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Cite journal is for formatting references to articles in magazines and academic journals in a consistent and legible manner. It can be used at the end of the article, directly in the References section. It can also be placed within <ref> tags for in-line citations (see Wikipedia:Footnotes).

Usage

Complete the template as described below.

You can copy the code below and complete it by hand, or generate a reference automatically using the Universal Reference Formatter.

Parameters

{{Cite journal
 | last =
 | first =
 | author-link =
 | publication-date =
 | date =
 | year =
 | title =
 | periodical =
 | series =
 | publication-place =
 | place =
 | publisher =
 | volume =
 | issue =
 | pages =
 | url =
 | issn =
 | doi =
 | oclc =
 | accessdate =
}}

last (or last1): The author's surname or last name.
first (or first1): The author's first or given name(s).
author-link (or author1-link): Title of an existing Wikipedia article about the first author.
last2, last3, last4: The second, third, and fourth authors' surname or last name, if applicable.
first2, first3, first4: The second, third, and fourth authors' first or given name(s), if applicable.
author2-link, author3-link, author4-link: Title of an existing Wikipedia article about the second, third, and fourth author, if applicable.
publication-date (or date): Date of publication.
date: Date of authorship, if different from date of publication. This is most useful in older newspapers where days or weeks could pass between authorship and publication. If only date is used, it will be treated as the date of publication.
year: Year of authorship or publication. (Mandatory for use with links from Template:Harvard citation. In some situations, the template may be able to derive a year from the full date.)
title: Title of the article in the periodical.
periodical (or journal, newspaper, magazine): Name of the periodical.
series: Series of which this periodical is a part.
publication-place: The city of the periodical's publication. This is not recommended for established and widely-distributed periodicals (Vanity Fair), or periodicals in which the title contains the place of publication (New York Times). If more than one town/city is listed on the title page, give the first one or the location of the publisher's head office. If the city is not well-known, you may add a county, region, or state. States in the U.S. are denoted by a two-letter code; for example: place=Paris, TX (no period at the end). Where the publisher is a university and the place or location is included in the name of the university, do not use this parameter.
publisher: The name of the periodical's publisher. Use of this parameter is not recommended unless it would help the reader in locating a copy. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., Ltd., etc., but retain the words Books or Press.
volume: The volume number of the journal.
issue (or number): The issue number of the journal.
pages (optional): The pages in the issue where the article may be found.
url: An url of an online location where the article can be found.
format: Specify "Free full text", "abstract only", or equivalent
issn: The eight-digit International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) identifying the journal. Use only if it would help a reader locate a copy.
doi: A digital object identifier such as 10.1016/j.coi.2004.08.001.
oclc: Online Computer Library Center ID number, such as 3185581
accessdate: Date when the url was accessed. Unlinked ISO 8601 format is preferred. Use only if a permanent object identifier is unavailable.

Examples

{{Cite journal
 | last=Hill
 | first=Marvin S.
 | title=Joseph Smith and the 1826
Trial: New Evidence and New
Difficulties
 | journal=BYU Studies
 | volume=12
 | issue=2
 | year=1976
 | pages=1–8
 | url=https://byustudies.byu.edu/
shop/PDFSRC/12.2Hill.pdf
 }}

Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).

An alternate method of adding one or more references to common media (preferably in Layman's terms) from the related journal citation can be specified within a single <ref>...</ref> tag using other citation templates; for example:

Text in the article.<ref>{{cite journal | ... }}<br/> '''Related news articles:''' *{{cite news | ... }} *{{cite web | ... }}</ref>

Notes

Although it may appear redundant to include multiple ids for articles, it is helpful for many editors who only have access to a certain resource. If only one ID is to be included, the DOI should be used, as this is the universal standard preferred by professional publications. Specifying a link as a doi, pmid etc is always preferable to including it as a url parameter, as it makes it clear that the link is accurate and stable.

Further Examples

Formal citation: {{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Joseph III |title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma |journal=The Saints' Herald |volume=26 |year=1879 |month=October |pages=289}}; → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).

Include URL link to free-article, pre-print or abstract; also supply access date unless the URL is known to be stable.: {{cite journal |author=[[Winston Churchill|Winston S. Churchill]] |title=A silent toast to William Willett |url=http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=266 |accessdate=2007-05-16 |journal=Pictorial Weekly |date=[[1934-04-28]]}}; → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).

Specify the DOI to provide a permanent link. Also give the PMID abstract for medical articles, and the URL if the article is free. PubMed Central free full-text repository links may also be supplied and will link the title if URL not specified, else as additional linked PMC value at the end of the citation: {{cite journal |author=Viollet B, Andreelli F, Jørgensen SB, ''et al'' |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |journal=J. Clin. Invest. |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |year=2003 |month=January |pmid=12511592 |pmc=151837 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 |url=http://www.jci.org/articles/view/16567}}; → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).

Whereas if the url had not been specified, then the title is linked to PubMed Central's copy of the article and no duplicate PMC link is shown for compactness:

{{cite journal |author=Viollet B, Andreelli F, Jørgensen SB, ''et al'' |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |journal=J. Clin. Invest. |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |year=2003 |month=January |pmid=12511592 |pmc=151837 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 |url=}}