I saw CCK mentioned but you can also use taxonomy (category) for this. Create a vocabulary container of publication-id (single entry) and another of author (multiple entry). Create a content type journal and associate the two vocabulary containers.
I have done that now but of course that has no effect on the original author field. In the newly created author category I can list author names which I have previousloy added to the vocabulary. unfortunately it does not let me select multiple authors although I have checked that option in the taxonomy settings. And, once this works, how do I get this to become listed as the author field in the output of the finished 'article' (content type which I have created).
Maybe I need to go into CCK and Views in the end? sorry to bother everyone with such simple questions
Armin
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