Template:Cite journal

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Usage

To cite a professional or scientific journal—Day Month Year

{{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=19 May 2022}}

To cite a professional or scientific journal—Month Day, Year

{{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=May 19, 2022}}

Vancouver system author style for a scientific journal—Year

{{cite journal |author= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= }}

or

{{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= | authorformat=vanc | author-separator=, | author-name-separator=  }}

Vancouver system author style for a scientific journal—Day, Month, Year

{{cite journal |author= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= }}

or

{{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= | authorformat=vanc | author-separator=, | author-name-separator=  }}

To cite a magazine article with a credited author

{{cite journal |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |location= |publisher= |access-date= }}

To cite a magazine article with no credited author

{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= |url= |journal= |location= |publisher= |date= |access-date= }}

To cite an online magazine article that has been archived

{{cite journal |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |deadurl= |journal= |location= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |access-date= }}

To cite a magazine article written in a foreign language

{{cite journal |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |journal= |location= |publisher= |access-date= }}

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language magazine article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |language= |journal= |location= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |access-date= |via= |subscription= |quote= }} |}

{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |authorlink2= |last3= |first3= |authorlink3= |last4= |first4= |authorlink4= |last5= |first5= |authorlink5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |lastauthoramp= |date= |year= |orig-year= |editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor1-link= |editor2-last= |editor2-first= |editor2-link= |editor3-last= |editor3-first= |editor3-link= |editor4-last= |editor4-first= |editor4-link= |editor5-last= |editor5-first= |editor5-link= |display-editors= |others= |title= |script-title= |trans-title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |department= |journal= |type= |series= |language= |edition= |location= |publisher= |publication-date= |volume= |issue= |page= |pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |access-date= |via= |registration= |subscription= |layurl= |laysource= |laydate= |quote= |separator= |postscript= |ref= }}

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To cite a professional or scientific journal

{{cite journal
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| date       = 
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Vancouver system author style for a scientific journal

{{cite journal
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or

{{cite journal
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| date      = 
| title     = 
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| publisher = 
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To cite a magazine article with a credited author

{{cite journal
| last       = 
| first      = 
| date       = 
| title      = 
| url        = 
| journal    = 
| location   = 
| publisher  = 
| access-date =
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To cite a magazine article with no credited author

{{cite journal
| author     =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
| title      = 
| url        = 
| journal    = 
| location   = 
| publisher  = 
| date       = 
| access-date = 
}}

To cite an online magazine article that has been archived

{{cite journal
| last         = 
| first       = 
| date        = 
| title       = 
| url         = 
| deadurl     = 
| journal     = 
| location    = 
| publisher   = 
| archiveurl  = 
| archivedate = 
| access-date  = 
}}

To cite a magazine article written in a foreign language

{{cite journal
| last        = 
| first       = 
| date        = 
| title       = 
| trans-title = 
| url         = 
| language    = 
| journal     = 
| location    = 
| publisher   = 
| access-date  = 
}}

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language magazine article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

{{cite journal
| last1        = 
| first1       = 
| last2        = 
| first2       = 
| date         = 
| title        = 
| trans-title  = 
| url          = 
| deadurl      = 
| format       = 
| language     = 
| journal      = 
| location     = 
| publisher    = 
| archiveurl   = 
| archivedate  = 
| access-date   = 
| via          = 
| subscription = 
| quote        = 
}}

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{{cite journal
| last1                 = 
| first1                = 
| authorlink1           = 
| last2                 = 
| first2                = 
| authorlink2           = 
| last3                 = 
| first3                = 
| authorlink3           = 
| last4                 = 
| first4                = 
| authorlink4           = 
| last5                 = 
| first5                = 
| authorlink5           = 
| display-authors       = 
| author-mask           = 
| author-name-separator = 
| author-separator      = 
| lastauthoramp         = 
| date                  = 
| year                  = 
| orig-year             = 
| editor1-last          = 
| editor1-first         = 
| editor1-link          = 
| editor2-last          = 
| editor2-first         = 
| editor2-link          = 
| editor3-last          = 
| editor3-first         = 
| editor3-link          = 
| editor4-last          = 
| editor4-first         = 
| editor4-link          = 
| editor5-last          = 
| editor5-first         = 
| editor5-link          = 
| displayeditors        = 
| others                = 
| title                 = 
| script-title          = 
| trans-title           = 
| url                   = 
| deadurl               = 
| format                = 
| department            = 
| journal               = 
| type                  = 
| series                = 
| language              = 
| edition               = 
| location              = 
| publisher             = 
| publication-date      = 
| volume                = 
| issue                 = 
| page                  = 
| pages                 = 
| at                    = 
| nopp                  = 
| arxiv                 = 
| asin                  = 
| bibcode               = 
| doi                   = 
| doi-broken-date        = 
| isbn                  = 
| issn                  = 
| jfm                   = 
| jstor                 = 
| lccn                  = 
| mr                    = 
| oclc                  = 
| ol                    = 
| osti                  = 
| pmc                   = 
| pmid                  = 
| rfc                   = 
| ssrn                  = 
| zbl                   = 
| id                    = 
| archiveurl            = 
| archivedate           = 
| access-date            = 
| via                   = 
| registration          = 
| subscription          = 
| layurl                = 
| laysource             = 
| laydate               = 
| quote                 = 
| separator             = 
| postscript            = 
| ref                   =
}}

 
 
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Examples

Formal citation

{{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Joseph III |date=October 1879 |title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma |journal=The Saints' Herald |volume=26 |page=289}}

Displays as:

• Smith, Joseph III (October 1879). "Last Testimony of Sister Emma". The Saints' Herald. 26: 289.

