Martin A. Hansen wrote:
> author = {Smith, J.F.}, and ends up as Smith, J.
>
> now, it has not been possible for me to verify that the author format in
> the bibtex file is ok. (the problem is solved if i introduce a blank
> between the initials -> J. F., but i think that is wrong and a freak
> fluke makes the latex output correct).I think it should be Smith, J.~F. or rather Smith, J.\,F. Probably, bibtex interprets J.F. as one word as long as there is no space. Of course you can also write J. F. or John Frederic and let bibtex output J.F. (or J.\,F. or whatever). I think this is the ideal solution, since all formatting should be done by the bst file, not by you. J�rgen
