How can I add "editortranslator" in Zotero?

kotobuki
Hi,

Nice to meet you. I am a user of both Zotero and Jurism. Recently, I have been working on creating a CSL file for both English and Japanese.

https://github.com/kotobuki/chicago-fullnote-bibliography-short-title-subsequent-ja-csl

When adding an item in Zotero, I can choose from a predefined creator type (e.g., author, editor, etc.). How do I set a creator type that does not appear in this list (e.g., editortranslator as defined in the CSL file for Chicago)?

I have tried referring to the instructions on the next page and filling in the Extra field with "editortranslator", "editor-translator,” etc.. Still, when exported to JSON, they all become child elements of “note.”

https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/item_types_and_fields#citing_fields_from_extra

Please let me know if you know of any documentation that can help me with this. I really appreciate any help you can provide.


Best,
Shigeru Kobayashi
  • adamsmith
    edited April 26, 2023
    editortranslator is automatically generated when a work has the same name as editor and translator (so, in English, you'd get a citation like .... "edited and translated by Adam Smith")
  • kotobuki
    Thank you very much.

    I tried with Zotero 6.0.26 on macOS 12.6.5 but got a CSL JSON file as follows. Do I need a separate version to use this feature?

    [
    {
    "editor": [
    {
    "family": "Smith",
    "given": "Adam"
    }
    ],
    "translator": [
    {
    "family": "Smith",
    "given": "Adam"
    }
    ],
    }
    ]
  • adamsmith
    It's handled in the processor, not the metadata export
  • kotobuki
    Thank you very much for your quick reply! Let me ask one more question. Which processor can handle this conversion? I tried citeproc-js, but that didn't process in such a way as far as I tried. I'm sorry if I misinterpret your suggestion.
  • bwiernik
    This is done by the citation processor (including citeproc-js) when formatting citations. Try making a citation using APA style and see the end result
  • kotobuki
    I just confirmed with "American Psychological Association 7th edition." I was testing with an item without an author (because the item was created for testing purposes only).

    Once I added an author in addition to the editor & translator, then got a result such as "Author S. (2016). Title (Smith A., Ed. & Trans.). Publisher. "

    Thank you very much! I could deepen my understanding.
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