Dear gang,

ConTeXt currently follows archaic BibTeX conventions in labeling doctoral  
dissertations for bibliography. So we have the tag 'phdthesis' as in

\startpublication[k=hamid98,
                   t=phdthesis,
                   a=Hamid,
                   y=1998,
                   s=ISH98]
\author[]{Idris Samawi}[I.]{}{Hamid}
\title{The Metaphysics and Cosmology of \TeX}
\pubname{\TeX\ State University}
\pubyear{1998}
\stoppublication

The tag gets mapped to 'PhD thesis' in the output. But current English  
style is to use 'thesis' for Masters degrees and 'dissertation' for  
doctoral degrees [See the Merriam-Webster Style Manual or even google 'phd  
thesis or dissertation' for lots of confirmation of this]. As development  
of a new mkiv module continues, I would suggest changing this to the  
standard usage. In the meantime: How can I change the label in the current  
bibliography system? I tried the following (also attached):

========
\starttext
\setuppublications[alternative=apa]

\setupbtxlabeltext
   [en]
   [apa:phdthesis={Doctoral dissertation}]

\startsetups btx:apa:phdthesis
     \setvariables[btx:temp][label=Doctoral Dissertation]
     \btxsetup{btx:apa:common:thesis}
\stopsetups

\startpublication[k=hamid98,
                   t=phdthesis,
                   a=Hamid,
                   y=1998,
                   s=ISH98]
\author[]{Idris Samawi}[I.]{}{Hamid}
\title{The Metaphysics and Cosmology of \TeX}
\pubname{\TeX\ State University}
\pubyear{1998}
\stoppublication

\placepublications [criterium=all] % inherits from \setuppublications
% \completepublications[criterium=cite] % only works with criterium=all

\stoptext
========

But the output is still 'PhD thesis'. How do I get the changes in the btx  
labeltext passed on to ConTeXt so I can get the correct output? Thanks and

Best wishes
Idris
-- 
Idris Samawi Hamid
Professor of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523