Names of Persons

Many citation styles have elaborate rules about how names appear: Order of first and last names, Whether first names are spelled out or abbreviated, Last names in small caps or italics, Separating multiple names with commas or semicolons, Whether "and" is inserted in lists of names, Listing the first person as "last name, first name" and additional persons as "first name last name", Showing or hiding name prefixes (such as "von" or "van der") and suffixes (such as Jr.), How many authors to list before switching to "et al.", How editors are marked, for example with "Edited by" or with a suffix such as "(Ed.)"

Select the desired component and click Edit component.

When you make changes to the component, every other instance of it will change as well. If you need the same component in different templates, but with different formatting, you must make a separate component for the alternative formatting.

Example:
Doe, Joe; Miller, Tina Maria; Wang, Chen

Separator:
Semicolon:
Sequence:
Last name, first name
First name format:
Full

Example:
Doe J, Miller TM & Wang C

Separator:
Comma
Text before last person:
&
Sequence:
Last name, first name
Last name
bold
First names:
Abbreviated, no period ("J M")

Example:
Doe, J., T. M. Miller, C. Wang

Separator:
Comma
Sequence:
1st person: Last name, first name
all additional names: First name Last name
First names:
abbreviated

Example:
Doe, J et al.

Sequence:
Last name, first name
First names:
Abbreviated, no period ("J M")
Completeness:
name the first person only, et al. italicized

Example:
DOE/MILLER/WANG

Sequence:
Last name only
Last names:
Capital letters
Separator:
backslash

Example:
Doe, J; Miller, TM; Wang, C (eds.)

Separator:
Semicolon
Sequence::
Last name, first name
First names:
abbreviated, no period
Roles:
ed. for one person, eds. for multiple people

More Options

This field must not be empy. Select this option if the corresponding information should always appear in the bibliography. Citavi will then display the warning that "this field must not be empty" if the field does not contain any information.

Format last person's name differently. Select this option if the last name listed should be formatted in a different way: Doe, Joe; Miller, Tina Maria und Chen Wang.

Different separator if exactly two persons. Select this option if two people (Doe and Wang) should be listed differently than three (Doe, Miller & Wang).

Abbreviate name prefixes. You can select this option to Shorten titles of nobility. To add to the list, enter the full form and then a pipe (AltGr+6) followed by the Shortened form. If you enter "und|u." Citavi replaces "und" in a name with "u."