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## [Welcome to the Citation Style Language CSL](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/welcome-to-the-citation-style-language-csl/8)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/welcome-to-the-citation-style-language-csl/8 "2017-12-10T19:55:59Z")

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This is where we discuss development, implementation, and use of the Citation Style Language (CSL). Topics we may discuss are Issues in implementing CSL in applications Changes and developments in the CSL specification…

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## [Concept: Machine Verifiable Citations](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/concept-machine-verifiable-citations/2055)

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**Author:** [@mofosyne](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/mofosyne)\
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**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/concept-machine-verifiable-citations/2055 "2026-08-13T05:27:46Z")

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This is an early concept about adding capability in CSL for machine verifiable citations. { "type": "webpage", "URL": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySociety", "title": "mySociety", "accessed": {"date-parts": \[…

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## [Date ranges should support abbreviated/condensed year formatting (CMOS 18 §9.63, §9.66)](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/date-ranges-should-support-abbreviated-condensed-year-formatting-cmos-18-9-63-9-66/2048)

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**Author:** [@gwright](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/gwright)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/date-ranges-should-support-abbreviated-condensed-year-formatting-cmos-18-9-63-9-66/2048 "2026-08-11T10:16:04Z")

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When a CSL date variable contains a date range spanning two years, both years are always rendered in full — e.g., 2021–2026. However, Chicago style (CMOS 18 §9.63, §9.66) requires condensed inclusive numbers for year ra…

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## [Faster CSL specification updates](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/faster-csl-specification-updates/2050)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Stillman](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Dan_Stillman)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/faster-csl-specification-updates/2050 "2026-08-01T12:08:05Z")

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A recent thread requested a new CSL attribute, date-range-format, that has existed (as year-range-format) as a CSL-M extension in citeproc-js for the last 14 years. Had this not already existed, we would’ve been happy t…

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## [Add bibliography to bluebook-law-review](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/add-bibliography-to-bluebook-law-review/2051)

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**Author:** [@shields.wrlc.org](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/shields.wrlc.org)\
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**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/add-bibliography-to-bluebook-law-review/2051 "2026-07-29T14:50:59Z")

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Hi CSL maintainers - I’m following up on Github pull request #8201 ( Add bibliography to bluebook-law-review by shieldss · Pull Request #8201 · citation-style-language/styles · GitHub ), which has passed all automated te…

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## [Chicago author-date: bibliography should sort reprints by original-date, not issued (CMOS 18 §14.16)](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/chicago-author-date-bibliography-should-sort-reprints-by-original-date-not-issued-cmos-18-14-16/2049)

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**Author:** [@gwright](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/gwright)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/chicago-author-date-bibliography-should-sort-reprints-by-original-date-not-issued-cmos-18-14-16/2049 "2026-07-24T18:39:59Z")

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In the Chicago author-date style, when a work has both an original-date and an issued date (e.g., a reprint or modern edition), the reference list should be sorted by the original original-date year not the issued year. …

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## [TypeScript citeproc released](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/typescript-citeproc-released/2047)

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**Author:** [@johanneswilm](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/johanneswilm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/typescript-citeproc-released/2047 "2026-07-24T13:51:18Z")

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Hey, I have found it difficult to fix issues in citeproc-js due to the library’s internal structure. For citeproc-plus \[1\], I previously resorted to patching it externally to allow bundler tree-shaking to remove unneces…

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## [Citum: a reimagining of CSL](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/citum-a-reimagining-of-csl/1936)

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**Author:** [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/citum-a-reimagining-of-csl/1936 "2026-07-12T14:16:10Z")

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UPDATE I’ve decided to distance this project from CSL, so the new name, and org, is citum. DNS is currently propagating, but this will be the new apex url: I believe I’ve solved, or at least have a plan to resolve, al…

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## [Is it possible to render name-part affixes in Japanese author names?](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/is-it-possible-to-render-name-part-affixes-in-japanese-author-names/1828)

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**Author:** [@frianasoa](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/frianasoa)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/is-it-possible-to-render-name-part-affixes-in-japanese-author-names/1828 "2026-05-28T15:26:57Z")

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Hello! This is my first post. Please let me know if it is not appropriate to ask it here. A little bit of background I am creating a csl style for Japanese and English. I use condition (existence of a particular field…

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## [Contribute to CSL 1.1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/contribute-to-csl-1-1/1935)

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**Author:** [@flxflks](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/flxflks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/contribute-to-csl-1-1/1935 "2026-05-27T16:49:29Z")

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Hi, I have been using Zotero as my main reference managers for my dissertation. Since Zotero uses CSL, I was excited to read that CSL 1.1 would allow narrative citations. Since the original post from 2020 and teased the…

