What is the correct way to present the author's abbreviated name?

AnnieQuinn · Yesterday, 02:52 AM

Hello.
For example: J.R.R. Tolkien
What is the standard way to present:
1/ J.R.R. Tolkien
2/ J. R. R. Tolkien
I asked Chatgpt, it replied that it was way number 1.
But on some book covers published in my country, I saw that they wrote way number 2.
Thank you for reading and answering.

pdurrant · Yesterday, 02:58 AM

Some people like one way, some people like another. There is no standard.

These threads might be of interest:
Discussion of full stops or not: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=366638

How to use Quality Check plugin to set a standard for your library: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=368498

Quoth · Yesterday, 04:02 AM

Yet again, ChatGPT is wrong. #2 is marginally more common than 1. Pick a standard.

There are 4 ways, but the first 2 are common.

3rd: Author initials without space or periods.
4th: There maybe books with all lower case.

All of this only applies to some languages. Some don't have periods for abbreviation or upper and lower case.

Yesterday, 02:52 AM	#1
AnnieQuinn Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: Vietnam Device: PC, Kindle ppw5, Boox Go 6	What is the correct way to present the author's abbreviated name? Hello. For example: J.R.R. Tolkien What is the standard way to present: 1/ J.R.R. Tolkien 2/ J. R. R. Tolkien I asked Chatgpt, it replied that it was way number 1. But on some book covers published in my country, I saw that they wrote way number 2. Thank you for reading and answering.

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Yesterday, 02:58 AM	#2
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,015 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Some people like one way, some people like another. There is no standard. These threads might be of interest: Discussion of full stops or not: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=366638 How to use Quality Check plugin to set a standard for your library: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=368498 Last edited by pdurrant; Yesterday at 03:02 AM.

Yesterday, 04:02 AM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,167 Karma: 105212035 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Yet again, ChatGPT is wrong. #2 is marginally more common than 1. Pick a standard. There are 4 ways, but the first 2 are common. 3rd: Author initials without space or periods. 4th: There maybe books with all lower case. All of this only applies to some languages. Some don't have periods for abbreviation or upper and lower case.