Permanent Solution: Remove [Journal Article] with Lua Filter

The Problem

EndNote exports include type = {Journal Article} which displays as [Journal Article] in your citations.

The Solution

Use a Lua filter to automatically remove this text during rendering - no need to clean your .bib file!

Setup (One-Time)

Step 1: Create the Filter File

Create a file called remove-type-brackets.lua in your publications/ folder:

-- remove-type-brackets.lua
-- Removes [Journal Article], [Book], etc. from bibliography output

function Str(el)
  -- Remove [Journal Article] and similar patterns
  local text = el.text
  text = text:gsub("%[Journal Article%]", "")
  text = text:gsub("%[Book%]", "")
  text = text:gsub("%[Conference Paper%]", "")
  text = text:gsub("%[Book Chapter%]", "")
  text = text:gsub("%[Thesis%]", "")
  
  return pandoc.Str(text)
end

Step 2: Update Your publications/index.qmd

Add the filter to your YAML header:

---
title: "Publications"
bibliography: campeau_pubs.bib
csl: global-change-biology.csl
nocite: '@*'
filters:
  - remove-type-brackets.lua
---

Step 3: Test It

quarto preview

The [Journal Article] text should now be gone!

File Structure

Your publications folder should look like this:

publications/
├── index.qmd
├── campeau_pubs.bib              ← Original file, no cleaning needed!
├── global-change-biology.csl
└── remove-type-brackets.lua      ← New filter file

How It Works

The Lua filter: 1. Runs during Quarto rendering 2. Scans all text in the bibliography 3. Removes any [Journal Article], [Book], etc. text 4. Outputs clean citations

Future Workflow

Now when you update publications:

1. Add new paper to EndNote
2. Export entire library to .bib format
3. Replace campeau_pubs.bib (don’t clean it!)
4. Run quarto render

Done! The filter automatically removes [Journal Article] every time.

Benefits

✅ No manual cleaning - Use EndNote exports directly
✅ Automatic - Works for all future publications
✅ Comprehensive - Removes all type indicators (Journal Article, Book, etc.)
✅ Maintenance-free - Set it once, forget about it

Troubleshooting

If [Journal Article] still appears:

1. Check that remove-type-brackets.lua is in the publications/ folder
2. Verify the filters: line is in your YAML header
3. Make sure the file name matches exactly (case-sensitive)
4. Try running quarto render --verbose to see if filter is loading

If you get a filter error:

Check that the Lua file has no syntax errors. The file should be exactly as shown above.

Alternative: Use JavaScript Instead

If Lua filters don’t work, you can add this to the bottom of your index.qmd:

<script>
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
  // Remove [Journal Article] and similar text
  const refs = document.querySelectorAll('#refs .csl-entry, #refs div');
  refs.forEach(function(ref) {
    ref.innerHTML = ref.innerHTML
      .replace(/\[Journal Article\]/g, '')
      .replace(/\[Book\]/g, '')
      .replace(/\[Conference Paper\]/g, '')
      .replace(/\[Book Chapter\]/g, '');
  });
});
</script>

This JavaScript solution runs in the browser and strips out the unwanted text.

Recommendation

Use the Lua filter (cleaner, runs during build)
OR
Use the JavaScript (if Lua filter has issues)

Both work equally well - pick whichever is easier for you to set up!