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`Citation Style Language 1.0.1`__
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Language Specification
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   2012-06-15

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   **Author**
   
   Rintze M. Zelle, PhD
       
   **Contributors**

   | Frank G. Bennett, Jr.
   | Bruce D'Arcus
   
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Introduction
------------

The Citation Style Language (CSL) is an XML-based format to describe the
formatting of citations, notes and bibliographies, offering:

-  An open format
-  Compact and robust styles
-  Extensive support for style requirements
-  Automatic style localization
-  Infrastructure for style distribution and updating
-  Already over 2000 freely available styles (Creative Commons BY-SA licensed)

For additional documentation, the CSL schema, styles, and locales, visit the CSL
project home, `citationstyles.org <http://citationstyles.org>`_.

Terminology
~~~~~~~~~~~

The key words MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, SHALL, SHALL NOT, SHOULD, SHOULD NOT,
RECOMMENDED, MAY, and OPTIONAL, are to be interpreted as described in
`IETF RFC 2119 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119>`_.

Namespacing
-----------

The CSL `XML namespace URI <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_Namespace>`_
is "http://purl.org/net/xbiblio/csl". The namespace prefix ``cs:`` is used
throughout this specification when referring to CSL elements, but is generally
omitted in favor of a default namespace declaration (set with
the ``xmlns`` attribute) on the root ``cs:style`` or ``cs:locale`` element.

File Types
----------

There are three types of CSL files: independent and dependent styles (both types
use the ".csl" extension), and locale files (named "locales-xx-XX.xml", where
"xx-XX" is a language dialect, e.g. "en-US" for American English).

Independent Styles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Independent styles contain formatting instructions for citations, notes and
bibliographies. While mostly self-contained, they rely on locale files for
(default) localization data.

Dependent Styles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A dependent style is an alias for an independent style. Its contents is limited
to style metadata, and doesn't include any formatting instructions (the sole
exception is that dependent styles can specify an overriding style locale). By
linking dependent styles for journals that share the same citation style (e.g.,
"Nature Biotechnology", "Nature Nanotechnology", etc.) to a single independent
style (e.g., "Nature Journals"), there is no need to duplicate formatting
instructions.

Locale Files
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Each locale file contains a set of localization data (term translations,
localized date formats, and grammar options) for a particular language dialect.

XML Declaration
---------------

Each style or locale should begin with an XML declaration, specifying the XML
version and character encoding. In most cases, the declaration will be:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

Styles - Structure
------------------

The Root Element - ``cs:style``
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The root element of styles is ``cs:style``. In independent styles, the element
carries the following attributes:

``class``
    Determines whether the style uses in-text citations (value "in-text") or
    notes ("note").

``default-locale`` (optional)
    Sets a default locale for style localization. Value must be a `locale
    code <http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77191.html>`_.

``version``
    The CSL version of the style. Must be "1.0" for CSL 1.0-compatible styles.

In addition, ``cs:style`` may carry any of the `global options`_ and
`inheritable name options`_.

Of these attributes, only ``version`` is required on ``cs:style`` in dependent
styles, while the ``default-locale`` attribute may be set to specify an
overriding style locale. The other attributes are allowed but ignored.

An example of ``cs:style`` for an independent style, preceded by the XML
declaration:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <style xmlns="http://purl.org/net/xbiblio/csl" version="1.0" class="in-text" default-locale="fr-FR"/>

Child Elements of ``cs:style``
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In independent styles, the ``cs:style`` root element has the following child
elements:

``cs:info``
    Must appear as the first child element of ``cs:style``. Contains the
    metadata describing the style (style name, ID, authors, etc.).

``cs:citation``
    Must appear once. Describes the formatting of in-text citations or notes.

``cs:bibliography`` (optional)
    May appear once. Describes the formatting of the bibliography.

``cs:macro`` (optional)
    May appear multiple times. Macros allow formatting instructions to be
    reused, keeping styles compact and maintainable.

``cs:locale`` (optional)
    May appear multiple times. Used to specify (overriding) localization data.
    
In `dependent styles`_, ``cs:style`` has only one child element, ``cs:info``.

Info
^^^^

The ``cs:info`` element contains the style's metadata. Its structure is based on
the `Atom Syndication Format <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4287>`_. In
independent styles, ``cs:info`` has the following child elements:

``cs:author`` and ``cs:contributor`` (optional)
    ``cs:author`` and ``cs:contributor``, used to respectively acknowledge style
    authors and contributors, may each be used multiple times. Within these
    elements, the child element ``cs:name`` must appear once, while ``cs:email``
    and ``cs:uri`` each may appear once. These child elements should contain
    respectively the name, email address and URI of the author or contributor.

``cs:category`` (optional)
    Styles may be assigned one or more categories. ``cs:category`` may be used
    once to describe how in-text citations are rendered, using the
    ``citation-format`` attribute set to one of the following values:
    
    -  "author-date" - e.g. "... (Doe, 1999)"
    -  "author" - e.g. "... (Doe)"
    -  "numeric" - e.g. "... [1]"
    -  "label" - e.g. "... [doe99]"
    -  "note" - the citation appears as a footnote or endnote
    
    ``cs:category`` may be used multiple times with the ``field`` attribute, set
    to one of the discipline `categories`_, to indicates the field(s) for which
    the style is relevant.

``cs:id``
    Must appear once. The element should contain a URI to establish the identity
    of the style. A stable, unique and dereferenceable URI is desired for
    publicly available styles.

``cs:issn``/``cs:eissn``/``cs:issnl`` (optional)
    The ``cs:issn`` element may be used multiple times to indicate the ISSN
    identifier(s) of the journal for which the style was written. The
    ``cs:eissn`` and ``cs:issnl`` elements may each be used once for the eISSN
    and `ISSN-L <http://www.issn.org/2-22637-What-is-an-ISSN-L.php>`_
    identifiers, respectively.

``cs:link`` (optional)
    May be used multiple times. ``cs:link`` must carry two attributes: ``href``,
    set to a URI (usually a URL), and ``rel``, whose value indicates how the URI
    relates to the style. The possible values of ``rel``:
    
    -  "self" - style URI
    -  "template" - URI of the style from which the current style is derived
    -  "documentation - URI of style documentation
    
    The ``cs:link`` element may contain content describing the link.

``cs:published`` (optional)
    May appear once. The contents of ``cs:published`` must be a
    `timestamp <http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77049.html>`_,
    indicating when the style was initially created or made available.

``cs:rights`` (optional)
    May appear once. The contents of ``cs:rights`` specifies the license under
    which the style file is released. The element may carry a ``license``
    attribute to specify the URI of the license.

``cs:summary`` (optional)
    May appear once. The contents of ``cs:summary`` gives a (short) description
    of the style.

``cs:title``
    Must appear once. The contents of ``cs:title`` should be the name of the
    style as shown to users.

``cs:title-short`` (optional)
    May appear once. The contents of ``cs:title-short`` should be a shortened
    style name (e.g. "APA").

``cs:updated``
    Must appear once. The contents of ``cs:updated`` must be a `timestamp
    <http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77049.html>`_ that shows when the
    style was last updated.

The ``cs:link``, ``cs:rights``, ``cs:summary``, ``cs:title`` and
``cs:title-short`` elements may carry a ``xml:lang`` attribute to specify the
language of the element's content (the value must be an `xsd:language
locale code <http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77191.html>`_). For
``cs:link``, the attribute can also be used to indicate the language of the link
target.

In `dependent styles`_, ``cs:link`` must be used with ``rel`` set to
"independent-parent", with the URI of the independent parent style set on
``href``. In addition, ``cs:link`` should not be used with ``rel`` set to
"template".

An example of ``cs:info`` for an independent style:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <info>
      <title>Style Title</title>
      <id>http://www.zotero.org/styles/style-title</id>
      <link href="http://www.zotero.org/styles/style-title" rel="self"/>
      <author>
        <name>Author Name</name>
        <email>name@domain.com</email>
        <uri>http://www.domain.com/name</uri>
      </author>
      <category citation-format="author-date"/>
      <category field="zoology"/>
      <updated>2008-10-29T21:01:24+00:00</updated>
      <rights license="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">This work
      is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
      License</rights>
    </info>

Citation
^^^^^^^^

The ``cs:citation`` element describes the formatting of citations, which consist
of one or more references ("cites") to bibliographic sources. Citations appear
in the form of either in-text citations (in the author (e.g. "[Doe]"),
author-date ("[Doe 1999]"), label ("[doe99]") or number ("[1]") format) or
notes. The required ``cs:layout`` child element describes what, and how,
bibliographic data should be included in the citations (see `Layout
<#layout>`_). ``cs:layout`` may be preceded by a ``cs:sort`` element, which can
be used to specify how cites within a citation should be sorted (see
`Sorting`_). The ``cs:citation`` element may carry attributes for
`Citation-specific Options`_ and `Inheritable Name Options`_. An example of a
``cs:citation`` element:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <citation option="option-value">
      <sort>
        <!-- sort keys -->
      </sort>
      <layout>
        <!-- rendering elements -->
      </layout>
    </citation>

**A note to CSL processor developers** In note styles, a citation is often a
sentence by itself. Therefore, the first character of a citation should
preferably be uppercased when there is no preceding text in the note. In all
other cases (e.g. when a citation is inserted into the middle of a pre-existing
footnote), the citation should be printed as is.

Bibliography
^^^^^^^^^^^^

The ``cs:bibliography`` element describes the formatting of bibliographies,
which list one or more bibliographic sources. The required ``cs:layout`` child
element describes how each bibliographic entry should be formatted.
``cs:layout`` may be preceded by a ``cs:sort`` element, which can be used to
specify how references within the bibliography should be sorted (see
`Sorting`_). The ``cs:bibliography`` element may carry attributes for
`Bibliography-specific Options`_ and `Inheritable Name Options`_. An example of
a ``cs:bibliography`` element:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <bibliography option="option-value">
      <sort>
        <!-- sort keys -->
      </sort>
      <layout>
        <!-- rendering elements -->
      </layout>
    </bibliography>

Macro
^^^^^

Macros, defined with ``cs:macro`` elements, contain formatting instructions.
Macros can be called with ``cs:text`` from within other macros and the
``cs:layout`` element of ``cs:citation`` and ``cs:bibliography``, and with
``cs:key`` from within ``cs:sort`` of ``cs:citation`` and ``cs:bibliography``.
It is recommended to place macros after any ``cs:locale`` elements and before
the ``cs:citation`` element.

Macros are referenced by the value of the required ``name`` attribute on
``cs:macro``. The ``cs:macro`` element must contain one or more `rendering
elements`_.

The use of macros can improve style readability, compactness and
maintainability. It is recommended to keep the contents of ``cs:citation`` and
``cs:bibliography`` compact and agnostic of item types (e.g. books, journal
articles, etc.) by depending on macro calls. To allow for easy reuse of macros
in other styles, it is recommended to use common macro names.

In the example below, cites consist of the item title, rendered in italics when
the item type is "book":

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <style>
      <macro name="title">
        <choose>
          <if type="book">
            <text variable="title" font-style="italic"/>
          </if>
          <else>
            <text variable="title"/>
          </else>
        </choose>
      </macro>
      <citation>
        <layout>
          <text macro="title"/>
        </layout>
      </citation>
    </style>

Locale
^^^^^^

Localization data, by default drawn from the "locales-xx-XX.xml" locale files,
may be redefined or supplemented with ``cs:locale`` elements, which should be
placed directly after the ``cs:info`` element.

The value of the optional ``xml:lang`` attribute on ``cs:locale``, which must be
set to an `xsd:language locale code
<http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77191.html>`_, determines which
languages or language dialects are affected (see `Locale Fallback`_).

See `Terms`_, `Localized Date Formats`_ and `Localized Options`_ for further
details on the use of ``cs:locale``.

An example of ``cs:locale`` in a style:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <style>
      <locale xml:lang="en">
        <terms>
          <term name="editortranslator" form="short">
            <single>ed. &amp; trans.</single>
            <multiple>eds. &amp; trans.</multiple>
          </term>
        </terms>
      </locale>
    </style>

Locale Fallback
'''''''''''''''

Locale files provide localization data for language dialects (e.g. "en-US" for
American English), whereas the optional ``cs:locale`` elements in styles can
either lack the ``xml:lang`` attribute, or have it set to either a language
(e.g. "en" for English) or dialect. Locale fallback is the mechanism determining
from which of these sources each localizable unit (a date format, localized
option, or specific form of a term) is retrieved.

For dialects of the same language, one is designated the primary dialect. All
others are secondaries. At the moment of writing, the available locale files
include:

+-----------------+----------------------+
| Primary dialect | Secondary dialect(s) |
+=================+======================+
| de-DE           | de-AT, de-CH         |
+-----------------+----------------------+
| en-US           | en-GB                |
+-----------------+----------------------+
| pt-PT           | pt-BR                |
+-----------------+----------------------+
| zh-CN           | zh-TW                |
+-----------------+----------------------+

Locale fallback is best described with an example. If the chosen output locale
is "de-AT" (Austrian German), localizable units are individually drawn from the
following sources, in decreasing order of priority:

A. In-style ``cs:locale`` elements

   1. ``xml:lang`` set to chosen dialect, "de-AT"
   2. ``xml:lang`` set to matching language, "de" (German)
   3. ``xml:lang`` not set

B. Locale files

   4. ``xml:lang`` set to chosen dialect, "de-AT"
   5. ``xml:lang`` set to matching primary dialect, "de-DE" (Standard German)
      (only applicable when the chosen locale is a secondary dialect)
   6. ``xml:lang`` set to "en-US" (American English)

If the chosen output locale is a language (e.g. "de"), the (primary) dialect is
used in step 1 (e.g. "de-DE").
   
Fallback stops once a localizable unit has been found. For terms, this even is
the case when they are defined as empty strings (e.g. ``<term name="and"/>`` or
``<term name="and"></term>``). Locale fallback takes precedence over fallback of
term forms (see `Terms`_).

Locale Files - Structure
------------------------

While localization data can be included in styles (see `Locale`_), locale files
conveniently provide sets of default localization data, consisting of terms,
date formats and grammar options.

Each locale file contains localization data for a single language dialect. This
`locale code <http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77191.html>`_ is set on
the required ``xml:lang`` attribute on the ``cs:locale`` root element. The same
locale code must also be used in the file name of the locale file (the "xx-XX"
in "locales-xx-XX.xml"). The root element must carry the ``version`` attribute,
indicating the CSL version of the locale file (must be "1.0" for CSL
1.0-compatible locale files). Locale files have the same requirements for
`namespacing`_ as styles. The ``cs:locale`` element may contain ``cs:info`` as
its first child element, and requires the child elements ``cs:terms``,
``cs:date`` and ``cs:style-options`` (these elements are described below). An
example showing part of a locale file:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <locale xml:lang="en-US" version="1.0" xmlns="http://purl.org/net/xbiblio/csl">
      <style-options punctuation-in-quote="true"/>
      <date form="text">
        <date-part name="month" suffix=" "/>
        <date-part name="day" suffix=", "/>
        <date-part name="year"/>
      </date>
      <date form="numeric">
        <date-part name="year"/>
        <date-part name="month" form="numeric" prefix="-" range-delimiter="/"/>
        <date-part name="day" prefix="-" range-delimiter="/"/>
      </date>
      <terms>
        <term name="no date">n.d.</term>
        <term name="et-al">et al.</term>
        <term name="page">
          <single>page</single>
          <multiple>pages</multiple>
        </term>
        <term name="page" form="short">
          <single>p.</single>
          <multiple>pp.</multiple>
        </term>
      </terms>
    </locale>

Info
~~~~

