Should I put spaces after periods in the following examples?
- A.B. Buffington (between the initials)
- Vol.2, No.6, pp.195-200
I see people missing spaces in their academic writing all the time and I am not sure if I should correct this.
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Should I put spaces after periods in the following examples?
I see people missing spaces in their academic writing all the time and I am not sure if I should correct this.
Best Answer
I commiserate with the desire to avoid a cramped, less readable look.
The citation service that I use, CiteULike, gives a choice of six commonly used citation styles. None show spaces between abbreviated first and middle initials. Otherwise, yes, I think I would add spaces to your remaining examples. So to answer your question, this is what I would do:
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