epref in APA 7 reference list for publication place

DrGee · February 18, 2021

Hello everyone, I am listing several sources in a reference list on word. Some, seemingly randomly, put ; epref instead of nothing after the publisher's name in APA 7th edition. Anyone know why and what I can do? Removing the publisher's location in the library makes no difference. The same error occurs with the same entries if I try in different word documents.
Thanks.

bwiernik · February 18, 2021

Is there something with “epref” in the Extra field?

DrGee · March 30, 2021

YES! In the archive field - no idea why. Thank you.

bwiernik · March 30, 2021

That might be put there from import from some databases like Web of Science. Zotero import will usually clean that out or ignore it, but it might not depending on how you import (e.g., if you import a RIS file, it won’t). It’s safe to remove that.

(The archive field is used in APA style to indicate the repository where materials such as dissertations or preprints are deposited or the physical archive holding historical materials.)