The ``cs:info`` element may be used to give metadata on the locale file. It has
the following child elements:

``cs:translator`` (optional)
    ``cs:translator``, used to acknowledge locale translators, may be used
    multiple times. Within the element, the child element ``cs:name`` must
    appear once, while ``cs:email`` and ``cs:uri`` each may appear once. These
    child elements should contain respectively the name, email address and URI
    of the translator.

``cs:rights`` (optional)
    May appear once. The contents of ``cs:rights`` specifies the license under
    which the locale file is released. The element may carry a ``license``
    attribute to specify the URI of the license, and a ``xml:lang`` attribute to
    specify the language of the element's content (the value must be an
    `xsd:language locale code
    <http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77191.html>`_).

``cs:updated`` (optional)
    May appear once. The contents of ``cs:updated`` must be a `timestamp
    <http://books.xmlschemata.org/relaxng/ch19-77049.html>`_ that shows when the
    locale file was last updated.

Terms
~~~~~

Terms are localized strings (e.g. by using the "and" term, "Doe and Smith"
automatically becomes "Doe und Smith" when the style locale is switched from
English to German). Terms are defined with ``cs:term`` elements, child elements
of ``cs:terms``. Each ``cs:term`` element must carry a ``name`` attribute, set
to one of the terms listed in `Appendix III - Terms`_.

Terms are either directly defined in the content of ``cs:term``, or, in cases
where singular and plural variants are needed (e.g. "page" and "pages"), in the
content of the child elements ``cs:single`` and ``cs:multiple``, respectively.

Terms may be defined for specific forms by using ``cs:term`` with the optional
``form`` attribute set to:

-  "long" - (default), e.g. "editor" and "editors" for the "editor" term
-  "short" - e.g. "ed." and "eds." for the term "editor"
-  "verb" - e.g. "edited by" for the term "editor"
-  "verb-short" - e.g. "ed." for the term "editor"
-  "symbol" - e.g. "§" and "§§" for the term "section"

If a style uses a term in a form that is undefined (even after `Locale
Fallback`_), there is fallback to other forms: "verb-short" first falls back to
"verb", "symbol" first falls back to "short", and "verb" and "short" both fall
back to "long". If no locale or form fallback is available, the term is rendered
as a empty string.

`Gender-specific ordinals`_ are activated through the ``gender`` and
``gender-form`` attributes on ``cs:term``, which are described below.

Term content should not contain markup such as LaTeX or HTML. `Superscripted
Unicode characters`__ can be used for superscripting.

__ http://unicode.org/reports/tr30/datafiles/SuperscriptFolding.txt

Gender-specific Ordinals
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Some languages use gender-specific ordinals. For example, the English "1st" and
"first" translate in French to "1\ :sup:`er`\ " and "premier" if the target noun
is masculine, and "1\ :sup:`re`\ " and "première" if the noun is feminine.

Feminine and masculine variants of the ordinal terms (see `Ordinals`_) may be
specified by setting the ``gender-form`` attribute to "feminine" or "masculine"
(the term without ``gender-form`` represents the neuter variant). There are two
types of target nouns: a) the terms accompanying the `number variables`_, and b)
the month terms (see `Months`_). The gender of these nouns may be specified on
the "long" (default) form of the term using the ``gender`` attribute (set to
"feminine" or "masculine"). When a number variable is rendered with
``cs:number`` in the "ordinal" or "long-ordinal" form, the ordinal term of the
same gender is used, with a fallback to the neuter variant if the feminine or
masculine variant is undefined. When the "day" date-part is rendered in the
"ordinal" form, the ordinal gender is matched against that of the month term.

The example below gives "1re éd." ("1st ed."), "1er janvier" ("January 1st"),
and "3e janvier" ("January 3rd"):

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <locale xml:lang="fr-FR">
      <terms>
        <term name="edition" gender="feminine">
          <single>édition</single>
          <multiple>éditions</multiple>
        </term>
        <term name="edition" form="short">éd.</term>
        <term name="month-01" gender="masculine">janvier</term>
        <term name="ordinal-01" gender-form="feminine">re</term>
        <term name="ordinal-01" gender-form="masculine">er</term>
        <term name="ordinal-02">e</term>
        <term name="ordinal-03">e</term>
        <term name="ordinal-04">e</term>
      </terms>
    </locale>

Localized Date Formats
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Two localized date formats can be defined with ``cs:date`` elements: a "numeric"
(e.g. "12-15-2005") and a "text" format (e.g. "December 15, 2005"). The format
is set on ``cs:date`` with the required ``form`` attribute.

A date format is constructed using ``cs:date-part`` child elements (see
`Date-part`_). With a required ``name`` attribute set to either ``day``,
``month`` or ``year``, the order of these elements reflects the display order of
respectively the day, month, and year. The date can be formatted with
`formatting`_ and `text-case`_ attributes on the ``cs:date`` and
``cs:date-part`` elements. The `delimiter`_ attribute may be set on ``cs:date``
to specify the delimiter for the ``cs:date-part`` elements, and `affixes`_ may
be applied to the ``cs:date-part`` elements.

**Note** Affixes are not allowed on ``cs:date`` when defining localized date
formats. This restriction is in place to separate locale-specific affixes (set
on the ``cs:date-part`` elements) from any style-specific affixes (set on the
calling ``cs:date`` element), such as parentheses. An example of a macro calling
a localized date format:

.. sourcecode:: xml

      <macro name="issued">
       <date variable="issued" form="numeric" prefix="(" suffix=")"/>
      </macro>

Localized Options
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There is one localized option, ``punctuation-in-quote`` (see `Locale Options`_).
This global option (affecting both citations and the bibliography) is set as an
optional attribute on ``cs:style-options``.

Rendering Elements
------------------

Rendering elements specify which, and in what order, pieces of bibliographic
metadata are included in citations and bibliographies, and offer control over
their formatting.

Layout
~~~~~~

The ``cs:layout`` rendering element is a required child element of
``cs:citation`` and ``cs:bibliography``. It must contain one or more of the
other rendering elements described below, and may carry `affixes`_ and
`formatting`_ attributes. When used within ``cs:citation``, the `delimiter`_
attribute may be used to specify a delimiter for cites within a citation. For
example, a citation like "(1, 2)" can be achieved with:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <citation>
      <layout prefix="(" suffix=")" delimiter=", ">
        <text variable="citation-number"/>
      </layout>
    </citation>

Text
~~~~

The ``cs:text`` rendering element outputs text. It must carry one of the
following attributes to select what should be rendered:

-  ``variable`` - renders the text contents of a variable. Attribute value must
   be one of the `standard variables`_. May be accompanied by the ``form``
   attribute to select the "long" (default) or "short" form of a variable (e.g.
   the full or short title). If the "short" form is selected but unavailable,
   the "long" form is rendered instead.
-  ``macro`` - renders the text output of a macro. Attribute value must match
   the value of the ``name`` attribute of a ``cs:macro`` element (see `Macro`_).
-  ``term`` - renders a term. Attribute value must be one of the terms listed in
   `Appendix III - Terms`_. May be accompanied by the ``plural`` attribute to
   select the singular ("false", default) or plural ("true") variant of a term,
   and by the ``form`` attribute to select the "long" (default), "short",
   "verb", "verb-short" or "symbol" form variant (see also `Terms`_).
-  ``value`` - renders the attribute value itself.

An example of ``cs:text`` rendering the "title" variable:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <text variable="title"/>

``cs:text`` may also carry `affixes`_, `display`_, `formatting`_, `quotes`_,
`strip-periods`_ and `text-case`_ attributes.

Date
~~~~

The ``cs:date`` rendering element outputs the date selected from the list of
`date variables`_ with the required ``variable`` attribute. A date can be
rendered in either a localized or non-localized format.

