In biblatex have author name listed as `Doe, J.D.` in the references (i.e. no space between initials)

Question

To have author names be listed as e.g. Doe, J.D. in the references (i.e. no space between initials). I use in my .bbx file:

\ExecuteBibliographyOptions
  {
    firstinits = true,
    terseinits = false
}

But the result is Doe, J. D. with spaces between the initials.
I tried adding \renewcommand\bibinitdelim{\nospace} to the .bbx file but that gives an error.

Question: any way to suppress the space between author's name initials (with or without calling terseinits = false)?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '12 at 13:56

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\nospace is (at least in the LaTeX core and biblatex) undefined. Use an empty argument in the redefinition of \bibinitdelim instead.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[style=authoryear,firstinits=true,terseinits=false]{biblatex}

\renewcommand*{\bibinitdelim}{}

\usepackage{filecontents}

\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@misc{A01,
  author = {Doe, John D.},
  year = {2001},
  title = {How to remove the space between initials},
}
\end{filecontents}

\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}

\nocite{*}

\begin{document}

\printbibliography

\end{document}

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answered Nov 09 '12 at 13:56

lockstep

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I'd warmly suggest the alternative \renewcommand*{\bibinitdelim}{\,} – egreg Nov 09 '12 at 14:34
@egreg I'd, too. – lockstep Nov 09 '12 at 14:37
hmm, that doesn't seem to work for me. (while \renewcommand*{\bibinitdelim}{} works like a charm). – Roey Angel Nov 09 '12 at 14:46
@RoeyAngel \, adds a non-breakable thin space. – lockstep Nov 09 '12 at 14:47
oh that explains. But in any case that's not what my journal asks (and unfortunately I'm not in a position to make them change this). – Roey Angel Nov 09 '12 at 15:01

In biblatex have author name listed as `Doe, J.D.` in the references (i.e. no space between initials)

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