Two Projects and Some Reflection

Abstract

In the September guest-edited issue, some may have noticed that while some authors cited in accordance with the C&RL’s Author Guidelines’ Chicago citation style, 16th edition, others cited using the American Psychological Association’s (APA) citation style. Last spring in an Editorial Board meeting, the Board voted to change C&RL’s citation style to APA. After the nearly unanimous vote of a resounding “yes,” guest editor and Board member Nicole Pagowsky volunteered her guest issue to be an instance where authors had a choice between the two citation styles. A few months have elapsed since this decision and like many projects, this one will take time and planning. In the coming months, there will be a subgroup formed from the Editorial Board to plan and organize the sequence of steps needed to communicate about and implement APA as C&RL’s citation style. This may lead to other conversation concerning the Author Guidelines, if there are other needed changes or updates. In future issues, more information will be shared.