`Localized date formats`_ are selected with the optional ``form`` attribute,
which must set to either "numeric" (for fully numeric formats, e.g.
"12-15-2005"), or "text" (for formats with a non-numeric month, e.g. "December
15, 2005"). Localized date formats can be customized in two ways. First, the
``date-parts`` attribute may be used to show fewer date parts. The possible
values are:

-  "year-month-day" - (default), renders the year, month and day
-  "year-month" - renders the year and month
-  "year" - renders the year

Secondly, ``cs:date`` may have one or more ``cs:date-part`` child elements (see
`Date-part`_). The attributes set on these elements override those specified for
the localized date formats (e.g. to get abbreviated months for all locales, the
``form`` attribute on the month-``cs:date-part`` element can be set to "short").
These ``cs:date-part`` elements do not affect which, or in what order, date
parts are rendered. `Affixes`_, which are very locale-specific, are not allowed
on these ``cs:date-part`` elements.

In the absence of the ``form`` attribute, ``cs:date`` describes a self-contained
non-localized date format. In this case, the date format is constructed using
``cs:date-part`` child elements. With a required ``name`` attribute set to
either ``day``, ``month`` or ``year``, the order of these elements reflects the
display order of respectively the day, month, and year. The date can be
formatted with `formatting`_ attributes on the ``cs:date-part`` elements, as
well as several ``cs:date-part``-specific attributes (see `Date-part`_). The
`delimiter`_ attribute may be set on ``cs:date`` to specify the delimiter for
the ``cs:date-part`` elements, and `affixes`_ may be applied to the
``cs:date-part`` elements.

For both localized and non-localized dates, ``cs:date`` may carry `affixes`_,
`display`_, `formatting`_ and `text-case`_ attributes.

Date-part
^^^^^^^^^

The ``cs:date-part`` elements control how date parts are rendered. Unless the
parent ``cs:date`` element calls a localized date format, they also determine
which, and in what order, date parts appear. A ``cs:date-part`` element
describes the date part selected with the required ``name`` attribute:

"day"
    For "day", ``cs:date-part`` may carry the ``form`` attribute, with values:
    
    -  "numeric" - (default), e.g. "1"
    -  "numeric-leading-zeros" - e.g. "01"
    -  "ordinal" - e.g. "1st"

"month"
    For "month", ``cs:date-part`` may carry the `strip-periods`_ and ``form``
    attributes. In locale files, month abbreviations (the "short" form of the
    month `terms`_) should be defined with periods if applicable (e.g. "Jan.",
    "Feb.", etc.). These periods can be removed by setting `strip-periods`_ to
    "true" ("false" is the default). The ``form`` attribute can be set to:
    
    -  "long" - (default), e.g. "January"
    -  "short" - e.g. "Jan."
    -  "numeric" - e.g. "1"
    -  "numeric-leading-zeros" - e.g. "01"

"year"
    For "year", ``cs:date-part`` may carry the ``form`` attribute, with values:
    
    -  "long" - (default), e.g. "2005"
    -  "short" - e.g. "05"

``cs:date-part`` may also carry `formatting`_, `text-case`_ and
``range-delimiter`` (see `Date Ranges`_) attributes. Attributes for `affixes`_
are allowed, unless ``cs:date`` calls a localized date format.

Date Ranges
'''''''''''

The default delimiter for dates in a date range is an en-dash (e.g. "May |--|
July 2008"). Custom range delimiters can be set on ``cs:date-part`` elements
with the optional ``range-delimiter`` attribute. When a date range is rendered,
the range delimiter is drawn from the ``cs:date-part`` element matching the
largest date part ("year", "month", or "day") that differs between the two
dates. For example,

.. sourcecode:: xml
    
    <style>
      <citation>
        <layout>
          <date variable="issued">
            <date-part name="day" suffix=" " range-delimiter="-"/>
            <date-part name="month" suffix=" "/>
            <date-part name="year" range-delimiter="/"/>
          </date>
        </layout>
      </citation>
    </style>

would result in "1-4 May 2008", "May |--| July 2008" and "May 2008/June 2009".

AD and BC
^^^^^^^^^

The "ad" term (Anno Domini) is automatically appended to positive years of less
than four digits (e.g. "79" becomes "79AD"). The "bc" term (Before Christ) is
automatically appended to negative years (e.g. "-2500" becomes "2500BC").

Seasons
^^^^^^^

If a date includes a season instead of a month, a season term ("season-01" to
"season-04", respectively Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) take the place of
the month term. E.g.,

.. sourcecode:: xml
    
    <style>
      <citation>
        <layout>
          <date variable="issued">
            <date-part name="month" suffix=" "/>
            <date-part name="year"/>
          </date>
        </layout>
      </citation>
    </style>

would result in "May 2008" and "Winter 2009".

Approximate Dates
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Approximate dates test "true" for the ``is-uncertain-date`` conditional (see
`Choose`_). For example,

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <style>
      <citation>
        <layout>
          <choose>
            <if is-uncertain-date="issued">
              <text term="circa" form="short" suffix=" "/>
            </if>
          </choose>
          <date variable="issued">
            <date-part name="year"/>
          </date>
        </layout>
      </citation>
    </style>

would result in "2005" (normal date) and "ca. 2003" (approximate date).

Number
~~~~~~

The ``cs:number`` rendering element outputs the number variable selected with
the required ``variable`` attribute. `Number variables`_ are a subset of the
list of `standard variables`_.

If a number variable is rendered with ``cs:number`` and only contains numeric
content (as determined by the rules for ``is-numeric``, see `Choose`_), the
number(s) are extracted. Variable content is rendered "as is" when the variable
contains any non-numeric content (e.g. "Special edition").

During the extraction, numbers separated by a hyphen are stripped of intervening
spaces ("2 - 4" becomes "2-4"). Numbers separated by a comma receive one space
after the comma ("2,3" and "2 , 3" become "2, 3"), while numbers separated by an
ampersand receive one space before and one after the ampsersand ("2&3" becomes
"2 & 3").

Extracted numbers can be formatted via the optional ``form`` attribute, with
values:
   
-  "numeric" - (default), e.g. "1", "2", "3"
-  "ordinal" - e.g. "1st", "2nd", "3rd". Ordinal suffixes are defined with the
   `terms`_ "ordinal-01" to "ordinal-04". "ordinal-01" is used for numbers
   ending on a 1 (except those ending on 11), "ordinal-02" for those ending on a
   2 (except those ending on 12), "ordinal-03" for those ending on a 3 (except
   those ending on 13) and "ordinal-04" for all other numbers.
-  "long-ordinal" - e.g. "first", "second", "third". Long ordinals are defined
   with the `terms`_ "long-ordinal-01" to "long-ordinal-10", which are used for
   the numbers 1 through 10. For other numbers "long-ordinal" falls back to
   "ordinal".
-  "roman" - e.g. "i", "ii", "iii"

Numbers with prefixes or suffixes are never ordinalized or rendered in roman
numerals (e.g. "2E" remains "2E). Numbers without affixes are individually
transformed ("2, 3" can become "2nd, 3rd", "second, third" or "ii, iii").

``cs:number`` may carry `affixes`_, `display`_, `formatting`_ and `text-case`_
attributes.

Names
~~~~~

The ``cs:names`` rendering element outputs the contents of one or more `name
variables`_ (selected with the required ``variable`` attribute), each of which
can contain multiple names (e.g. the "author" variable contains all the author
names of the cited item). If multiple variables are selected (separated by
single spaces, see example below), each variable is independently rendered in
the order specified, with one exception: when the selection consists of "editor"
and "translator", and when the contents of these two name variables is
identical, then the contents of only one name variable is rendered. In addition,
the "editortranslator" term is used if the ``cs:names`` element contains a
``cs:label`` element, replacing the default "editor" and "translator" terms
(e.g. resulting in "Doe (editor & translator)"). The `delimiter`_ attribute may
be set on ``cs:names`` to separate the names of the different name variables
(e.g. the semicolon in "Doe, Smith (editors); Johnson (translator)").

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <names variable="editor translator" delimiter="; ">
      <label prefix=" (" suffix=")"/>
    </names>

``cs:names`` has four child elements (discussed below): ``cs:name``,
``cs:et-al``, ``cs:substitute`` and ``cs:label``. The ``cs:names`` element may
carry `affixes`_, `display`_ and `formatting`_ attributes.

Name
^^^^

The ``cs:name`` element, an optional child element of ``cs:names``, can be used
to describe the formatting of individual names, and the separation of names
within a name variable. ``cs:name`` may carry the following attributes:

``and``
    Specifies the delimiter between the second to last and last name of the
    names in a name variable. Allowed values are "text" (selects the "and" term,
    e.g. "Doe, Johnson and Smith") and "symbol" (selects the ampersand, e.g.
    "Doe, Johnson & Smith").

``delimiter``
    Specifies the text string used to separate names in a name variable. Default
    is ", " (e.g. "Doe, Smith").

``delimiter-precedes-et-al``
    Determines when the name delimiter or a space is used between a truncated
    name list and the "et-al" (or "and others") term in case of et-al
    abbreviation. Allowed values:
    
    -  "contextual" - (default), name delimiter is only used for name lists
       truncated to two or more names
       
       - 1 name: "J. Doe et al."
       - 2 names: "J. Doe, S. Smith, et al."
    
    -  "always" - name delimiter is always used
       
       - 1 name: "J. Doe, et al."
       - 2 names: "J. Doe, S. Smith, et al."
    
    -  "never" - name delimiter is never used
       
       - 1 name: "J. Doe et al."
       - 2 names: "J. Doe, S. Smith et al."

``delimiter-precedes-last``
    Determines when the name delimiter is used to separate the second to last
    and the last name in name lists (if ``and`` is not set, the name delimiter
    is always used, regardless of the value of ``delimiter-precedes-last``).
    Allowed values:
    
    -  "contextual" - (default), name delimiter is only used for name lists
       with three or more names
       
       - 2 names: "J. Doe and T. Williams"
       - 3 names: "J. Doe, S. Smith, and T. Williams"
    
    -  "always" - name delimiter is always used
       
       - 2 names: "J. Doe, and T. Williams"
       - 3 names: "J. Doe, S. Smith, and T. Williams"
    
    -  "never" - name delimiter is never used
       
       - 2 names: "J. Doe and T. Williams"
       - 3 names: "J. Doe, S. Smith and T. Williams"

``et-al-min`` / ``et-al-use-first``
    Use of these two attributes enables et-al abbreviation. If the number of
    names in a name variable matches or exceeds the number set on ``et-al-min``,
    the rendered name list is truncated after reaching the number of names set
    on ``et-al-use-first``. The "et-al" (or "and others") term is appended to
    truncated name lists (see also `Et-al`_). By default, when a name list is
    truncated to a single name, the name and the "et-al" (or "and others") term
    are separated by a space (e.g. "Doe et al."). When a name list is truncated
    to two or more names, the name delimiter is used (e.g. "Doe, Smith, et
    al."). This behavior can be changed with the ``delimiter-precedes-et-al``
    attribute.
    
