diff --git a/layouts/partials/li_citation.html b/layouts/partials/li_citation.html
index 201b7088..fc86e554 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/li_citation.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/li_citation.html
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
   {{ else }}
 
   <span class="article-metadata li-cite-author">
-    {{ partial "page_metadata_authors" . }}
-  </span>.
+    {{ partial "page_metadata_authors" . }}.
+  </span>
   <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a>.
   {{ if .Params.publication_short }}
   {{- .Params.publication_short | markdownify -}},
diff --git a/layouts/partials/page_metadata_authors.html b/layouts/partials/page_metadata_authors.html
index d9e8d537..2b40aa22 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/page_metadata_authors.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/page_metadata_authors.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{/* Display author list. */}}
 
-{{ $taxonomy := "authors" }}
+{{- $taxonomy := "authors" }}
 {{ with .Param $taxonomy }}
   {{ $link_authors := site.Params.link_authors | default true }}
   {{ range $index, $value := . }}
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
       {{- end -}}
     </span>
   {{- end -}}
-{{ end }}
+{{- end -}}