cite the same reference multiple times - How to

pereiv
Dear All

Would you know how to show in-text citations (superscript) to the same reference with the same number?

If you click on the same document several times when creating a citation Zotero creates a new superscript every time instead of using the first superscript linked to the document.
  • adamsmith
    Depends on the citation style. It sounds like you're using a footnote style like Chicago Manual. Footnotes are always sequential.
    You want a numeric style (like Nature) instead -- that will automatically repeat the number for the same cited item. Note that you will need to insert a bibliography to actually see the references for numeric styles.
  • pereiv
    Thank you for your answer.

    I am using MHRA style guide 4th edition (notes).

    Even if I copy the superscript and paste it somewhere else it adjust the number and adds a duplicated refence in the footnotes.

    I cannot refer in the text more than once to a specific citation. Is this a glitch?
  • damnation
    edited 3 days ago
    Zotero's note styles uses Word's footnot function. If you want to refer to a previous note use the Word own functionality to do so.

    Alternatively, use a numeric style as adamsmith mentioned. IEEE or one of the many hundred styles out there.
  • adamsmith
    (and, to be clear, the MHRA guide expects sequential numbering the way Zotero implements it)
  • pereiv
    Apparently both referencing styles are meant to use the SAME number when re-citing a source.

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u21551417/9rb2s8pme4a5980uvret.jpg
  • adamsmith
    I don't know what you think this shows? We have Vancouver, IEEE, and CSE citation sequence available and they all do what you want. MHRA is in a different category of style and doesn't work that way. At some point you have to believe that we know what we are talking about.
    Why do you want to use it?
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