Hi everyone,

I’m experiencing a problem with Zotero when using the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition citation style. In the Zotero style preview, the in-text citation and reference look correct, like this:

(Chen et al., 2020)
Chen, X., Xie, W., & Li, H. (2020). The spatial evolution process, characteristics and driving factors of traditional villages from the perspective of the cultural ecosystem: A case study of Chengkan Village. Habitat International, 104, 102250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102250

However, when I insert the citation in a Word document, it appears as:

(X. Chen et al., 2020)
Chen, X., Xie, W., & Li, H. (2020). The spatial evolution process, characteristics and driving factors of traditional villages from the perspective of the cultural ecosystem: A case study of Chengkan Village. Habitat International, 104, 102250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102250

It seems Zotero is adding the first author’s initials in the in-text citation in Word.

Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it? I’ve double-checked the APA 7th style settings, and everything seems fine in Zotero. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!