``et-al-subsequent-min`` / ``et-al-subsequent-use-first``
    If used, the values of these attributes replace those of respectively
    ``et-al-min`` and ``et-al-use-first`` for subsequent cites (cites
    referencing earlier cited items).

``et-al-use-last``
    When set to "true" (the default is "false"), name lists truncated by et-al
    abbreviation are followed by the name delimiter, the ellipsis character, and
    the last name of the original name list. This is only possible when the
    original name list has at least two more names than the truncated name list
    (for this the value of ``et-al-use-first``/``et-al-subsequent-min`` must be
    at least 2 less than the value of
    ``et-al-min``/``et-al-subsequent-use-first``). An example:
    
    ::
    
        A. Goffeau, B. G. Barrell, H. Bussey, R. W. Davis, B. Dujon, H.
        Feldmann, … S. G. Oliver

The remaining attributes, discussed below, only affect personal names. Personal
names require a "family" name-part, and may also contain "given", "suffix",
"non-dropping-particle" and "dropping-particle" name-parts. These name-parts are
defined as:

-  "family" - surname minus any particles and suffixes
-  "given" - given names, either full ("John Edward") or initialized ("J. E.")
-  "suffix" - name suffix, e.g. "Jr." in "John Smith Jr." and "III" in "Bill
   Gates III"
-  "non-dropping-particle" - name particles that are not dropped when only the
   surname is shown ("de" in the Dutch surname "de Koning") but which may be
   treated separately from the family name, e.g. for sorting
-  "dropping-particle" - name particles that are dropped when only the surname
   is shown ("van" in "Ludwig van Beethoven", which becomes "Beethoven")

The attributes affecting personal names:

``form``
    Specifies whether all the name-parts of personal names should be displayed
    (value "long", the default), or only the family name and the
    non-dropping-particle (value "short"). A third value, "count", returns the
    total number of names that would otherwise be rendered by the use of the
    ``cs:names`` element (taking into account the effects of et-al abbreviation
    and editor/translator collapsing), which allows for advanced `sorting`_.

``initialize``
    When set to "false" (the default is "true"), given names are no longer
    initialized when "initialize-with" is set. However, the value of
    "initialize-with" is still added after initials present in the full name
    (e.g. with ``initialize`` set to "false", and ``initialize-with`` set to
    ".", "James T Kirk" becomes "James T. Kirk").

``initialize-with``
    When set, given names are converted to initials. The attribute value is
    added after each initial ("." results in "J.J. Doe"). For compound given
    names (e.g. "Jean-Luc"), hyphenation of the initials can be controlled with
    the global ``initialize-with-hyphen`` option (see `Hyphenation of
    Initialized Names`_).

``name-as-sort-order``
    Specifies that names should be displayed with the given name following the
    family name (e.g. "John Doe" becomes "Doe, John"). The attribute has two possible values:
    
    - "first" - attribute only has an effect on the first name of each name
      variable 
    - "all" - attribute has an effect on all names
    
    Note that even when ``name-as-sort-order`` changes the name-part order, the
    display order is not necessarily the same as the sorting order for names
    containing particles and suffixes (see `Name-part order`_). Also,
    ``name-as-sort-order`` only affects names written in the latin or Cyrillic
    alphabets. Names written in other alphabets (e.g. Asian scripts) are always
    displayed with the family name preceding the given name.

``sort-separator``
    Sets the delimiter for name-parts that have switched positions as a result
    of ``name-as-sort-order``. The default value is ", " ("Doe, John"). As is
    the case for ``name-as-sort-order``, this attribute only affects names
    written in the latin or Cyrillic alphabets.

``cs:name`` may also carry `affixes`_ and `formatting`_ attributes.

Name-part Order
'''''''''''''''

The order of name-parts depends on the values of the ``form`` and
``name-as-sort-order`` attributes on ``cs:name``, the value of the
``demote-non-dropping-particle`` attribute on ``cs:style`` (one of the `global
options`_), and the alphabet of the individual name. Note that the display and
sorting order of name-parts often differs. An overview of the possible orders:

**Display order of latin/Cyrillic names**

----

:Conditions: ``form`` set to "long"
:Order:
    1) given
    2) dropping-particle
    3) non-dropping-particle
    4) family
    5) suffix

:Example: [Jean] [de] [La] [Fontaine] [III]

----

:Conditions: ``form`` set to "long", name-as-sort-order active,
             ``demote-non-dropping-particle`` set to "never" or "sort-only"
:Order:
    1) non-dropping-particle
    2) family
    3) given
    4) dropping-particle
    5) suffix

:Example: [La] [Fontaine], [Jean] [de], [III]

----

:Conditions: ``form`` set to "long", name-as-sort-order active,
             ``demote-non-dropping-particle`` set to "display-and-sort"
:Order:
    1) family
    2) given
    3) dropping-particle
    4) non-dropping-particle
    5) suffix

:Example: [Fontaine], [Jean] [de] [La], [III]

----

:Conditions: ``form`` set to "short"
:Order:
    1) non-dropping-particles
    2) family

:Example: [La] [Fontaine]

----

**Sorting order of latin/Cyrillic names**

N.B. The sort keys are listed in descending order of priority.

----

:Conditions: ``demote-non-dropping-particle`` set to "never"
:Order:
    1) non-dropping-particle + family
    2) dropping-particle
    3) given
    4) suffix

:Example: [La Fontaine] [de] [Jean] [III]

----

:Conditions: ``demote-non-dropping-particle`` set to "sort-only" or
             "display-and-sort"
:Order:
    1) family
    2) dropping-particle + non-dropping-particle
    3) given
    4) suffix

:Example: [Fontaine] [de La] [Jean] [III]

----

**Display and sorting order of non-latin/Cyrillic names**

----

:Conditions: ``form`` set to "long"
:Order:
    1) family
    2) given

:Example: |Mao Zedong| [Mao Zedong]

.. |Mao Zedong| unicode:: U+6bdb U+6cfd U+4e1c

----

:Conditions: ``form`` set to "short"
:Order:
    1) family

:Example: |Mao| [Mao]

.. |Mao| unicode:: U+6bdb

----

Non-personal names lack name-parts and are sorted as is, although English
articles ("a", "an" and "the") at the start of the name are stripped. For
example, "The New York Times" sorts as "New York Times".

Name-part Formatting
''''''''''''''''''''

The ``cs:name`` element may contain one or two ``cs:name-part`` child elements
for name-part-specific formatting. ``cs:name-part`` must carry the ``name``
attribute, set to either "given" or "family".

If set to "given", `formatting`_ and `text-case`_ attributes on ``cs:name-part``
affect the "given" and "dropping-particle" name-parts. `affixes`_ surround the
"given" name-part, enclosing any demoted name particles for inverted names.

If set to "family", `formatting`_ and `text-case`_ attributes affect the
"family" and "non-dropping-particle" name-parts. `affixes`_ surround the
"family" name-part, enclosing any preceding name particles, as well as the
"suffix" name-part for non-inverted names.

The "suffix" name-part is not subject to name-part formatting. The use of
``cs:name-part`` elements does not influence which, or in what order, name-parts
are rendered. An example, yielding names like "Jane DOE":

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <names variable="author">
      <name>
        <name-part name="family" text-case="uppercase"/>
      </name>
    </names>

Et-al
^^^^^

Et-al abbreviation, controlled via the ``et-al-...`` attributes (see `Name`_),
can be further customized with the optional ``cs:et-al`` element, which must
follow the ``cs:name`` element (if present). The ``term`` attribute may be set
to either "et-al" (the default) or to "and others" to use either term. The
`affixes`_ and `formatting`_ attributes may also be used, for example to
italicize the "et-al" term:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <names variable="author">
      <et-al term="and others" font-style="italic"/>
    </names>

Substitute
^^^^^^^^^^

The optional ``cs:substitute`` element, which must be included as the last child
element of ``cs:names``, adds substitution in case the `name variables`_
specified in the parent ``cs:names`` element are empty. The substitutions are
specified as child elements of ``cs:substitute``, and must consist of one or
more `rendering elements`_ (with the exception of ``cs:layout``). A shorthand
version of ``cs:names`` without child elements, which inherits the attributes
values set on the ``cs:name`` and ``cs:et-al`` child elements of the original
``cs:names`` element, may also be used. If ``cs:substitute`` contains multiple
child elements, the first element to return a non-empty result is used for
substitution. Substituted variables are suppressed in the rest of the output to
prevent duplication. An example, where an empty "author" name variable is
substituted by the "editor" name variable, or, when no editors exist, by the
"title" macro:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <macro name="author">
      <names variable="author">
        <substitute>
          <names variable="editor"/>
          <text macro="title"/>
        </substitute>
      </names>
    </macro>

Label in ``cs:names``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The optional ``cs:label`` element (see `label`_) must be included after the
``cs:name`` and ``cs:et-al`` elements, but before the ``cs:substitute`` element.
When used as a child element of ``cs:names``, ``cs:label`` does not carry the
``variable`` attribute; it uses the variable(s) set on the parent ``cs:names``
element instead. A second difference is that the ``form`` attribute may also be
set to "verb" or "verb-short", so that the allowed values are:

-  "long" - (default), e.g. "editor" and "editors" for the "editor" term
-  "short" - e.g. "ed." and "eds." for the term "editor"
-  "verb" - e.g. "edited by" for the term "editor"
-  "verb-short" - e.g. "ed." for the term "editor"
-  "symbol" - e.g. "§" and "§§" for the term "section"

Label
~~~~~

The ``cs:label`` rendering element outputs the term matching the variable
selected with the required ``variable`` attribute, which must be set to
"locator, "page", or one of the `number variables`_. The term is only rendered
if the selected variable is non-empty. For example,

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <group delimiter=" ">
      <label variable="page"/>
      <text variable="page"/>
    </group>

can result in "page 3" or "pages 5-7". ``cs:label`` may carry the following
attributes:

``form``
    Selects the form of the term, with allowed values:
    
    -  "long" - (default), e.g. "page"/"pages" for the "page" term
    -  "short" - e.g. "p."/"pp." for the "page" term
    -  "symbol" - e.g. "§"/"§§" for the "section" term

``plural``
    Sets pluralization of the term, with allowed values:
    
    -  "contextual" - (default), the term plurality matches that of the variable
       content. Content is considered plural when it contains multiple numbers
       (e.g. "page 1", "pages 1-3", "volume 2", "volumes 2 & 4"), or, in the
       case of the "number-of-pages" and "number-of-volumes" variables, when the
       number is higher than 1 ("1 volume" and "3 volumes").
    -  "always" - always use the plural form, e.g. "pages 1" and "pages 1-3"
    -  "never" - always use the singular form, e.g. "page 1" and "page 1-3"

``cs:label`` may also carry `affixes`_, `formatting`_, `text-case`_ and
`strip-periods`_ attributes.

Group
~~~~~

The ``cs:group`` rendering element must contain one or more `rendering
elements`_ (with the exception of ``cs:layout``). ``cs:group`` may carry the
`delimiter`_ attribute to separate its child elements, as well as `affixes`_ and
`display`_ attributes (applied to the output of the group as a whole) and
`formatting`_ attributes (transmitted to the enclosed elements). ``cs:group``
implicitly acts as a conditional: ``cs:group`` and its child elements are
suppressed if a) at least one rendering element in ``cs:group`` calls a variable
(either directly or via a macro), and b) all variables that are called are
empty. This accommodates descriptive ``cs:text`` elements. For example,

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <layout>
      <group delimiter=" ">
        <text term="retrieved"/>
        <text term="from"/>
        <text variable="URL"/>
      </group>
    </layout>

can result in "retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02591-07", but
doesn't generate output when the "URL" variable is empty.