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## [RFC: Citum API and distributed styles](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/rfc-citum-api-and-distributed-styles/1942)

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**Author:** [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/rfc-citum-api-and-distributed-styles/1942 "2026-05-11T18:34:05Z")

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As I’m running out of features to implement on the schemas and processor (which I now need feedback on), I’ve been working on two big companion features. API The first is the server API, with this spec outlining expandi…

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## [Unexpected behavior with article-locator](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/unexpected-behavior-with-article-locator/1825)

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**Author:** [@zepinglee](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/zepinglee)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/unexpected-behavior-with-article-locator/1825 "2026-05-07T07:19:39Z")

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In the following fixture, the \<label\> is expected to render art. and \<else-if locator="article-locator"\> should test true for the cite item with "label": "article-locator". But the current citeproc-js gives: + exp…

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## [RFC: archive-url standard variable](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/rfc-archive-url-standard-variable/1931)

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**Author:** [@barrett\_ray](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/barrett_ray)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/rfc-archive-url-standard-variable/1931 "2026-03-29T13:23:02Z")

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Create an archive-url standard variable for the next CSL release. Summary On Wikipedia, there’s a reference template called cite web. It’s used like so: {{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |website= |location…

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## [Online-only journal articles have "ahead of print" in citation (Chicago 18th edition)](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/online-only-journal-articles-have-ahead-of-print-in-citation-chicago-18th-edition/1940)

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**Author:** [@gwright](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/gwright)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/online-only-journal-articles-have-ahead-of-print-in-citation-chicago-18th-edition/1940 "2026-03-12T19:39:54Z")

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CMOS18 CSL has no way to distinguish between an article that is genuinely “ahead of print” (temporarily online while awaiting issue assignment) and an article from a journal that publishes exclusively online and will nev…

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## [Update contact information CSL website](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/update-contact-information-csl-website/1934)

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**Author:** [@Rintze\_Zelle](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Rintze_Zelle)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/update-contact-information-csl-website/1934 "2025-12-30T21:45:19Z")

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Hi all, Is there anybody interested in receiving/answering the queries that come in via the contact form at Contact - Citation Style Language , or would it be better to remove the form? The contact page should probably …

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## [Author and date not always appearing in custom CSL script](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/author-and-date-not-always-appearing-in-custom-csl-script/1933)

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**Author:** [@GWoodward](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/GWoodward)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/author-and-date-not-always-appearing-in-custom-csl-script/1933 "2025-11-25T20:42:32Z")

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Dear all, I am developing a custom .CSL style for a student-run popular science magazine at my university. I am getting caught up on the last thing I want to accomplish and am looking for advice. I would like to create …

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## [Want to help? We are looking for CSL locale translators](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/want-to-help-we-are-looking-for-csl-locale-translators/1930)

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**Author:** [@POBrien](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/POBrien)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/want-to-help-we-are-looking-for-csl-locale-translators/1930 "2025-09-15T21:00:20Z")

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Dear all, CSL supports a variety of languages, thanks to our contributors from all over the globe. Some languages lag behind others and we want to increase the percentage of translated terms, especially as future CSL u…

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## [HELP: Adding new locales in CSL](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/help-adding-new-locales-in-csl/1924)

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**Author:** [@fareedsairicslgithub](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/fareedsairicslgithub)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/help-adding-new-locales-in-csl/1924 "2025-09-15T20:49:06Z")

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Hi everyone, I build a CSL known as ‘universiti-kebangsaan-malaysia’. In the early days, we don’t have locales in Bahasa Melayu , so I put in translated terms in the locales part. Know, I had submited a locales in Baha…

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## [Control appreance in bibliography list](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/control-appreance-in-bibliography-list/1929)

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**Author:** [@dkmst](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/dkmst)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/control-appreance-in-bibliography-list/1929 "2025-09-10T08:48:03Z")

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Hi All Is there a way to set a distance between your reference and reference text? I am ussing Zortero as reference manager. and i have currently made som small modification to the style i use I have a challenge that I…

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## [Most recent locale file not recognised by Visual Editor](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/most-recent-locale-file-not-recognised-by-visual-editor/1927)

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**Author:** [@DrP](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/DrP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/most-recent-locale-file-not-recognised-by-visual-editor/1927 "2025-08-07T06:08:01Z")

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Hi, I’m developing a style for a journal publishing only in one language. I have updated the locale on the GitHub repository and it has been merged into the master of the locale - no problems there. But now, when I set t…

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## [Question about the "display" attribute of annotation](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/question-about-the-display-attribute-of-annotation/1925)

