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\name{standardize_authors}
\alias{standardize_authors}
\title{Standardize author names}
\usage{
standardize_authors(x, flip_names = FALSE)
}
\arguments{
\item{x}{Character vector of author names.}

\item{flip_names}{Logical. If \code{TRUE}, names in \verb{Last, First} format are
reordered to \verb{First Last}. Off by default — enable only when all names
in \code{x} reliably follow the \verb{Last, First} convention.}
}
\value{
Character vector, uppercased and cleaned.
}
\description{
Uppercase, whitespace normalisation, and dot removal from initials
(\code{F.J.} → \code{FJ}). Name order and format are preserved — consistent with
how bibliometrix handles multi-source data.
}
\keyword{internal}
