citation
This template has custom formatting.
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The Citation template generates a citation for a book, periodical, contribution in a collective work, or a web page. It determines the citation type by examining which parameters are used.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last name | last author author1 last1 | The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors | Line | suggested |
| First name | first first1 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors | Line | suggested |
| Title of source | title | Title of source. Works display in italics and articles surrounded in quotation marks. | String | required |
| Date of source | date | Full date of source being referenced in the same format as other publication dates in the citations.[1] Do not wikilink. Displays after the authors and enclosed in parentheses. If there is no author, then displays after publisher. | String | optional |
| URL of source | url | URL of an online location where the text of the publication can be found. | String | optional |
| Work | work journal website newspaper magazine encyclopedia encyclopaedia dictionary periodical | Name of the work in which the cited title is found | String | optional |
| Volume | volume | For one publication published in several volumes | Line | suggested |
| Issue | issue number | Issue number | String | optional |
| Page | page | Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.' | Line | optional |
| Pages | pages | Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source; displays after 'pp.' | Line | suggested |
| Publication date | publication-date | Date of publication when different from the date the work was written. Displays only if year or date are defined and only if different, else publication-date is used and displayed as date. Use the same format as other dates in the article; do not wikilink. Follows publisher; if work is not defined, then publication-date is preceded by "published" and enclosed in parenthesis. | String | optional |
| Date format | df | Sets rendered dates to the specified format | String | optional |
| Year of publication | year | Year of the source being referenced; recommended only when date parameter format is YYYY-MM-DD and a CITEREF disambiguator is needed | Number | optional |
| Postscript | postscript | Controls the closing punctuation for a citation; defaults to a period (.); for no terminating punctuation, specify |postscript=none – leaving |postscript= empty is the same as omitting it, but is ambiguous. Ignored if quote is defined. | String | optional |
| Editor last name | editor-last editor editor-surname editor-last1 editor-surname1 editor1 editor1-last editor1-surname | The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors | Unknown | optional |
| Editor first name | editor-first editor-first1 editor-given1 editor1-first editor1-given | The given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors | Unknown | optional |
| Author mask | author-mask | Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text. Set author-mask to a numeric value n to set the dash n em spaces wide; set author-mask to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, "with". You must still include the values for all authors for metadata purposes. Primarily intended for use with bibliographies or bibliography styles where multiple works by a single author are listed sequentially such as shortened footnotes. Do not use in a list generated by {{reflist}}, | String | optional |
| Original date | orig-date | Original date of publication; provide specifics | Number | optional |
| Translated title | trans-title | An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended | Content | optional |
| Translated chapter title | trans-chapter | An English language chapter title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended | Content | optional |
| Type | type | Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case | Content | optional |
| Archive URL | archive-url | The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date' | Line | optional |
| Series | series version | Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal; alias of 'version' | Content | optional |
| At | at | May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient | Line | optional |
| No pp | no-pp | Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') | Line | optional |
| Chapter | chapter | The chapter heading of the source | String | optional |
| contribution | contribution | no description | String | optional |
| chapter-url | chapter-url | no description | String | optional |
| contribution-url | contribution-url | no description | String | optional |
| chapter-format | chapter-format | no description | String | optional |
| Others | others | Free-text field for people involved in creating a work who cannot be added with another name parameter such as author or editor | String | optional |
| Edition | edition | When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed with ' ed.' | Line | optional |
| Location of publication | place location | Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked | String | optional |
| Place of publication | publication-place | Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at' | Content | optional |
| Publisher | publisher | Name of the publisher; displays after title | Content | optional |
| Language | language | The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the ISO 639 language code (preferred) or the full language name; do not use icons or templates | Content | optional |
| Format | format | Format of the work referred to by 'url' ('url' is required when using 'format'); examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML | Content | optional |
| arXiv identifier | arxiv | An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers | Line | optional |
| ASIN | asin ASIN | Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters | Line | optional |
| ASIN TLD | asin-tld | ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US | Line | optional |
| Bibcode | bibcode | Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters | Line | optional |
| biorXiv | biorxiv | biorXiv identifier; 6 digits | Line | optional |
| CiteSeerX | citeseerx | CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter | Line | optional |
| DOI | doi DOI | Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.' | String | optional |
| DOI broken date | doi-broken-date | The date that the DOI was determined to be broken | Date | optional |
| ISBN | isbn | International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible | Line | optional |
| ISSN | issn | International Standard Serial Number (print); 8 characters; usually split into two groups of four using a hyphen | Line | optional |
| eISSN | eissn | International Standard Serial Number (online); 8 characters; usually split into two groups of four using a hyphen | Line | optional |
| jfm code | jfm | Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code | Line | optional |
| JSTOR | jstor | JSTOR identifier | Line | optional |
| LCCN | lccn | Library of Congress Control Number | Line | optional |
| MR | mr | Mathematical Reviews identifier | Line | optional |
| OCLC | oclc | Online Computer Library Center number | Number | optional |
| OL | ol | Open Library identifier | Line | optional |
| OSTI | osti | Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier | Line | optional |
| PMC | pmc | PubMed Center article number | Number | optional |
| PMID | pmid | PubMed Unique Identifier | Line | optional |
| RFC | rfc | Request for Comments number | Number | optional |
| SSRN | ssrn | Social Science Research Network | Line | optional |
| Zbl | zbl | Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier | Line | optional |
| id | id | A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable | Line | optional |
| Quote | quote | Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation | Content | optional |
| Ref | ref | An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references; special value 'harv' generates an anchor suitable for the harv and sfn templates | Line | optional |
| URL access date | access-date | The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink | Date | optional |
| Name list style | name-list-style | Sets the style for the list. Accepts 'amp', 'and', and 'vanc'. amp displays an ampersand after the penultimate name; and the same with 'and', and vanc displays in Vancouver format | String | optional |