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**Author:** [@zepinglee](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/zepinglee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/question-about-the-display-attribute-of-annotation/1925 "2025-07-30T09:30:43Z")

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What is the expected value of \`display\` attribute of indented annotation? I find the following description in the spec: An annotated bibliography, where the annotation appears in an indented block below the reference. …

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## [CSL test suite — citation item's position](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/csl-test-suite-citation-items-position/1917)

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**Author:** [@wkordalski](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/wkordalski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/csl-test-suite-citation-items-position/1917 "2025-04-25T15:00:37Z")

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Hi! Some tests that use CITATION-ITEM specify position field for each item. For example: position\_IfIbidWithLocatorIsTrueThenIbidIsTrue.txt \>\>===== CITATION-ITEMS =====\>\> \[ \[ { "id": "ITEM-1", …

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## [Best practices for medieval and Icelandic names + custom short names in CSL?](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/best-practices-for-medieval-and-icelandic-names-custom-short-names-in-csl/1915)

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**Author:** [@lb-philoch](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/lb-philoch)\
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**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/best-practices-for-medieval-and-icelandic-names-custom-short-names-in-csl/1915 "2025-04-22T19:12:49Z")

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Hi again! We’re running into some edge cases with name handling, particularly for medieval and Icelandic authors, where the expected citation behavior doesn’t quite line up with how things are processed. We’d really app…

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## [Inline citations showing “Jr.” and colloquial names—how to suppress these?](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/inline-citations-showing-jr-and-colloquial-names-how-to-suppress-these/1914)

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**Author:** [@lb-philoch](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/lb-philoch)\
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**Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/inline-citations-showing-jr-and-colloquial-names-how-to-suppress-these/1914 "2025-04-22T19:03:32Z")

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Hi all, We’ve run into a couple of citation formatting issues in inline citations (Pandoc + citeproc), and we’re not sure if this is expected behavior, or if there’s a workaround or CSL trick we’re missing. 1. Undesire…

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## [Dates of a multivolume work and individual volume](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/dates-of-a-multivolume-work-and-individual-volume/1894)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Dunning](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Andrew_Dunning)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/dates-of-a-multivolume-work-and-individual-volume/1894 "2025-04-17T21:12:28Z")

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When citing a book in a multivolume set, some styles ask for both the date of the full run and the date of the cited volume. For example, in Chicago: Armstrong, Tenisha, ed. 2014. To Save the Soul of America, January 1…

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## [Improvement of "Patents" and term "no date"](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/improvement-of-patents-and-term-no-date/1887)

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**Author:** [@POBrien](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/POBrien)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/improvement-of-patents-and-term-no-date/1887 "2025-04-16T15:05:47Z")

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Hi, Working on a style I noticed that the Zotero field “Assignee” is not available in CSL. I used a workaround, but of course it’s not the most intuitive if there is an “Assignee” field right in front of you. Is there …

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## [Better handling of multiple publishers](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/better-handling-of-multiple-publishers/1571)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Maier](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Denis_Maier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/better-handling-of-multiple-publishers/1571 "2025-04-16T15:02:02Z")

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This is probably more for CSL 1.2 than for CSL 1.1, but anyway: The way multiple publishers are dealt with is not ideal. SBL Handbook of Style, p. 83 requires this formatting Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; Fribourg: …

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## [Variants for Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/variants-for-chicago-manual-of-style-18th-edition/1895)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Dunning](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Andrew_Dunning)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/variants-for-chicago-manual-of-style-18th-edition/1895 "2025-03-11T19:57:38Z")

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The 18th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style provides eight options to allow for their new recommendations alongside traditional practices, which some publishers will inevitably require. I would appreciate advice on h…

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## [Originally independent works republished in edited volumes, collected writing and so](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/originally-independent-works-republished-in-edited-volumes-collected-writing-and-so/1581)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Maier](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Denis_Maier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/originally-independent-works-republished-in-edited-volumes-collected-writing-and-so/1581 "2025-03-09T07:01:46Z")

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Some style guides (MLA, Chicago) have this requirement: Titles of originally independent works that are now being republished in an anthology (“Collected Writings of …”) should be rendered in italics and not in quotes. T…

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## [Providing an original date and location for a published letter](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/providing-an-original-date-and-location-for-a-published-letter/1888)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Dunning](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Andrew_Dunning)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/providing-an-original-date-and-location-for-a-published-letter/1888 "2025-02-27T00:23:06Z")

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In revising the Chicago Manual of Style CSL definitions, I’m trying to work out how to allow for both the date of an edited collection and the date of a letter. I’m thinking of using event-date if it exists in the citati…

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