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Description

This PR adds a functional variant of the ACM SIG Proceedings style specifically optimized for researchers using word processors (like Microsoft Word) for academic typesetting[cite: 1].

Source and Derivation:
This style is derived from the official acm-sig-proceedings style[cite: 1]. It maintains the core metadata while modifying the bibliography logic to solve specific formatting pain points in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and technology-related publications[cite: 1].

Key Changes and Rationale:

  • Order of Appearance: Removed the <sort> block from the bibliography to ensure references are listed by the order of appearance[cite: 1]. This fixes the issue in the parent style where alphabetical sorting leads to out-of-sequence numeric callouts (e.g., [10] appearing before [2])[cite: 1].
  • No Bibliography Numbers: Removed the citation-number variable from the bibliography layout[cite: 1]. This prevents redundant numbering and avoids the need for manual "unlinking" or deletion of fields in Word, which is often required to meet specific venue formatting guidelines[cite: 1].
  • Hanging Indent: Enabled hanging-indent="true" to provide a clean, professional visual alignment for the reference list in the absence of numbered labels[cite: 1].

Checklist

  • Check that you've added a link to the style you used as a template in the <info> block at the beginning of the file with rel="template".[cite: 1]
  • Check that you've added a link to the style guidelines with rel="documentation".[cite: 1]
  • Check that you've added yourself as the <author> of the style or <contributor> for a style update.[cite: 1]
  • Check that you've used the correct terms or labels instead of hardcoding into affixes (e.g., <text variable="page" prefix="pp. "/>).[cite: 1]
  • Check that you've not used <text value="... if not absolutely necessary.[cite: 1]
  • Check that you've not changed line 1 of the style.[cite: 1]

SLEEX added 2 commits May 10, 2026 21:28
Add ACM SIG variant: appearance order, no bib nums
This variant addresses issues in Word typesetting:
1. Fixes alphabetical sorting in existing ACM SIG styles, 
   ensuring the bibliography follows the order of appearance 
   to keep numeric callouts in sequence.
2. Removes bibliography numbers to prevent redundant 
   numbering in Word, reducing manual cleanup.
This variant addresses issues in Word typesetting:
1. Fixes alphabetical sorting in existing ACM SIG styles, 
   ensuring the bibliography follows the order of appearance 
   to keep numeric callouts in sequence.
2. Removes bibliography numbers to prevent redundant 
   numbering in Word, reducing manual cleanup.
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Awesome! You just created a pull request to the Citation Styles Language styles repository. One of our human volunteers will try to get in touch soon (usually within a week). In the meantime, I will run some automated checks. You should be notified of the results in a few minutes.

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😃 Your submission passed all our automated tests.

Below are some sample citations generated based on your proposed changes:

acm-sig-proceedings-no-bib-number.csl (new)
[2, 4]
[1, 5]
[3]

CSL search by example: 2012. https://editor.citationstyles.org/searchByExample/. Accessed: 2012-12-15.
Fenner, M. et al. 2019. A data citation roadmap for scholarly data repositories. Scientific Data. 6, (Apr. 2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0031-8.
Galindo-Castañeda, T. et al. 2025. Locating the microbes along the maize root system under nitrogen limitation: a root phenotypic approach. Annals of Botany. 136, 5–6 (Oct. 2025), 1143–1162. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf185.
Hancké, B. et al. eds. 2007. Beyond varieties of capitalism: conflict, contradictions, and complementarities in the European economy. Oxford University Press.
Mares, I. 2001. Firms and the welfare state: when, why, and how does social policy matter to employers? Varieties of capitalism: the institutional foundations of comparative advantage. P.A. Hall and D. Soskice, eds. Oxford University Press. 184–212.

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I assume this was generated with AI.

This part doesn't make sense to me:
"No Bibliography Numbers: Removed the citation-number variable from the bibliography layout[cite: 1]. This prevents redundant numbering and avoids the need for manual "unlinking" or deletion of fields in Word, which is often required to meet specific venue formatting guidelines[cite: 1]."

What is this style for? Which journal?

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