Yep, weird as it seems, it's a standard reference form, one of several. Have never figured out the logic, but then again neither is the (US) convention of placing all punctuation inside quotation marks: We call that a "quick but secure hack," said Hugh Daniel. Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Tel: +1 408-527-8972 GSM: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: ole@cisco.com URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Dr. Jeffrey Race wrote: > On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:06:37 +0200 (EET), Pekka Savola wrote: > > >I have a problem of writing the author list as "Eastlake, D., and E. > >Panitz", rather than "Eastlake, D., and Panitz, E." > > "Eastlake, D., and E. Panitz" is standard footnote form > > Jeffrey Race > >