For publications that use Harvard-style (i.e., name–date) citations, eXtyles Reference Sorting can be run after Bibliographic Reference Processing to sort reference lists alphabetically and according to the editorial style recommended by the APA (American Psychological Association), Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style), CSE (Council of Science Editors), Cell Press, and SGM style guides.
APA, Chicago, and CSE Styles
For publications that use APA, Chicago, or CSE style guides, Reference Sorting will follow these conventions:
- Author surname parts such as “van” or “la” are included as part of the surname (i.e., they are not grouped with the author initials).
- Alphabetization is word by word (e.g., “Van Stronheim” will be listed before “Vanstone”).
- “Mc” and “St.” are alphabetized as typed, not as if spelled out as “Mac” and “Saint”.
- Jr., Sr., III, and other suffixes are ignored during the sorting process.
Cell Press and SGM Styles
Alternatively, Reference Sorting can be used to reorder reference lists alphabetically and according to the editorial style used by Cell Press and the Society for General Microbiology (SGM). This latter style follows the following rules for ordering references with the same first-author surname:
- All single-author references are listed, subsorted by year and then year letter (e.g., 2006a).
- All two-author references are then listed, subsorted by second author surname, then by year, and then by year letter.
- All references with three or more authors are listed, subsorted by year.
When ordering references with different first-author surnames, the following alphabetization conventions apply:
- Author surname parts such as “van” or “la” are included as part of the surname (i.e., they are not grouped with the author initials).
- Alphabetization is word-by-word (e.g., “Van Stronheim” will be listed before “Vanstone”).
- “Mc” and “St.” are alphabetized as typed, not as if spelled out as “Mac” and “Saint”.
- Jr., Sr., III, and other suffixes are ignored during the sorting process.