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Journal article: Add article number field#18

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An electronic article identifier/number needs to be stored in a separate field from page numbers to obtain correct results in APA and Chicago. These styles use the CSL number variable for this purpose. For example:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/GDNE6ZSD

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/26QL7I8Y

An electronic article identifier/number needs to be stored in a separate field from page numbers to obtain correct results in APA and Chicago. These styles use the CSL <code>number</code> variable for this purpose. For example:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/GDNE6ZSD

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/26QL7I8Y
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Pull request overview

This pull request adds an "identifier" field to the journal article item type to support electronic article identifiers/numbers that need to be stored separately from page numbers. This enables correct citation formatting in APA and Chicago styles, which use the CSL number variable for article identifiers.

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  • Added an "identifier" field with baseField "number" to the journalArticle item type

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It appears that 'article number' is a more common term than 'article identifier', e.g. in the APA Manual or <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0031-8>.
@adunning adunning changed the title Journal article: Add identifier field Journal article: Add article number field Jan 16, 2026
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