Choose
~~~~~~

The ``cs:choose`` rendering element allows for conditional rendering of
`rendering elements`_. An example that renders the "issued" date variable when
it exists, and the "no date" term when it doesn't:

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <choose>
      <if variable="issued">
        <date variable="issued" form="numeric"/>
      </if>
      <else>
        <text term="no date"/>
      </else>
    </choose>

``cs:choose`` requires a ``cs:if`` child element, which may be followed by one
or more ``cs:else-if`` child elements, and an optional closing ``cs:else`` child
element. The ``cs:if`` and ``cs:else-if`` elements may contain any number of
`rendering elements`_ (except for ``cs:layout``). As an empty cs:else element
would be superfluous, ``cs:else`` must contain at least one rendering element.
``cs:if`` and ``cs:else-if`` elements must carry one or more conditions, which
are set with the attributes:

``disambiguate``
    When set to "true" (the only allowed value), the element content is only
    rendered if it disambiguates two otherwise identical citations. This attempt
    at `disambiguation`_ is only made when all other disambiguation methods have
    failed to uniquely identify the target source.

``is-numeric``    
    Tests whether the given variables (`Appendix I - Variables`_) contain
    numeric content. Content is considered numeric if it solely consists of
    numbers. Numbers may have prefixes and suffixes ("D2", "2b", "L2d"), and may
    be separated by a comma, hyphen, or ampersand, with or without spaces ("2,
    3", "2-4", "2 & 4"). For example, "2nd" tests "true" whereas "second" and
    "2nd edition" test "false".

``is-uncertain-date``
    Tests whether the given `date variables`_ contain `approximate dates`_.

``locator``
    Tests whether the locator matches the given locator types (see `Locators`_).
    Use "sub-verbo" to test for the "sub verbo" locator type.

``position``
    Tests whether the cite position matches the given positions (terminology:
    citations consist of one or more cites to individual items). When called
    within the scope of cs:bibliography, ``position`` tests "false". The
    positions that can be tested are:
   
    - "first": position of cites that are the first to reference an item
    - "ibid"/"ibid-with-locator"/"subsequent": cites referencing previously
      cited items have the "subsequent" position. Such cites may also have the
      "ibid" or "ibid-with-locator" position when:
      
      a) the current cite immediately follows on another cite, within the same
         citation, that references the same item
           
      or
      
      b) the current cite is the first cite in the citation, and the previous
         citation consists of a single cite referencing the same item
           
      If either requirement is met, the presence of locators determines which
      position is assigned:

      - **Preceding cite does not have a locator**: if the current cite has a
        locator, the position of the current cite is "ibid-with-locator".
        Otherwise the position is "ibid".
      - **Preceding cite does have a locator**: if the current cite has the same
        locator, the position of the current cite is "ibid". If the locator
        differs the position is "ibid-with-locator". If the current cite lacks a
        locator its only position is "subsequent".
         
    - "near-note": position of a cite following another cite referencing the
      same item. Both cites have to be located in foot or endnotes, and the
      distance between both cites may not exceed the maximum distance (measured
      in number of foot or endnotes) set with the ``near-note-distance`` option
      (see `Note Distance`_).
      
    Whenever position="ibid-with-locator" tests true, position="ibid" also tests
    true. And whenever position="ibid" or position="near-note" test true,
    position="subsequent" also tests true.

``type``
    Tests whether the item matches the given types (`Appendix II - Types`_).

``variable``
    Tests whether the default (long) forms of the given variables (`Appendix I -
    Variables`_) contain non-empty values.

With the exception of ``disambiguate``, all conditions allow for multiple test
values (separated with spaces, e.g. "book thesis").

The ``cs:if`` and ``cs:else-if`` elements may carry the ``match`` attribute to
control the testing logic, with allowed values:

-  "all" - (default), element only tests "true" when all conditions test "true"
   for all given test values
-  "any" - element tests "true" when any condition tests "true" for any given
   test value
-  "none" - element only tests "true" when none of the conditions test "true"
   for any given test value

Style Behavior
--------------

Options
~~~~~~~

Styles may be configured with `citation-specific options`_, set as attributes on
set on ``cs:citation``, `bibliography-specific options`_, set on
``cs:bibliography``, and `global options`_ (these affect both citations and the
bibliography), set on ``cs:style``. `Inheritable name options`_ may be set on
``cs:style``, ``cs:citation`` and ``cs:bibliography``. Finally, `locale
options`_ may be set on ``cs:locale`` elements.

Citation-specific Options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Disambiguation
''''''''''''''

A cite is ambiguous when it matches multiple bibliographic entries [#]_. There
are four methods available to eliminate such ambiguity:

1. Show more names
2. Expand names (adding initials or full given names)
3. Add a year-suffix
4. Render the cite with the ``disambiguate`` attribute of ``cs:choose``
   conditions testing "true"

Method 2 can also be used for global *name disambiguation*, covering all cites,
ambiguous and unambiguous, throughout the document.

Disambiguation methods are activated with the following optional attributes, and
are always tried in the listed order:

``disambiguate-add-names`` [Step (1)]
    If set to "true" ("false" is the default), names that would otherwise be
    hidden as a result of et-al abbreviation are added one by one to all members
    of a set of ambiguous cites, until no more cites in the set can be
    disambiguated by adding names.

``disambiguate-add-givenname`` [Step (2)]
    If set to "true" ("false" is the default), ambiguous names (names that are
    identical in their "short" or initialized "long" form, but differ when
    initials are added or the full given name is shown) are expanded. Name
    expansion can be configured with ``givenname-disambiguation-rule``. An
    example of cite disambiguation:

    ================================  ===================================
    Original ambiguous cites          Disambiguated cites
    ================================  ===================================
    (Simpson 2005; Simpson 2005)      (H. Simpson 2005; B. Simpson 2005)
    (Doe 1950; Doe 1950)              (John Doe 1950; Jane Doe 1950)
    ================================  ===================================

    If cites cannot be (fully) disambiguated by expanding the rendered names,
    and if ``disambiguate-add-names`` is set to "true", then the names still
    hidden as a result of et-al abbreviation after the disambiguation attempt of
    ``disambiguate-add-names`` are added one by one to all members of a set of
    ambiguous cites, until no more cites in the set can be disambiguated by
    adding expanded names.

``givenname-disambiguation-rule``
    Specifies a) whether the purpose of name expansion is limited to
    disambiguating cites, or has the additional goal of disambiguating names
    (only in the latter case are ambiguous names in unambigous cites expanded,
    e.g. from "(Doe 1950; Doe 2000)" to "(Jane Doe 1950; John Doe 2000)"), b)
    whether name expansion targets all, or just the first name of each cite, and
    c) the method by which each name is expanded.

    **Expansion of Individual Names**
        The steps for expanding individual names are:

        1. If ``initialize-with`` is set and ``initialize`` has its default
           value of "true", then:

           \(a) Initials can be shown by rendering the name with a ``form``
           value of "long" instead of "short" (e.g. "Doe" becomes "J. Doe").
           
           \(b) Full given names can be shown instead of initials by rendering
           the name with ``initialize`` set to "false" (e.g. "J. Doe" becomes
           "John Doe").

        2. If ``initialize-with`` is *not* set, full given names can be shown by
           rendering the name with a ``form`` value of "long" instead of "short"
           (e.g. "Doe" becomes "John Doe").
    
    **Given Name Disambiguation Rules**
        Allowed values of ``givenname-disambiguation-rule``:

        "all-names"
            Name expansion has the dual purpose of disambiguating cites and
            names. All rendered ambiguous names, in both ambiguous and
            umambiguous cites, are subject to disambiguation. Each name is
            progressively transformed until it is disambiguated. Names that can
            not be disambiguated remain in their original form.

        "all-names-with-initials"
            As "all-names", but name expansion is limited to showing initials
            (see step 1(a) above). No disambiguation attempt is made when
            ``initialize-with`` is not set or when ``initialize`` is set to
            "false".

        "primary-name"
            As "all-names", but disambiguation is limited to the first name of
            each cite.

        "primary-name-with-initials"
            As "all-names-with-initials", but disambiguation is limited to the
            first name of each cite.

        "by-cite"
            Default. As "all-names", but the goal of name expansion is limited
            to disambiguating cites. Only ambiguous names in ambiguous cites are
            affected, and disambiguation stops after the first name that
            eliminates cite ambiguity.

``disambiguate-add-year-suffix`` [Step (3)]
    If set to "true" ("false" is the default), an alphabetic year-suffix is
    added to ambiguous cites (e.g. "Doe 2007, Doe 2007" becomes "Doe 2007a, Doe
    2007b") and to their corresponding bibliographic entries. The assignment of
    the year-suffixes follows the order of the bibliographies entries, and
    additional letters are used once "z" is reached ("z", "aa", "ab", ..., "az",
    "ba", etc.). By default the year-suffix is appended to the cite, and to the
    first year rendered through ``cs:date`` in the bibliographic entry, but its
    location can be controlled by explicitly rendering the "year-suffix"
    variable using ``cs:text``. If "year-suffix" is rendered through ``cs:text``
    in the scope of ``cs:citation``, it is suppressed for ``cs:bibliography``,
    unless it is also rendered through ``cs:text`` in the scope of
    ``cs:bibliography``, and vice versa.

If ambiguous cites remain after applying the selected disambiguation methods
described above, a final disambiguation attempt is made by rendering these cites
with the ``disambiguate`` condition testing "true" [Step (4)] (see `Choose`_).

.. [#] The presence of uncited entries in the bibliography can make cites in the
       document ambiguous. To make sure such cites are disambiguated, the CSL
       processor should create hidden "ghost" cites for all uncited
       bibliographic entries and include them in the disambiguation process.

Cite Grouping
'''''''''''''

With cite grouping, cites in in-text citations with identical rendered names are
grouped together, e.g. the year-sorted "(Doe 1999; Smith 2002; Doe 2006; Doe et
al. 2007)" becomes "(Doe 1999; Doe 2006; Smith 2002; Doe et al. 2007)". The
comparison is limited to the output of the (first) ``cs:names`` element, but
includes output rendered through ``cs:substitute``. Cite grouping takes places
after cite sorting and disambiguation. Grouped cites maintain their relative
order, and are moved to the original location of the first cite of the group.

Cite grouping can be activated by setting the ``cite-group-delimiter`` attribute
or the ``collapse`` attributes on ``cs:citation`` (see also `Cite Collapsing`_).

``cite-group-delimiter``
    Activates cite grouping and specifies the delimiter for cites within a cite
    group. Defaults to ", ". E.g. with ``delimiter`` on ``cs:layout`` in
    ``cs:citation`` set to "; ", ``collapse`` set to "year", and
    ``cite-group-delimiter`` set to ",", citations look like "(Doe 1999,2001;
    Jones 2000)".

