Most of the complex formatting in footnotes is relevant only to styles in the humanities. There are a wide variety of formats required for citing references in the footnotes of a paper. These options are provided in the Repeated Citations panel under the Footnote heading.
Some styles take the shortening of references in footnotes even farther when the repeated references appear in consecutive footnotes (or in the same footnote). EndNote provides additional options for the special handling of these cases.
If the Same Reference Repeats in Consecutive Citations
When the same reference repeats in consecutive footnotes, you have the option of replacing the repeated data with text of your choice. This is normally "Ibid (or a variation of the term). Select the Omit repeated data option if you wish to replace repeated data. You may also select an option from the Insert Field list. For example, the Cited Pages option lists the page numbers when the same reference repeats in consecutive footnotes. In this instance, you would have to go to the Edit Manage Citations dialog and enter the pages numbers if you want them for a specific citation.
If you replace the default value with the Author field option from the Insert Fields list, EndNote will only display the author name in the formatted reference when it is preceded by a group of references and the term "Ibid" would be ambiguous. Otherwise, EndNote will display the default value (for example, "Ibid") or another term of your choice. For example:
Glover M. Allen, Bats: Biology, Behavior, and Folklore (Mineola, N.Y..: Dover Publications, 2004), 100; ibid., 200
Michael V. Argus, "New Paleontological Excavation Techniques, "Journal of Paleontology 19, (1993)
Glover M. Allen, ibid., 300
The Omit Repeated Data option allows you to omit the repeated data and replace it with nothing.
You may also apply No Special Handling and when references repeat in consecutive footnotes, they will be handled just like other repeated references in footnotes.
Note: Keep in mind that the option to include the Volume field only applies to the Book and Book Section reference types. It does not apply to all reference types.
If the Same Source Repeats in Consecutive Citations
This setting does not apply to the identical reference that repeats in consecutive footnotes, but rather if any of the source data repeats in two consecutive citations in multiple citation format. For example, if two different references happen to be from the same journal, these settings would apply to the journal name, volume, and issue (or whatever portion of that source information is identical). You may choose the "No special handling" option for these cases so that these references are not abbreviated. Or, you may choose to replace the repeated data with "Ibid" (or the text of your choice). If you choose this option, you may limit the replacement to only the Secondary Title field (this includes the journal, magazine, or newspaper name, or the title of a book for a book section).
Below is an example of how EndNote formats source data when it repeats in consecutive citations.
1. Morris Birkbeck, "The Illinois Praries and Settlers, " in Praire State: Impressions of Illinois, 1673--1967, by Travelers and Other Observers, ed. Paul M. Angle (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1968), 62. "The Soil of the Big-Prairie, which is of no great extent notwithstanding its name, is a rich cool sand; that is to say, one of the most desirable description" (ibid., 63).
Note: We realize that many of these detailed settings for the style can be confusing. We have done our best to configure the styles for you so that you will not need to edit them and work through these details on your own. However, if you find that you need to modify these parts of your styles, consult your style guide for more detailed descriptions and examples of handling repeated citations in footnotes.