Change the order of citation

LorezQ
Hello Zotero-users,

I am using Chicago style 17 ed. (author-date).
I have references of the same author and same year. When inserting in citations, the order of a,b,c is done alphabetically based on the title of the publication.

How can I change this one, so that the order of a,b,c is done based on which reference is used first in the citation?

Thank you.
  • adamsmith
    You need to modify the citation style (note that the current behavior is correct as per CMoS).

    Specifically, find
    <sort>
    <key macro="contributors"/>
    <key variable="issued"/>
    <key variable="title"/>
    </sort>
    and change to
    <sort>
    <key macro="contributors"/>
    <key variable="issued"/>
    <key variable="citation-number"/>
    </sort>

    General instructions here:
    https://www.zotero.org/support/dev/citation_styles/style_editing_step-by-step
  • LorezQ
    edited November 11, 2021
    Dear Adam,

    Thank you a lot for your answer. It worked and this is really good.

    Thanks again,
    Lorez
  • LorezQ
    edited November 11, 2021
    Dear Adam,

    Actually, I have one more question. I edited the citation in the 'Show editor" page of the Zotero. So it was initially showing IMF (International Monetary Fund) 2021, and on the show editor page, I edited it to (IMF 2021). I have IMF 2021a, IMF 2021b, and so on. When I am changing the citation, Zotero is not updating the order of a,b,c anymore. Do you know what the solution might be?

    Thanks a lot,
    Lorez
  • adamsmith
    No solution other than to not manually edit citations, which has that exact effect.
  • LorezQ
    Thanks a lot Adam.
  • LorezQ
    edited November 19, 2021
    Dear Adam,

    I have another question regarding the change of code, and I would really appreciate it if you could help.

    1. When inserting a bibliography with the same author and same year, Zotero omits the author, for example:

    World Bank. 2021a. Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Fall 2021: Competition and Firm Recovery Post-COVID-19. Washington, DC: World Bank.
    ———. 2021b. Global Economic Prospects. June. Washington, DC: World Bank.

    Is there a way to not omit the author, but show World Bank in the second and third reference, and so on?

    Thanks a lot,
    Lorez
  • damnation
    1+2. Depends on the citation style you are using and you'd need to modify that. Which are you using?
  • LorezQ
    I am using Chicago Style 17 edition (author-date)
  • LorezQ
    edited November 19, 2021
    Found the solution.Thanks a lot.
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