Cite Collapsing
'''''''''''''''

Cite groups (author and author-date styles), and numeric cite ranges (numeric
styles) can be collapsed through the use of the ``collapse`` attribute.
Delimiters for collapsed cite groups can be customized with the
``year-suffix-delimiter`` and ``after-collapse-delimiter`` attributes:

``collapse``
    Activates cite grouping and collapsing. Allowed values:
    
    -  "citation-number" - collapses ranges of cite numbers (rendered through
       the "citation-number" variable) in citations for "numeric" styles (e.g.
       from "[1, 2, 3, 5]" to "[1 |--| 3, 5]"). Only increasing ranges collapse,
       e.g. "[3, 2, 1]" will not collapse (to see how to sort cites by
       "citation-number", see `Sorting`_).
    -  "year" - collapses cite groups by suppressing the output of the
       ``cs:names`` element for subsequent cites in the group, e.g. "(Doe 2000,
       Doe 2001)" becomes "(Doe 2000, 2001)".
    -  "year-suffix" - collapses as "year", but also suppresses repeating years
       within the cite group, e.g. "(Doe 2000a, b)" instead of "(Doe 2000a,
       2000b)".
    -  "year-suffix-ranged" - collapses as "year-suffix", but also collapses
       ranges of year-suffixes, e.g. "(Doe 2000a |--| c,e)" instead of "(Doe
       2000a, b, c, e)".
    
    "year-suffix" and "year-suffix-ranged" fall back to "year" when
    ``disambiguate-add-year-suffix`` is "false" (see `Disambiguation`_), or when
    a cite has a locator (e.g. "(Doe 2000a-c, 2000d, p. 5, 2000e,f)", where the
    cite for "Doe 2000d" has a locator that prevents the cite from further
    collapsing).

``year-suffix-delimiter``
    Specifies the delimiter for year-suffixes. Defaults to the delimiter set on
    ``cs:layout`` in ``cs:citation``. E.g. with ``collapse`` set to
    "year-suffix", ``delimiter`` on ``cs:layout`` in ``cs:citation`` set to ";
    ", and ``year-suffix-delimiter`` set to ",", citations look like "(Doe
    1999a,b; Jones 2000)".

``after-collapse-delimiter``
    Specifies the cite delimiter to be used *after* a collapsed cite group.
    Defaults to the delimiter set on ``cs:layout`` in ``cs:citation``. E.g. with
    ``collapse`` set to "year", ``delimiter`` on ``cs:layout`` in
    ``cs:citation`` set to ", ", and ``after-collapse-delimiter`` set to "; ",
    citations look like "(Doe 1999, 2001; Jones 2000, Brown 2001)".

Note Distance
'''''''''''''

``near-note-distance``
    A cite tests true for the "near-note" position (see `Choose`_) when a
    preceding note exists that a) refers to the same item and b) does not
    precede the current note by more footnotes or endnotes than the value of
    ``near-note-distance`` (default value is "5").

Bibliography-specific Options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Whitespace
''''''''''

``hanging-indent``
    If set to "true" ("false" is the default), bibliographic entries are
    rendered with hanging-indents.

``second-field-align``
    If set, subsequent lines of bibliographic entries are aligned along the
    second field. With "flush", the first field is flush with the margin. With
    "margin", the first field is put in the margin, and subsequent lines are
    aligned with the margin. An example, where the first field is ``<text
    variable="citation-number" suffix=". "/>``:
    
    ::
    
        9.  Adams, D. (2002). The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the
            Galaxy (1st ed.).
        10. Asimov, I. (1951). Foundation.

``line-spacing``
    Specifies vertical line distance. Defaults to "1" (single-spacing), and can
    be set to any positive integer to specify a multiple of the standard unit of
    line height (e.g. "2" for double-spacing).

``entry-spacing``
    Specifies vertical distance between bibliographic entries. By default (with
    a value of "1"), entries are separated by a single additional line-height
    (as set by the line-spacing attribute). Can be set to any non-negative
    integer to specify a multiple of this amount.

Reference Grouping
''''''''''''''''''

``subsequent-author-substitute``
    If set, the value of this attribute replaces names in a bibliographic entry
    that also occur in the preceding entry. The exact method of substitution
    depends on the value of the ``subsequent-author-substitute-rule`` attribute.
    Substitution is limited to the names of the first ``cs:names`` element
    rendered.

``subsequent-author-substitute-rule``
    Specifies when and how names are substituted as a result of
    ``subsequent-author-substitute``. Allowed values:

    - "complete-all" - (default), when all rendered names of the name variable
      match those in the preceding bibliographic entry, the value of
      ``subsequent-author-substitute`` replaces the entire name list (including
      punctuation and terms like "et al" and "and"), except for the affixes set
      on the ``cs:names`` element.
    
    - "complete-each" - requires a complete match like "complete-all", but now
      the value of ``subsequent-author-substitute`` substitutes for each
      rendered name.
    
    - "partial-each" - when one or more rendered names in the name variable
      match those in the preceding bibliographic entry, the value of
      ``subsequent-author-substitute`` substitutes for each matching name.
      Matching starts with the first name, and continues up to the first
      mismatch.
    
    - "partial-first" - as "partial-each", but substitution is limited to the
      first name of the name variable.    
    
    For example, take the following bibliographic entries:
    
    ::
    
        Doe. 1999.
        Doe. 2000.
        Doe, Johnson & Williams. 2001.
        Doe & Smith. 2002.
        Doe, Stevens & Miller. 2003.
        Doe, Stevens & Miller. 2004.
        Doe, Williams et al. 2005.
        Doe, Williams et al. 2006.
        
    With ``subsequent-author-substitute`` set to "---", and
    ``subsequent-author-substitute-rule`` set to "complete-all", this becomes:
    
    ::
    
        Doe. 1999.
        ---. 2000.
        Doe, Johnson & Williams. 2001.
        Doe & Smith. 2002.
        Doe, Stevens & Miller. 2003.
        ---. 2004.
        Doe, Williams et al. 2005.
        ---. 2005.
    
    With ``subsequent-author-substitute-rule`` set to "complete-each", this
    becomes:
    
    ::
    
        Doe. 1999.
        ---. 2000.
        Doe, Johnson & Williams. 2001.
        Doe & Smith. 2002.
        Doe, Stevens & Miller. 2003.
        ---, --- & ---. 2004.
        Doe, Williams et al. 2005.
        ---, --- et al. 2006.
    
    With ``subsequent-author-substitute-rule`` set to "partial-each", this
    becomes:
    
    ::
    
        Doe. 1999.
        ---. 2000.
        Doe, Johnson & Williams. 2001.
        --- & Smith. 2002.
        Doe, Stevens & Miller. 2003.
        ---, --- & ---. 2004.
        Doe, Williams et al. 2005.
        ---, --- et al. 2005.
    
    With ``subsequent-author-substitute-rule`` set to "partial-first", this
    becomes:
    
    ::
    
        Doe. 1999.
        ---. 2000.
        Doe, Johnson & Williams. 2001.
        --- & Smith. 2002.
        Doe, Stevens & Miller. 2003.
        ---, Stevens & Miller. 2004.
        Doe, Williams et al. 2005.
        ---, Williams et al. 2005.

Global Options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hyphenation of Initialized Names
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

``initialize-with-hyphen``
    Specifies whether compound given names (e.g. "Jean-Luc") should be
    initialized with a hyphen ("J.-L.", value "true", default) or without
    ("J.L.", value "false").

Page Ranges
'''''''''''

``page-range-format``
    Activates expansion or collapsing of page ranges: "chicago" ("321 |--| 28"),
    "expanded" (e.g. "321 |--| 328"), "minimal" ("321 |--| 8"), or "minimal-two"
    ("321 |--| 28") (see also `Appendix IV - Page Range Formats`_). Delimits
    page ranges with the "page-range-delimiter" term (introduced with CSL 1.0.1,
    and defaults to an en-dash). If the attribute is not set, page ranges are
    rendered without reformatting.

Name Particles
''''''''''''''

Western names frequently contain one or more name particles (e.g. "de" in the
Dutch name "W. de Koning"). These name particles can be either kept or dropped
when only the surname is shown: these two types are referred to as non-dropping
and dropping particles, respectively. A single name can contain particles of
both types (with non-dropping particles always following dropping particles).
For example, "W. de Koning" and the French name "Jean de La Fontaine" can be
deconstructed into:
    
    ::
    
        {
            "author": [
                {
                    "given": "W.",
                    "non-dropping-particle": "de",
                    "family": "Koning"
                },
                {
                    "given": "Jean",
                    "dropping-particle": "de",
                    "non-dropping-particle": "La",
                    "family": "Fontaine"
                } 
            ]
        }

When just the surname is shown, only the non-dropping-particle is kept: "De
Koning" and "La Fontaine".

In the case of inverted names, where the family name precedes the given name,
the dropping-particle is always appended to the family name, but the
non-dropping-particle can be either prepended (e.g. "de Koning, W.") or appended
(after initials or given names, e.g. "Koning, W. de"). For inverted names where
the non-dropping-particle is prepended, names can either be sorted by keeping
the non-dropping-particle together with the family name as part of the primary
sort key (sort order A), or by separating the non-dropping-particle from the
family name and have it become (part of) a secondary sort key, joining the
dropping-particle, if available (sort order B):

**Sort order A: non-dropping-particle not demoted**

-  primary sort key: "La Fontaine"
-  secondary sort key: "de"
-  tertiary sort key: "Jean"

**Sort order B: non-dropping-particle demoted**

-  primary sort key: "Fontaine"
-  secondary sort key: "de La"
-  tertiary sort key: "Jean"

The handling of the non-dropping-particle can be customized with the
``demote-non-dropping-particle`` option:

``demote-non-dropping-particle``
    Sets the display and sorting behavior of the non-dropping-particle in
    inverted names (e.g. "Koning, W. de"). Allowed values:
    
    -  "never": the non-dropping-particle is treated as part of the family name,
       whereas the dropping-particle is appended (e.g. "de Koning, W.", "La
       Fontaine, Jean de"). The non-dropping-particle is part of the primary
       sort key (sort order A, e.g. "de Koning, W." appears under "D").
    -  "sort-only": same display behavior as "never", but the
       non-dropping-particle is demoted to a secondary sort key (sort order B,
       e.g. "de Koning, W." appears under "K").
    -  "display-and-sort" (default): the dropping and non-dropping-particle are
       appended (e.g. "Koning, W. de" and "Fontaine, Jean de La"). For name
       sorting, all particles are part of the secondary sort key (sort order B,
       e.g. "Koning, W. de" appears under "K").

Some names include a particle that should never be demoted. For these cases the
particle should just be included in the family name field, for example for the
French general Charles de Gaulle:

    ::
    
        {
            "author": [
                {
                    "family": "de Gaulle",
                    "given": "Charles"
                }   
            ]
        }

Inheritable Name Options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Attributes for the ``cs:names`` and ``cs:name`` elements may also be set on
``cs:style``, ``cs:citation`` and ``cs:bibliography``. This eliminates the need
to repeat the same attributes and attribute values for every occurrence of the
``cs:names`` and ``cs:name`` elements.

The available inheritable attributes for ``cs:name`` are ``and``,
``delimiter-precedes-et-al``, ``delimiter-precedes-last``, ``et-al-min``,
``et-al-use-first``, ``et-al-use-last``, ``et-al-subsequent-min``,
``et-al-subsequent-use-first``, ``initialize``, ``initialize-with``,
``name-as-sort-order`` and ``sort-separator``. The attributes ``name-form`` and
``name-delimiter`` correspond to the ``form`` and ``delimiter`` attributes on
``cs:name``. Similarly, ``names-delimiter`` corresponds to the ``delimiter``
attribute on ``cs:names``.

When an inheritable name attribute is set on ``cs:style``, ``cs:citation`` or
``cs:bibliography``, its value is used for all ``cs:names`` elements within the
scope of the element carrying the attribute. If an attribute is set on multiple
hierarchical levels, the value set at the lowest level is used.

