Publication Date should support more than "Year" (e.g., article in a newspaper APA format)

Created on 18 October 2020, over 4 years ago
Updated 25 June 2025, 8 days ago

I do not know if it is a issue or if there is something about the configuration that I do not understand or handle it properly.

The way to cite a PRINT article in a newspaper according to the APA standard is:

Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.

Example: Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The New York Times, pp. 5-6.

And if the article is ONLINE:

Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, retrieved from newspaper homepage URL

Example: Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The New York Times, retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

When I use newspaper_article (or web_article, magazine_article, journal_article) I got in APA results:

Author, A. (Year). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.

He does not write the month and the day, only the year. Of course the exact date of publication is very important in this type of bibliographic citations.

I have tried to make modifications in
/admin/config/bibcite/settings/csl_style (Administration >> Configuration >> Processing >> CSL styles) but I have not succeeded.

I have tried
/admin/config/bibcite/settings/csl_style
Then press button Insert style from file, select a CSL style file in Spanish (becausse I need the date in this format: "31 de marzo de 1997"), set label for it and save.
After it I select this style on the /admin/config/bibcite page and save new configuration.
I have tried to make modifications in the new CS but I have not succeeded. After the author and the initial of the name, just put the year in parentheses: Rosenberg, G. (1997)...

Thanks for the help.

πŸ› Bug report
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Active

Version

3.0

Component

Code

Created by

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpain Rafael Cansinos Alcobendas (Madrid)

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