2020/07/11/seeking-public-comment-on-CSL-1-0-2/

CSL 1.1 will

Full support for narrative citation styles (“Like Doe (2018)”).

However, when will it be released?