Locale Options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

``punctuation-in-quote``
    For ``cs:text`` elements rendered with the ``quotes`` attribute set to
    "true" (see `Formatting`_), and for which the output is followed by a comma
    or period, ``punctuation-in-quote`` specifies whether this punctuation is
    placed outside (value "false", default) or inside (value "true") the closing
    quotation mark.
    
Sorting
~~~~~~~

``cs:citation`` and ``cs:bibliography`` may include a ``cs:sort`` child element
before the ``cs:layout`` element to specify the sorting order of respectively
cites within citations, and bibliographic entries within the bibliography. In
the absence of ``cs:sort``, cites and bibliographic entries appear in the order
in which they are cited.

The ``cs:sort`` element must contain one or more ``cs:key`` child elements. The
sort key, set as an attribute on ``cs:key``, must be a variable (see `Appendix I
- Variables`_) or macro name. For each ``cs:key`` element, the sort direction
can be set to either "ascending" (default) or "descending" with the ``sort``
attribute. The attributes ``names-min``, ``names-use-first``, and
``names-use-last`` may be used to override the values of the corresponding
``et-al-min``/``et-al-subsequent-min``,
``et-al-use-first``/``et-al-subsequent-use-first`` and ``et-al-use-last``
attributes, and affect all names generated via macros called by ``cs:key``.

Sort keys are evaluated in sequence. A primary sort is performed on all items
using the first sort key. A secondary sort, using the second sort key, is
applied to items sharing the first sort key value. A tertiary sort, using the
third sort key, is applied to items sharing the first and second sort key
values. Sorting continues until either the order of all items is fixed, or until
the sort keys are exhausted. Items with an empty sort key value are placed at
the end of the sort, both for ascending and descending sorts.

An example, where cites are first sorted by the output of the "author" macro,
with overriding settings for et-al abbreviation. Cites sharing the primary sort
key are subsequently sorted in descending order by the "issued" date variable.

.. sourcecode:: xml

    <citation>
      <sort>
        <key macro="author" names-min="3" names-use-first="3"/>
        <key variable="issued" sort="descending"/>
      </sort>
      <layout>
        <!-- rendering elements -->
      </layout>
    </citation>

The sort key value of a variable or macro can differ from the "normal" rendered
output. The specifics of sorting variables and macros:

Sorting Variables
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The sort key value for a variable called by ``cs:key`` via the ``variable``
attribute consists of the string value, without rich text markup. Exceptions are
name, date and numeric variables:

**names:** `Name variables`_ called via the ``variable`` attribute (e.g. ``<key
variable="author"/>``) are returned as a name list string, with the ``cs:name``
attributes ``form`` set to "long", and ``name-as-sort-order`` set to "all".

**dates:** `Date variables`_ called via the ``variable`` attribute are returned
in the YYYYMMDD format, with zeros substituted for any missing date-parts (e.g.
20001200 for December 2000). As a result, less specific dates precede more
specific dates in ascending sorts, e.g. "2000, May 2000, May 1st 2000". Negative
years are sorted inversely, e.g. "100BC, 50BC, 50AD, 100AD". Seasons are ignored
for sorting, as the chronological order of the seasons differs between the
northern and southern hemispheres. In the case of date ranges, the start date is
used for the primary sort, and the end date is used for a secondary sort, e.g.
"2000 |--| 2001, 2000 |--| 2005, 2002 |--| 2003, 2002 |--| 2009". Date ranges
are placed after single dates when they share the same (start) date, e.g. "2000,
2000 |--| 2002".

**numbers:** `Number variables`_ called via the ``variable`` attribute are
returned as integers (``form`` is "numeric"). If the original variable value
only consists of non-numeric text, the value is returned as a text string.

Sorting Macros
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The sort key value for a macro called via ``cs:key`` via the ``macro`` attribute
generally consists of the string value the macro would ordinarily generate,
without rich text markup (exceptions are discussed below).

For name sorting, there are four advantages in using the same macro for
rendering and sorting, instead of sorting directly on the name variable. First,
substitution is available (e.g. the "editor" variable might substitute for an
empty "author" variable). Secondly, et-al abbreviation can be used (using either
the ``et-al-min``/``et-al-subsequent-min``,
``et-al-use-first``/``et-al-subsequent-use-first``, and ``et-al-use-last``
options defined for the macro, or the overriding ``names-min``,
``names-use-first`` and ``names-use-last`` attributes set on ``cs:key``). When
et-al abbreviation occurs, the "et-al" and "and others" terms are excluded from
the sort key values. Thirdly, names can be sorted by just the surname (using a
macro for which the ``form`` attribute on ``cs:name`` is set to "short").
Finally, it is possible to sort by the number of names in a name list, by
calling a macro for which the ``form`` attribute on ``cs:name`` is set to
"count". As for names sorted via the ``variable`` attribute, names sorted via
``macro`` are returned with the ``cs:name`` attribute ``name-as-sort-order`` set
to "all".

`Number variables`_ rendered within the macro with ``cs:number`` and `date
variables`_ are treated the same as when they are called via ``variable``. The
only exception is that the complete date is returned if a date variable is
called via the ``variable`` attribute. In contrast, macros return only those
date-parts that would otherwise be rendered (respecting the value of the
``date-parts`` attribute for localized dates, or the listing of ``cs:date-part``
elements for non-localized dates).

Range Delimiters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Collapsed ranges for the "citation-number" and "year-suffix" variables are
delimited by an en-dash (e.g. "(1 |--| 3, 5)" and "(Doe 2000a |--| c,e)").

The "locator" variable is always rendered with an en-dash replacing any hyphens.
For the "page" variable, this replacement is only performed if the
``page-range-format`` attribute is set on ``cs:style`` (see `Page Ranges`_).

Formatting
~~~~~~~~~~

The following formatting attributes may be set on ``cs:date``, ``cs:date-part``,
``cs:et-al``, ``cs:group``, ``cs:label``, ``cs:layout``, ``cs:name``,
``cs:name-part``, ``cs:names``, ``cs:number`` and ``cs:text``:

``font-style``
    Sets the font style, with values:
    
    -  "normal" (default)
    -  "italic"
    -  "oblique" (i.e. slanted)

``font-variant``
    Allows for the use of small capitals, with values:
    
    -  "normal" (default)
    -  "small-caps"

``font-weight``
    Sets the font weight, with values:
    
    -  "normal" (default)
    -  "bold"
    -  "light"

``text-decoration``
    Allows for the use of underlining, with values:
    
    -  "none" (default)
    -  "underline"

``vertical-align``
    Sets the vertical alignment, with values:
    
    -  "baseline" (default)
    -  "sup" (superscript)
    -  "sup" (subscript)

Affixes
~~~~~~~

The affixes attributes ``prefix`` and ``suffix`` may be set on ``cs:date``
(except when ``cs:date`` defines a localized date format), ``cs:date-part``
(except when the parent ``cs:date`` element calls a localized date format),
``cs:et-al``, ``cs:group``, ``cs:label``, ``cs:layout``, ``cs:name``,
``cs:name-part``, ``cs:names``, ``cs:number`` and ``cs:text``. The attribute
value is either added before (``prefix``) or after (``suffix``) the output of
the element carrying the attribute, but affixes are only rendered if the element
produces output. With the exception of affixes set on ``cs:layout``, affixes are
outside the scope of `formatting`_, `quotes`_, `strip-periods`_ and `text-case`_
attributes set on the same element (as a workaround, these attributes take
effect on affixes when set on a parent ``cs:group`` element).

Delimiter
~~~~~~~~~

The ``delimiter`` attribute, whose value delimits non-empty pieces of output,
may be set on ``cs:date`` (delimiting the date-parts; ``delimiter`` is not
allowed when ``cs:date`` calls a localized date format), ``cs:names``
(delimiting name lists from different `name variables`_), ``cs:name``
(delimiting names within name lists), ``cs:group`` and ``cs:layout`` (delimiting
the output of the child elements).

Display
~~~~~~~

The ``display`` attribute (similar the "display" property in CSS) may be used to
structure individual bibliographic entries into one or more text blocks. If
used, all rendering elements should be under the control of a display attribute.
The allowed values:

- "block" - block stretching from margin to margin.
- "left-margin" - block starting at the left margin. If followed by a
  "right-inline" block, the "left-margin" blocks of all bibliographic entries
  are set to a fixed width to accommodate the longest content string found among
  these "left-margin" blocks. In the absence of a "right-inline" block the
  "left-margin" block extends to the right margin.
- "right-inline" - block starting to the right of a preceding "left-margin"
  block (behaves as "block" in the absence of such a "left-margin" block).
  Extends to the right margin.
- "indent" - block indented to the right by a standard amount. Extends to the
  right margin.

**Examples** 

(A) Instead of using ``second-field-align`` (see `Whitespace`_), a similar
    layout can be achieved with a "left-margin" and "right-inline" block. A
    potential benefit is that the styling of blocks can be further controlled in
    the final output (e.g. using CSS for HTML, styles for Word, etc.).
    
    .. sourcecode:: xml
    
        <bibliography>
          <layout>
            <text display="left-margin" variable="citation-number"
                prefix="[" suffix="]"/>
            <group display="right-inline">
              <!-- citation rendering elements -->
            </group>
          </layout>
        </bibliography>

----

(B) A per-author publication listing. With ``subsequent-author-substitute`` (see
    `Reference Grouping`_) set to an empty string , the block with the author
    names is only rendered once for items by the same authors.

    .. sourcecode:: xml
    
        <bibliography subsequent-author-substitute="">
          <sort>
            <key variable="author"/>
            <key variable="issued"/>
          </sort>
          <layout>
            <group display="block">
              <names variable="author"/>
            </group>
            <group display="left-margin">
              <date variable="issued">
                <date-part name="year" />
              </date>
            </group>
            <group display="right-inline">
              <text variable="title"/>
            </group>
          </layout>
        </bibliography>
    
    The output of this example would look like:
    
    +-------------------+-----------------------+
    | Author1                                   |
    +-------------------+-----------------------+
    | year-publication1 | title-publication1    |
    +-------------------+-----------------------+
    | year-publication2 | title-publication2    |
    +-------------------+-----------------------+
    | Author2                                   |
    +-------------------+-----------------------+
    | year-publication3 | title-publication3    |
    +-------------------+-----------------------+
    | year-publication4 | title-publication4    |
    +-------------------+-----------------------+

----

(C) An annotated bibliography, where the annotation appears in an indented block
    below the reference.
    
    .. sourcecode:: xml
    
        <bibliography>
          <layout>
            <group display="block">
              <!-- citation rendering elements -->
            </group>
            <text display="indent" variable="abstract" />
          </layout>
        </bibliography>

Quotes
~~~~~~

The ``quotes`` attribute may set on ``cs:text``. When set to "true" ("false" is
default), the rendered text is wrapped in quotes (the quotation marks used are
terms). The localized ``punctuation-in-quote`` option controls whether
an adjoining comma or period appears outside (default) or inside the closing
quotation mark (see `Locale Options`_).

Strip-periods
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The ``strip-periods`` attribute may be set on ``cs:date-part`` (but only if
``name`` is set to "month"), ``cs:label`` and ``cs:text``. When set to "true"
("false" is the default), any periods in the rendered text are removed.

