Alan Kurschner Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Could I suggest that there is an option for automatically placing periods after a book abbreviation? It is a pain to manually type a period every time I cite a text Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kurschner Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Unless I am not aware of the preference. Is there an option to place a period after an abbreviation of a book? For example: (Rev. 21:3) instead of what appears to be the default (Rev 21:3) Many editors and publishers desire to have that period after the abbreviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Brown Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 We'll note the request, although as you can see, it hasn't provoked a chorus of agreement on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Mansfield Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Many editors and publishers desire to have that period after the abbreviation. I'm pretty sure that while it still exists in some books, the standard is to no longer place periods after book abbreviations. I know that I haven't used periods in book abbreviations in my own writing in a decade and a half. Academic works don't use them, and this has even trickled down to non-academic work. Save yourself a keystroke and let them go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kurschner Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 I'm pretty sure that while it still exists in some books, the standard is to no longer place periods after book abbreviations. I know that I haven't used periods in book abbreviations in my own writing in a decade and a half. Academic works don't use them, and this has even trickled down to non-academic work. Save yourself a keystroke and let them go I would love to let them go, but I think it is safe to say that most non-academic works still require a period. And there are still technical works that require a period, e.g. BEC, NIGTC, Pillar (not that I am writing a commentary; but I think periods are here to stay for a while). And if one is writing a book or lengthy article that requires them, it is a pain to manually add them every time, easily forgetting at times. I can't imagine that it would be difficult to add an option in the citation section of the preferences. It would be appreciative and convenient for those who write more for a general audience and have editors who require them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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