diff --git a/py/stencila/schema/types.py b/py/stencila/schema/types.py
index 40b628cf92..1e7816b5f8 100644
--- a/py/stencila/schema/types.py
+++ b/py/stencila/schema/types.py
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ class Cite(Entity):
     citationMode: Optional["ECitationMode"] = None
     """Determines how the citation is shown within the surrounding text."""
 
+    citationPrefix: Optional[str] = None
+    """Text to show before the citation."""
+
+    citationSuffix: Optional[str] = None
+    """Text to show after the citation."""
+
     content: Optional[Array["InlineContent"]] = None
     """Optional structured content/text of this citation."""
 
@@ -126,25 +132,19 @@ class Cite(Entity):
 for example, "1-6, 9, 55".
 """
 
-    prefix: Optional[str] = None
-    """Text to show before the citation."""
-
-    suffix: Optional[str] = None
-    """Text to show after the citation."""
-
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         target: str,
         citationMode: Optional["ECitationMode"] = None,
+        citationPrefix: Optional[str] = None,
+        citationSuffix: Optional[str] = None,
         content: Optional[Array["InlineContent"]] = None,
         id: Optional[str] = None,
         meta: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         pageEnd: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None,
         pageStart: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None,
-        pagination: Optional[str] = None,
-        prefix: Optional[str] = None,
-        suffix: Optional[str] = None
+        pagination: Optional[str] = None
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             id=id,
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ def __init__(
             self.target = target
         if citationMode is not None:
             self.citationMode = citationMode
+        if citationPrefix is not None:
+            self.citationPrefix = citationPrefix
+        if citationSuffix is not None:
+            self.citationSuffix = citationSuffix
         if content is not None:
             self.content = content
         if pageEnd is not None:
@@ -162,10 +166,6 @@ def __init__(
             self.pageStart = pageStart
         if pagination is not None:
             self.pagination = pagination
-        if prefix is not None:
-            self.prefix = prefix
-        if suffix is not None:
-            self.suffix = suffix
 
 
 class CiteGroup(Entity):
diff --git a/r/R/types.R b/r/R/types.R
index 16f286f1ad..12ee1622f9 100644
--- a/r/R/types.R
+++ b/r/R/types.R
@@ -90,28 +90,28 @@ BooleanValidator <- function(
 #' @name Cite
 #' @param target The target of the citation (URL or reference ID). \bold{Required}.
 #' @param citationMode Determines how the citation is shown within the surrounding text.
+#' @param citationPrefix Text to show before the citation.
+#' @param citationSuffix Text to show after the citation.
 #' @param content Optional structured content/text of this citation.
 #' @param id The identifier for this item.
 #' @param meta Metadata associated with this item.
 #' @param pageEnd The page on which the work ends; for example "138" or "xvi".
 #' @param pageStart The page on which the work starts; for example "135" or "xiii".
 #' @param pagination Any description of pages that is not separated into pageStart and pageEnd; for example, "1-6, 9, 55".
-#' @param prefix Text to show before the citation.
-#' @param suffix Text to show after the citation.
 #' @return A `list` of class `Cite`
 #' @seealso \code{\link{Entity}}
 #' @export
 Cite <- function(
   target,
   citationMode,
+  citationPrefix,
+  citationSuffix,
   content,
   id,
   meta,
   pageEnd,
   pageStart,
-  pagination,
-  prefix,
-  suffix
+  pagination
 ){
   self <- Entity(
     id = id,
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ Cite <- function(
   self$type <- as_scalar("Cite")
   self[["target"]] <- check_property("Cite", "target", TRUE, missing(target), "character", target)
   self[["citationMode"]] <- check_property("Cite", "citationMode", FALSE, missing(citationMode), Enum("Parenthetical", "Narrative", "NarrativeAuthor", "NarrativeYear", "normal", "suppressAuthor"), citationMode)
+  self[["citationPrefix"]] <- check_property("Cite", "citationPrefix", FALSE, missing(citationPrefix), "character", citationPrefix)
+  self[["citationSuffix"]] <- check_property("Cite", "citationSuffix", FALSE, missing(citationSuffix), "character", citationSuffix)
   self[["content"]] <- check_property("Cite", "content", FALSE, missing(content), Array(InlineContent), content)
   self[["pageEnd"]] <- check_property("Cite", "pageEnd", FALSE, missing(pageEnd), Union("numeric", "character"), pageEnd)
   self[["pageStart"]] <- check_property("Cite", "pageStart", FALSE, missing(pageStart), Union("numeric", "character"), pageStart)
   self[["pagination"]] <- check_property("Cite", "pagination", FALSE, missing(pagination), "character", pagination)
-  self[["prefix"]] <- check_property("Cite", "prefix", FALSE, missing(prefix), "character", prefix)
-  self[["suffix"]] <- check_property("Cite", "suffix", FALSE, missing(suffix), "character", suffix)
   class(self) <- c(class(self), "Cite")
   self
 }
diff --git a/schema/Cite.schema.yaml b/schema/Cite.schema.yaml
index 7b87f2d547..86849ec3d7 100644
--- a/schema/Cite.schema.yaml
+++ b/schema/Cite.schema.yaml
@@ -61,14 +61,20 @@ properties:
       Any description of pages that is not separated into pageStart and pageEnd;
       for example, "1-6, 9, 55".
     type: string
-  prefix:
+  citationPrefix:
     '@id': stencila:citationPrefix
     description: Text to show before the citation.
     type: string
-  suffix:
+    $comment: |
+      Previously this was name `prefix` but for consistency with `citationMode`
+      and `honorificPrefix`, to avoid ambiguity with other prefixes was renamed
+      to `citationPrefix`.
+  citationSuffix:
     '@id': stencila:citationSuffix
     description: Text to show after the citation.
     type: string
+    $comment: |
+      See comment on `citationPrefix` regarding naming.
   target:
     '@id': stencila:target
     description: The target of the citation (URL or reference ID).