Text-case
~~~~~~~~~

The ``text-case`` attribute may be set on ``cs:date``, ``cs:date-part``,
``cs:label``, ``cs:name-part``, ``cs:number`` and ``cs:text``. The allowed
values:

-  "lowercase": renders text in lowercase
-  "uppercase": renders text in uppercase
-  "capitalize-first": capitalizes the first character of the first word, if the
   word is lowercase
-  "capitalize-all": capitalizes the first character of every lowercase word
-  "sentence": renders text in sentence case
-  "title": renders text in title case

Sentence Case Conversion
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Sentence case conversion (with ``text-case`` set to "sentence") is performed by:

1. For uppercase strings, the first character of the string remains capitalized.
   All other letters are lowercased.

2. For lower or mixed case strings, the first character of the first word is
   capitalized if the word is lowercase. The case of all other words stays the
   same.

CSL processors don't recognize proper nouns. As a result, strings in sentence
case can be accurately converted to title case, but not vice versa. For this
reason, it is generally preferable to store strings such as titles in sentence
case, and only use ``text-case`` if a style desires another case.

Title Case Conversion
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Title case conversion (with ``text-case`` set to "title") for English-language
items is performed by:

1. For uppercase strings, the first character of each word remains capitalized.
   All other letters are lowercased.

2. For lower or mixed case strings, the first character of each lowercase word
   is capitalized. The case of words in mixed or uppercase stays the same.
   
In both cases, stop words are lowercased, unless they are the first or last word
in the string, or follow a colon. The stop words are "a", "an", "and", "as",
"at", "but", "by", "down", "for", "from", "in", "into", "nor", "of", "on",
"onto", "or", "over", "so", "the", "till", "to", "up", "via", "with", and "yet".

Non-English Items
'''''''''''''''''

As many languages do not use title case, title case conversion (with
``text-case`` set to "title") only affects English-language items.

If the ``default-locale`` attribute on ``cs:style`` isn't set, or set to a
locale code with a primary language tag of "en" (English), items are assumed to
be English. An item is only considered to be non-English if its metadata
contains a ``language`` field with a non-nil value that doesn't start with the
"en" primary language tag.

If ``default-locale`` is set to a locale code with a primary language tag other
than "en", items are assumed to be non-English. An item is only considered to be
English if the value of its ``language`` field starts with the "en" primary
language tag.

Appendix I - Variables
----------------------

Standard Variables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

abstract
    abstract of the item (e.g. the abstract of a journal article)

annote
    reader's notes about the item content

archive
    archive storing the item

archive\_location
    storage location within an archive (e.g. a box and folder number)

archive-place
    geographic location of the archive

authority
    issuing or judicial authority (e.g. "USPTO" for a patent, "Fairfax Circuit
    Court" for a legal case)

call-number
    call number (to locate the item in a library)

citation-label
    label identifying the item in in-text citations of label styles (e.g.
    "Ferr78"). May be assigned by the CSL processor based on item metadata.

citation-number
    index (starting at 1) of the cited reference in the bibliography (generated
    by the CSL processor)

collection-title
    title of the collection holding the item (e.g. the series title for a book)

container-title
    title of the container holding the item (e.g. the book title for a book
    chapter, the journal title for a journal article)

container-title-short
    short/abbreviated form of "container-title" (also accessible through the
    "short" form of the "container-title" variable)

dimensions
    physical (e.g. size) or temporal (e.g. running time) dimensions of the item

DOI
    Digital Object Identifier (e.g. "10.1128/AEM.02591-07")

event
    name of the related event (e.g. the conference name when citing a conference
    paper)

event-place
    geographic location of the related event (e.g. "Amsterdam, the Netherlands")

first-reference-note-number
    number of a preceding note containing the first reference to the item.
    Assigned by the CSL processor. The variable holds no value for
    non-note-based styles, or when the item hasn't been cited in any preceding
    notes.

genre
    class, type or genre of the item (e.g. "adventure" for an adventure movie,
    "PhD dissertation" for a PhD thesis)

ISBN
    International Standard Book Number

ISSN
    International Standard Serial Number

jurisdiction
    geographic scope of relevance (e.g. "US" for a US patent)

keyword
    keyword(s) or tag(s) attached to the item

locator
    a cite-specific pinpointer within the item (e.g. a page number within a
    book, or a volume in a multi-volume work). Must be accompanied in the input
    data by a label indicating the locator type (see the `Locators`_ term list),
    which determines which term is rendered by ``cs:label`` when the "locator"
    variable is selected.

medium
    medium description (e.g. "CD", "DVD", etc.)

note
    (short) inline note giving additional item details (e.g. a concise summary
    or commentary)

original-publisher
    original publisher, for items that have been republished by a different
    publisher

original-publisher-place
    geographic location of the original publisher (e.g. "London, UK")

original-title
    title of the original version (e.g. "Война и мир", the untranslated Russian
    title of "War and Peace")

page
    range of pages the item (e.g. a journal article) covers in a container (e.g.
    a journal issue)

page-first
    first page of the range of pages the item (e.g. a journal article) covers in
    a container (e.g. a journal issue)

PMCID
    PubMed Central reference number

PMID
    PubMed reference number

publisher
    publisher

publisher-place
    geographic location of the publisher

references
    resources related to the procedural history of a legal case

reviewed-title
    title of the item reviewed by the current item

scale
    scale of e.g. a map

section
    container section holding the item (e.g. "politics" for a newspaper article)

source
    from whence the item originates (e.g. a library catalog or database)

status
    (publication) status of the item (e.g. "forthcoming")

title
    primary title of the item

title-short
    short/abbreviated form of "title" (also accessible through the "short" form
    of the "title" variable)

URL
    Uniform Resource Locator (e.g.
    "http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/74/9/2766")

version
    version of the item (e.g. "2.0.9" for a software program)

year-suffix
    disambiguating year suffix in author-date styles (e.g. "a" in "Doe, 1999a")

Number Variables
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Number variables are a subset of the `Standard Variables`_.

chapter-number
    chapter number

collection-number
    number identifying the collection holding the item (e.g. the series number
    for a book)

edition
    (container) edition holding the item (e.g. "3" when citing a chapter in the
    third edition of a book)

issue
    (container) issue holding the item (e.g. "5" when citing a journal article
    from journal volume 2, issue 5)

number
    number identifying the item (e.g. a report number)

number-of-pages
    total number of pages of the cited item

number-of-volumes
    total number of volumes, usable for citing multi-volume books and such

volume
    (container) volume holding the item (e.g. "2" when citing a chapter from
    book volume 2)

Date Variables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

accessed
    date the item has been accessed

container
    ?

event-date
    date the related event took place

issued
    date the item was issued/published

original-date
    (issue) date of the original version

submitted
    date the item (e.g. a manuscript) has been submitted for publication

Name Variables
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

author
    author
    
collection-editor
    editor of the collection holding the item (e.g. the series editor for a
    book)

composer
    composer (e.g. of a musical score)

container-author
    author of the container holding the item (e.g. the book author for a book
    chapter)

director
    director (e.g. of a film)

editor
    editor

editorial-director
    managing editor ("Directeur de la Publication" in French)

illustrator
    illustrator (e.g. of a children's book)

interviewer
    interviewer (e.g. of an interview)

original-author
    ?

recipient
    recipient (e.g. of a letter)

reviewed-author
    author of the item reviewed by the current item

translator
    translator

Appendix II - Types
-------------------

-  article
-  article-magazine
-  article-newspaper
-  article-journal
-  bill
-  book
-  broadcast
-  chapter
-  dataset
-  entry
-  entry-dictionary
-  entry-encyclopedia
-  figure
-  graphic
-  interview
-  legislation
-  legal\_case
-  manuscript
-  map
-  motion\_picture
-  musical\_score
-  pamphlet
-  paper-conference
-  patent
-  post
-  post-weblog
-  personal\_communication
-  report
-  review
-  review-book
-  song
-  speech
-  thesis
-  treaty
-  webpage

Appendix III - Terms
--------------------

Categories
~~~~~~~~~~

-  anthropology
-  astronomy
-  biology
-  botany
-  chemistry
-  communications
-  engineering
-  generic-base - used for generic styles like Harvard and APA
-  geography
-  geology
-  history
-  humanities
-  law
-  linguistics
-  literature
-  math
-  medicine
-  philosophy
-  physics
-  political\_science
-  psychology
-  science
-  social\_science
-  sociology
-  theology
-  zoology

Locators
~~~~~~~~

-  book
-  chapter
-  column
-  figure
-  folio
-  issue
-  line
-  note
-  opus
-  page
-  paragraph
-  part
-  section
-  sub verbo
-  verse
-  volume

Months
~~~~~~

-  month-01
-  month-02
-  month-03
-  month-04
-  month-05
-  month-06
-  month-07
-  month-08
-  month-09
-  month-10
-  month-11
-  month-12

Ordinals
~~~~~~~~

-  ordinal-01
-  ordinal-02
-  ordinal-03
-  ordinal-04
-  long-ordinal-01
-  long-ordinal-02
-  long-ordinal-03
-  long-ordinal-04
-  long-ordinal-05
-  long-ordinal-06
-  long-ordinal-07
-  long-ordinal-08
-  long-ordinal-09
-  long-ordinal-10

Quotation marks
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-  open-quote
-  close-quote
-  open-inner-quote
-  close-inner-quote

Roles
~~~~~

-  author
-  collection-editor
-  composer
-  container-author
-  director
-  editor
-  editorial-director
-  editortranslator
-  illustrator
-  interviewer
-  original-author
-  recipient
-  reviewed-author
-  translator

Seasons
~~~~~~~

-  season-01
-  season-02
-  season-03
-  season-04

Miscellaneous
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-  accessed
-  ad
-  and
-  and others
-  anonymous
-  at
-  available at
-  bc
-  by
-  circa
-  cited
-  edition
-  et-al
-  forthcoming
-  from
-  ibid
-  in
-  in press
-  internet
-  interview
-  letter
-  no date
-  online
-  presented at
-  reference
-  retrieved
-  scale

Appendix IV - Page Range Formats
--------------------------------

The page abbreviation rules for the different values of the
``page-range-format`` attribute on ``cs:style`` are:

"chicago"
    Page ranges are abbreviated according to the
    `Chicago Manual of Style-rules <http://www.aahn.org/guidelines.html>`_:
    
    +------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
    | First number           | Second number            | Examples                 |
    +========================+==========================+==========================+
    | Less than 100          | Use all digits           | 3 |--| 10; 71 |--| 72    |
    +------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
    | 100 or multiple of 100 | Use all digits           | 100 |--| 104;            |
    |                        |                          | 600 |--| 613;            |
    |                        |                          | 1100 |--| 1123           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
    | 101 through 109 (in    | Use changed part only,   | 107 |--| 8; 505 |--| 17; |
    | multiples of 100)      | omitting unneeded zeros  | 1002 |--| 6              |
    +------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
    | 110 through 199 (in    | Use two digits, or more  | 321 |--| 25;             |
    | multiples of 100)      | as needed                | 415 |--| 532;            |
    |                        |                          | 11564 |--| 68;           |
    |                        |                          | 13792 |--| 803           |
    +------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+
    | 4 digits               | If numbers are four      | 1496 |--| 1504;          |
    |                        | digits long and three    | 2787 |--| 2816           |
    |                        | digits change, use all   |                          |
    |                        | digits                   |                          |
    +------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------+

"expanded"
    Abbreviated page ranges are expanded to their non-abbreviated form: 42 |--|
    45, 321 |--| 328, 2787 |--| 2816

"minimal"
    All digits repeated in the second number are left out: 42 |--| 5, 321 |--|
    8, 2787 |--| 816

"minimal-two"
    As "minimal", but at least two digits are kept in the second number when it
    has two or more digits long.