cite Book

The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors

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

The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "http://..." or maybe even the  protocol relative scheme "//..."

Example
https://books.google.com/books?id=...

The title of the book; displays in italics

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the source named in title – do not use a web address; do not wikilink.

If using Vancouver style, comma separated list of author names; enclose corporate or institutional author names in doubled parentheses

Example
Smythe JB, ((Megabux Corporation))

The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors

The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3' instead.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.

The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4' instead.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.

The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5' instead.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.

The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6' instead.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.

The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7' instead.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.

The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8' instead.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.

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.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.

Name of a group of authors or collaborators; requires author, last, or vauthors which list one or more primary authors; follows author name-list; appends 'et al.' to author name-list.

Full date of the source; do not wikilink

Name of the work in which the cited book text is found

Name of the publisher; displays after title

Example
[[HarperCollins]]

Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'

Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known

International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible

The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors

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

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor

Replaces the name of the first editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

Comma separated list of editor names in Vancouver style; enclose corporate or institutional names in doubled parentheses

Example
Smythe JB, ((Megabux Corporation))

When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed by ' ed.'

Example
2nd

Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal

For one publication published in several volumes

Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place

Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'

Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink

The number of a single page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'; use either page= or pages=, but not both

A range of pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'; use either page= or pages=, but not both

Example
5–11

May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient

The language in which the source is written. Do not use the full language name; use ISO 639-1. Do not use icons or templates

The surname of the translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators.

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.

For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...

An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended

The chapter heading of the source; may be wikilinked or with 'chapter-url' but not both. For the contribution alias, see contributor-last

Chapter heading for languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc); follows transliteration defined in chapter. Should be prefixed with an ISO 639-1 two-character code to help browsers properly display the script

Example
ja:東京タワー

An English language chapter heading, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended

Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case

Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML

Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters

ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US

Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters

biorXiv identifier; 6 digits

CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter

Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'

International Standard Serial Number for the electronic media of a serial publication; eight characters may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen, but not an en dash or a space.

Example
2009-0048

Handle System identifier for digital objects and other resources on the Internet

International Standard Music Number; Use the ISMN actually printed on or in the work. Hyphens or spaces in the ISMN are optional.

Example
979-0-9016791-7-7

International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen

Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code

JSTOR identifier

Library of Congress Control Number

Mathematical Reviews identifier

Online Computer Library Center number

Open Library identifier; do not include "OL" at beginning of identifier

Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier

PubMed Center article number

PubMed Unique Identifier

Request for Comments number

Social Science Research Network

Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier

A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable

Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation

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

Sets separator and terminal punctuation to the style named in the assigned value; allowable values are: 'cs1' or 'cs2'

Suggested values
cs1 cs2

The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined; to suppress use reserved keyword 'none'

Default
.

Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the second author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the third author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the fourth author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the fifth author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the sixth author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the seventh author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the eighth author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

Replaces the name of the ninth author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead

number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.

The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink

Original date of publication; provide specifics

The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor

Replaces the name of the second editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor

Replaces the name of the third editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor

Replaces the name of the fourth editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor

Replaces the name of the fifth editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor

Replaces the name of the sixth editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor

Replaces the name of the seventh editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor

Replaces the name of the eighth editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor

Replaces the name of the ninth editor with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing editor separator; for example, 'with' instead

Controls the number of editor names that are displayed when a citation is published. To change the displayed number of editors, set display-editors to the desired number. For example, |display-editors=2 will display only the first two editors in a citation. By default, all editors are displayed. |display-editors=etal displays all editors in the list followed by et al.

The surname of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

The surname of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

The surname of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

The surname of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

The surname of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

The surname of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

The surname of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

The surname of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the translator; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second translator.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third translator.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth translator.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth translator.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth translator.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh translator.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth translator.

Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth translator.

The URL of the online location where the text of the chapter can be found

Format of the work referred to by chapter-url; displayed in parentheses after chapter. HTML is implied and should not be specified.

Example
PDF, DOC, or XLS

The date that the DOI was determined to be broken

Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited')

Suggested values
registration subscription limited

The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archivedate'

Format of the Archive

Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink

If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all.

Suggested values
dead live unfit usurped
Default
dead

Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style.

Suggested values
amp and vanc

Aggregate or database provider, when different from the Publisher. Typically used for Ebooks.

Example
[[Open Edition]], [[JSTOR]]

If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'.

Auto value
free

If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'.

Auto value
free

If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'.

Auto value
free

If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'.

Auto value
free

If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'.

Auto value
free

If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'.

Auto value
free

Issue number. This parameter is not supported by and should generally not be used with cite book. Consider that a different cite template may be more appropriate, such as cite magazine or cite journal. See Help:Citation_Style_1#Pages.

Example
3

List of authors as a free form list. Use of this parameter is discouraged, "lastn" to "firstn" are preferable. Warning: do not use if last or any of its aliases are used.

Unusual in cite book. Use if an agency is needed in addition to publisher, etc.

Unusual in cite book.

Sets rendered dates to the specified format