Template:Citation/doc

The Citation template is a versatile template for citing books, periodicals, contributions in collective works, patents, and web-sites. It also has functionality allowing for convenient use of the Harvard referencing style, using "linking functionality" that allows inline harvard citations to link to the reference via the Template:Harvard citation template.

The template knows whether you are citing a book, periodical, or a chapter in a compilation, depending on which combination of parameters you use. For use with author-date sysems such as the Harvard citation template, use of last and date parameters should be considered mandatory, where possible.

Citation of books

{{Citation
 | last =
 | first =
 | author-link =
 | last2 =
 | first2 =
 | author2-link =
 | year =
 | date =
 | title =
 | place =
 | publisher =
 | edition =
 | volume =
 | id =
 | isbn =
 | url =
}}

Parameters (all are optional)

• 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.
• date: Date of authorship or 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 book.
• edition: Number or name of the edition, if not the first; for example: edition=2nd.
• volume: The volume number of a multi-volume book.
• place: The city of publication. 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 publisher. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., Ltd., etc., but retain the words Books or Press.
• id: Identifier such as ISBN 1-111-22222-9
• isbn: Use this parameter if the book has an ISBN.
• url: An url of an online location where the book can be found.

Examples

One author	.	{{ Citation | last=Turner | first=O. | title=History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve | publisher=William Alling | place=Rochester, New York | year=1851 | url = http://olivercowdery.com/ texts/1851Trn1.htm#turn1851 }}.
Three authors, a volume, and an edition	.	{{ Citation | last1=Lincoln | first1=A. | last2=Washington | first2=G. | last3=Adams | first3=J. | title=All the Presidents' Names | publisher=The Pentagon | place=Home Base, New York | volume=XII | edition=2nd | year=2007 }}.

Citation of periodicals

{{Citation
 | last=
 | first=
 | author-link=
 | year=
 | title=
 | periodical=
 | volume=
 | issue=
 | pages=
 | url=
 | access-date=
}}

Parameters

• 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.
• date: Date of authorship or 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 book.
• periodical (or journal, newspaper, magazine): Name of the periodical.
• 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.

Examples

Journal article	.	{{Citation | 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 }}.
Newspaper article	.	{{Citation | last=Smith | first=Joseph III | author-link=Joseph Smith III | title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma | newspaper=The Saints' Herald | volume=26 | issue=19 | date=[[October 1]], [[1879]] | year=1879 | month=October | page=289 | url=http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/ dbroadhu/IL/sain1872.htm#100179 }}.

Citation of chapers or contributions in a larger work

{{Citation
 | last=
 | first=
 | author-link=
 | year=
 | chapter=
 | editor-last=
 | editor-first=
 | editorlink=
 | title=
 | edition=
 | place=
 | publisher=
 | publication-date=
 | volume=
 | pages=
 | id=
 | url=
 | access-date=
}}

Parameters

• surname (required): The author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called last).
  • given (optional): The author's first or given name. In formal Harvard style references, this should include only the initials. (This parameter may also be called first).
  • author (optional): While the surname (or last) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author parameter will override how the author's name is displayed in the reference.
• author-link (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about author. Article must already exist.
• year (required): Year of publication.
  • date (optional): While the year) tag is mandatory, use of the date parameter will override how the date is displayed in the reference.
• chapter (required for chapters): Title of the contribution in the book. (This parameter may also be called Contribution).
• editor (optional): Name of the editor or editors.
• title (required for chapters): Title of the book.
• edition (optional): Number or name of the edition, if not the first; for example: Edition=2nd.
• place (optional): The city of publication. 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 (optional): The name of the publisher. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., Ltd., etc., but retain the words Books or Press.
• pages (optional): The pages in the book where the chapter or contribution may be found. (If the contribution is on only one page, use the parameter Page instead).
• id (optional): Identifier such as ISBN 1-111-22222-9
  • isbn (optional): Use this parameter if the book has an ISBN.
• url (optional): An url of an online location where the book can be found.
• access-date (optional): The date on which the url was last accessed.

Work included in a compilation

{{Citation
 | last=Bidamon
 | first=Emma Smith
 | author-link=Emma Hale Smith
 | chapter=Letter to Emma S. Pilgrim
 | date=[[March 27]] [[1876]]
 | year=1876
 | editor-surname=Vogel
 | editor-first=Dan
 | title=Early Mormon Documents
 | volume=1
 | publisher=Signature Books
 | publication-date=1996
 | isbn=1-56085-072-8
 }}.

Result: .

Untitled work quoted or included in an journal article

{{Citation
 | last=Knight
 | first=Joseph, Sr.
 | year=1833
 | editor-last=Jessee
 | editor-first=Dean
 | title=Joseph Knight's Recollection of Early Mormon History
 | journal=BYU Studies
 | volume=17
 | issue=1
 | publication-date=1976
 | page=35
 | url=https://byustudies.byu.edu/shop/PDFSRC/17.1Jessee.pdf
 }}.

Result: .

Multiple authors and multiple editors

{{Citation
 | last1=Schmidt
 | first1=J.
 | last2=Piper
 | first2=P.
 | chapter=Letter to Home
 | date=[[March 27]] [[1996]]
 | year=2006
 | editor1-last=Grimm
 | editor1-first=P.
 | editor2-last=Bob
 | editor2-first=T.
 | title=Jonesing for Jones
 | volume=12
 | place=New York
 | publisher=Fred Books
 | publication-date=2006
 | isbn=1-55555-555-5
 }}.

Result: .

Citation examples

These examples of citation within the text are based on related citation template Template:Harvard citation, which automatically creates a one-directional link to the first matching Harvard reference on the same page:

Markup in main text:

• {{Harvard citation|Turner|1851|pp=10-11}} (full cite format)
• {{Template:Harvard citation|Smith|1879|p=289}} (short format)
• {{Template:Harvard citation|Jones|2006|loc=section 5|Ref=none}} (non-linking)
• {{Template:Harvard citation|Lincoln|Washington|Adams|2007|pp=88-89}} (multi-author)

Results:

• (Turner 1851, pp. 10–11)
• (Smith 1879, p. 289)
• (Jones 2006, section 5)
• (Lincoln, Washington & Adams 2007, pp. 88–89)

Notes

• Because the Harvard referencing style is based on Surname and Year, these items are mandatory in both the citation and the reference.
• If there is only one author, the parameters Surname and Given may be replaced with Last and First, respectively.
• Template is generally compatible with Template:Cite book and Template:Cite journal.

See also

• Wikipedia:Cite sources: Style guide
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Generic citations: Related templates