Incorrect format in footnotes

tobiasleedayi · 2026-04-18T19:39:56+00:00

Hi, need some quick help. I have a journal article in Zotero (metadata is correct, I checked that in Zotero it is categorised as a journal article with all the necessary field filled in), but when I insert it into Google Docs, it is generated in the format of a book. What's the fix?

damnation · 2026-04-18T21:36:40+00:00

Anything in the extra field?

tobiasleedayi · 2026-04-19T08:40:37+00:00

@damnation , nope.

damnation · 2026-04-19T09:22:26+00:00

(No need to tag me.)

We'd need a bit more info to help you.
1. Which style have you set on your document in the Zotero tab in GDocs > Document Preferences?
2. Can you take a full screenshot of the metadata of the problematic item from within Zotero? (right pane)

tobiasleedayi · 2026-04-19T12:54:34+00:00

https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u12717621/30a6s3mv6wul9ei2nmw3.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u12717621/dz7vhya7v348qny4140d.png

Thanks!

adamsmith · 2026-04-19T13:54:47+00:00

I mean -- you can't have a journal article without a journal. This is a report (and citing it like a book seems fine, too)