| Display authors | display-authors | number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used; must be less than the number listed | Number | optional |
| Archive date | archive-date | Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink | Date | optional |
| Last name 2 | last2 author2 surname2 | The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2' instead. | Line | optional |
| First name 2 | first2 given2 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Last name 3 | last3 author3 surname3 | The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3' instead. | Line | optional |
| First name 3 | first3 given3 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Last name 4 | last4 author4 surname4 | The surname of the forth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4' instead. | Line | optional |
| First name 4 | first4 given4 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the forth author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Last name 5 | last5 author5 surname5 | The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5' instead. | Line | optional |
| First name 5 | first5 given5 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Last name 6 | last6 author6 surname6 | The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6' instead. | Line | optional |
| First name 6 | first6 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Last name 7 | last7 author7 surname7 | The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7' instead. | Line | optional |
| First name 7 | first7 given7 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Last name 8 | last8 author8 surname8 | The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8' instead. | Line | optional |
| First name 8 | first8 given8 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Last name 9 | last9 author9 surname9 | The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9' instead. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author. | Line | optional |
| First name 9 | first9 given9 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Author link | author-link author1-link author-link1 | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors | Page name | optional |
| Author link 2 | author-link2 author2-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author. | Page name | optional |
| Author link 3 | author-link3 author3-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author. | Page name | optional |
| Author link 4 | author-link4 author4-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the forth author. | Page name | optional |
| Author link 5 | author-link5 author5-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author. | Page name | optional |
| Author link 6 | author-link6 author6-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author. | Page name | optional |
| Author link 7 | author-link7 author7-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author. | Page name | optional |
| Author link 8 | author-link8 author8-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author. | Page name | optional |
| Author link 9 | author-link9 author9-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author. | Page name | optional |
| Editor last name 2 | editor2-last editor2 | The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 2 | editor2-first editor2-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Editor last name 3 | editor3-last editor3 | The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 3 | editor3-first editor3-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Editor last name 4 | editor4-last editor4 | The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 4 | editor4-first editor4-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Editor last name 5 | editor5-last editor5 | The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 5 | editor5-first editor5-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Editor last name 6 | editor6-last editor6 | The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 6 | editor6-first editor6-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Editor last name 7 | editor7-last editor7 | The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 7 | editor7-first editor7-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Editor last name 8 | editor8-last editor8 | The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 8 | editor8-first editor8-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| Editor last name 9 | editor9-last editor9 | The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'. | Line | optional |
| Editor first name 9 | editor9-first editor9-given | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink. | Line | optional |
| editor-link | editor-link | no description | String | optional |
| editor1-link | editor1-link | no description | String | optional |
| editor2-link | editor2-link | no description | String | optional |
| editor3-link | editor3-link | no description | String | optional |
| editor4-link | editor4-link | no description | String | optional |
| Translator last name | translator-last translator translator-last1 translator1 translator1-last | The surname of the translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators. | String | optional |
| Translator first name | translator-first translator1-first translator-first1 | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators. | String | optional |
| Translator link | translator-link translator-link1 translator1-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the translator; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators. | Page name | optional |
| Translator last name 2 | translator-last2 translator2 translator2-last | The surname of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 2 | translator-first2 translator2-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator last name 3 | translator-last3 translator3 translator3-last | The surname of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 3 | translator-first3 translator3-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator last name 4 | translator-last4 translator4 translator4-last | The surname of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 4 | translator-first4 translator4-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator last name 5 | translator-last5 translator5 translator5-last | The surname of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 5 | translator-first5 translator5-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator last name 6 | translator-last6 translator6 translator6-last | The surname of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 6 | translator-first6 translator6-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator last name 7 | translator-last7 translator7 translator7-last | The surname of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 7 | translator-first7 translator7-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator last name 8 | translator-last8 translator8 translator8-last | The surname of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 8 | translator-first8 translator8-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator last name 9 | translator-last9 translator9 translator9-last | The surname of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator first name 9 | translator-first9 translator9-first | Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. | String | optional |
| Translator link 2 | translator-link2 translator2-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second translator. | Page name | optional |
| Translator link 3 | translator-link3 translator3-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third translator. | Page name | optional |
| Translator link 4 | translator-link4 translator4-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth translator. | Page name | optional |
| Translator link 5 | translator-link5 translator5-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth translator. | Page name | optional |
| Translator link 6 | translator-link6 translator6-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth translator. | Page name | optional |
| Translator link 7 | translator-link7 translator7-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh translator. | Page name | optional |
| Translator link 8 | translator-link8 translator8-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth translator. | Page name | optional |
| Translator link 9 | translator-link9 translator9-link | Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth translator. | Page name | optional |