What styles do GIS journals use? I know, author-date is expected for most including history, and apparently geography. Computer fields and Wikipedia are used to IEEE style. Then the object can simply point to this list on wiki, when there are multiple references.
Personally I like the Chicago short note style with short titles. More readable and recognizable to me, especially as footnotes or endnotes. I know the 255-char limit means a choice has to be made.
There are much variations even between author-date styles. This includes using author/cartographer (same?) vs publisher, produced vs (re)published year, and presence of titles or numbering. Also in a text, the title is usually introduced before adding the bracketed author-date, so it can’t be said as totally dropped.
(Disclaimer: Have only been helping with edits to refine existing work in OHM, not added any references myself yet. But the citation format is one of my concerns. )
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