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- | This document helps answer the following questions: | + | See https://github.com/citation-style-language/ |
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- | * What if Zotero does not support the bibliographic style I need? | + | |
- | * How do I request additional styles? | + | |
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- | Other questions may be answered at the [[styles_faq|Styles FAQ]]. | + | |
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- | ======Bibliographic Styles In Zotero====== | + | |
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- | Each installation of Zotero comes with a small selection of popular bibliographic styles. In addition, thousands of styles can be found at the online [[/styles|Zotero Style Repository]]. Still, you might find that your style of interest is not yet available. Alternatively, | + | |
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- | Zotero makes use of the newly developed XML-based [[http:// | + | |
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- | If you have some technical savvy, and are not afraid to edit XML by hand, take a look at the info on [[dev: | + | |
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- | ======The Steps To Request New Bibliographic Styles====== | + | |
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- | **Note**: If you do not follow the steps outlined below, your request will most likely result in your being sent back to this page. | + | |
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- | =====1) Catch up on the conversation===== | + | |
- | Search the [[/styles|style repository]] and the [[/forum|Zotero forums]] to see if there is already a style or an existing conversation about the style you need. If there is already a conversation about your style, you may be able to contribute crucial information that allows one of the community members to finish it. In some cases there may be technical reasons why the style cannot currently be supported. | + | |
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- | If you cannot find your style in the repository or an existing conversation about your style, start a new thread in the [[/forum/ | + | |
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- | =====2) Get your style' | + | |
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- | * **Similar style**: What existing style is closest to the style you need? Take a look at the list of styles in the style repository and uncheck the "Show dependent styles" | + | |
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- | * **Differences from similar style**: The next step is to itemize the precise differences that need to be implemented to make that existing style into the style you need. Doing this will give the creation of the style a big jump-start. The most time-consuming part of style creation is not the technical part, but understanding how a style works and how it differs from existing styles. At a minimum you should carefully compare the output from the similar style to the style you are requesting for books, book sections, journal articles, and websites. Pay close attention to issues such as punctuation, | + | |
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- | * **Link to style guide**: Find a reputable web page that describes your style and post a link to it in your request. If there is no good link, contact the organization that supplies the style guide and request better documentation. If possible, also post a link to a freely available copy of a work that follows the specific style, as this can often clarify issues not answered in the style guide. You can usually find a freely available pdf (e.g. on an authors homepage) by searching for a recent article title of the journal in question with google scholar. | + | |
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- | =====3) Follow your thread===== | + | |
- | Subscribe to notification for the thread you started. If one of the community members has the time to help you with your request, you may be asked for additional information. | + | |
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- | =====Dependent vs Independent | + | |
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- | It is quite common to have multiple publications sharing a certain style (e.g. Nature Biotechnology uses the same bibliographic style as Nature). To avoid having numerous duplicates in the [[/ | + |