# Abbreviation of Author in reference

**URL:** <https://community.endnote.com/t/abbreviation-of-author-in-reference/259119>\
**Category:** EndNote General\
**Created:** [March 7, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/abbreviation-of-author-in-reference/259119 "2011-03-07T18:00:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sarahmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@sarahmiller](https://community.endnote.com/u/sarahmiller)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/abbreviation-of-author-in-reference/259119/1 "2011-03-07T18:00:49Z")

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Hi everyone,

So I have just installed the EndNote trial on my computer and it is working fine, except&nbsp; for one fact.&nbsp; I added a reference with the author name as “BMA, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing”, but when I added it into a Word document, it shortened it to “BMA, t. R. C. U. a. t. R. C. o. N.”&nbsp; I do not want this shortening to take place, and cannot see a way of stopping it.

Sorry if this is an obvious question,

Many thanks for all replies,

Sarah.

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**Author:** ![crazygecko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@crazygecko](https://community.endnote.com/u/crazygecko)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/abbreviation-of-author-in-reference/259119/2 "2011-03-07T19:37:36Z")

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Insert a second comma after BMA:

BMA, **,** the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing

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**Author:** ![sarahmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@sarahmiller](https://community.endnote.com/u/sarahmiller)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 9:56am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/abbreviation-of-author-in-reference/259119/3 "2011-03-08T09:56:03Z")

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Thanks very much, that fixed my problem!

Thanks,

Sarah.