Citations Template

To access the Templates panel, select Output Styles from the EditEndNote menu, and then click Templates under the Citations heading.

The Citations template tells EndNote how to format the in- text citations in the body of your paper. The most popular formats for in-text citations are (Author, Year), numbered, and Author (Year). For example:

You may change the template by deleting unwanted field names or punctuation, retyping the punctuation you want, and inserting new fields with the Insert Field button. See Modifying Style Templates for information about editing templates.

Note: Both the Citation and the Citation - Author (Year) area of the template must be completed in order to use the Author (Year) format in a paper.

Multiple Citation Separators

Use the Multiple Citation Separators field to specify the punctuation to separate multiple citations in your papers. A multiple citation is an in-text citation that includes more than one reference within a single set of delimiters, such as: (Argus, 1993; Billoski, 1993; Hall, 1988). This example uses a semicolon and a space as the separator between citations.

The separator can be changed by typing other text in the Multiple Citation Separator field. Remember to include a space in the separator section when necessary.

Adding Journal Names to In-text Citations

If you would like EndNote to insert the journal name in the in-text citations of your paper, select the Journal/Secondary Title field from the Insert Field menu. For example:

Year Format

If you would like EndNote to use 2-digit years (such as 09) in the in-text citations, check the "Use 2-digit years" option. Years from all centuries will be abbreviated to display just the last two digits. This applies only to the years in the in-text citations.

Related Topics

Adding and Removing Fields in a Formatted Reference

Adding New Reference Types

Additional Style Formatting Options

Bibliography and Footnote Templates

Changing the Punctuation in a Formatted Reference

EndNote Cleans Up

Fonts and Text Styles

Rules for Working with Style Templates

Special Formatting Characters