Vancouver style (common in biomedicine); see Citation Style Vancouver for specific templates

{{cite journal |author=Bannen R, Suresh V, Phillips GJ, Wright S, Mitchell J |date=2008 |title=Optimal design of thermally stable proteins |url=http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/24/20/2339 |journal=Bioinformatics |volume=24 |issue=20 |pages=2339–43 |doi=10.1093/bioinformatics/btn450 |pmc=2562006 |pmid=18723523 }}

or

{{cite journal |last=Bannen |first=RM |last2=Suresh |first2=V |last3=Phillips |first3=GN Jr |last4=Wright |first4=SJ |last5=Mitchell |first5=JC |date=2008 |title=Optimal design of thermally stable proteins |url=http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/24/20/2339 |journal=Bioinformatics |volume=24 |issue=20 |pages=2339–43 |doi=10.1093/bioinformatics/btn450 |pmc=2562006 |pmid=18723523 |authorformat=vanc | author-separator=, | author-name-separator= }}

Displays as:

• Bannen R, Suresh V, Phillips GJ, Wright S, Mitchell J (2008). "Optimal design of thermally stable proteins". Bioinformatics. 24 (20): 2339–43. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btn450. PMC 2562006. PMID 18723523.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Include URL link to free-article, pre-print or abstract.

{{cite journal |last=Aries |first=Myriam B. C. |last2=Newsham |first2=Guy R. |lastauthoramp=yes |date=2008 |title=Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review |url=http://archive.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/irc/doc/pubs/nrcc49212/nrcc49212.pdf |format=PDF |journal=Energy Policy |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=1858–1866 |doi=10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021 |access-date=October 18, 2013}}

Displays as:

• Aries, Myriam B. C. & Newsham, Guy R. (2008). "Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review" (PDF). Energy Policy. 36 (6): 1858–1866. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

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 the URL is not specified, else as an additional linked PMC value.

{{cite journal |last=Viollet |first=Benoît |last2=Andreelli |first2=Fabrizio |last3=Jørgensen |first3=Sebastian B. |last4=Perrin |first4=Christophe |last5=Geloen |first5=Alain |last6=Flamez |first6=Daisy |last7=Mu |first7=James |last8=Lenzner |first8=Claudia |last9=Baud |first9=Olivier |last10=Bennoun |first10=Myriam |last11=Gomas |first11=Emmanuel |last12=Nicolas |first12=Gaël |last13=Wojtaszewski |first13=Jørgen F.P. |last14=Kahn1 |first14=Axel |last15=Carling |first15=David |last16=Schuit |first16=Frans C. |last17=Birnbaum |first17=Morris J. |last18=Richter |first18=Erik A. |last19=Burcelin |first19=Rémy |last20=Vaulont |first20=Sophie |display-authors=5 |date=January 2003 |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |url=http://www.jci.org/articles/view/16567 |journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 |pmc=151837 |pmid=12511592 |access-date=2012-11-17}}

Displays as:

• Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; Perrin, Christophe; Geloen, Alain; et al. (January 2003). "The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111 (1): 91–8. doi:10.1172/JCI16567. PMC 151837. PMID 12511592. Retrieved 2012-11-17.

Whereas if the URL had not been specified, then the title is linked to the PMC link, which is repeated: {{cite journal |last=Viollet |first=Benoît |last2=Andreelli |first2=Fabrizio |last3=Jørgensen |first3=Sebastian B. |last4=Perrin |first4=Christophe |last5=Geloen |first5=Alain |last6=Flamez |first6=Daisy |last7=Mu |first7=James |last8=Lenzner |first8=Claudia |last9=Baud |first9=Olivier |last10=Bennoun |first10=Myriam |last11=Gomas |first11=Emmanuel |last12=Nicolas |first12=Gaël |last13=Wojtaszewski |first13=Jørgen F.P. |last14=Kahn1 |first14=Axel |last15=Carling |first15=David |last16=Schuit |first16=Frans C. |last17=Birnbaum |first17=Morris J. |last18=Richter |first18=Erik A. |last19=Burcelin |first19=Rémy |last20=Vaulont |first20=Sophie |display-authors=5 |date=January 2003 |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 |pmc=151837 |pmid=12511592}}

Displays as:

• Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; Perrin, Christophe; Geloen, Alain; et al. (January 2003). "The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111 (1): 91–8. doi:10.1172/JCI16567. PMC 151837. PMID 12511592.

If the doi link is broken, then use of doi-broken-date unlinks the doi value, indicates when the doi-problem was first noticed, and will also add the page to "Category:Pages with DOIs broken since YYYY": {{cite journal |last=Viollet |first=Benoît |last2=Andreelli |first2=Fabrizio |last3=Jørgensen |first3=Sebastian B. |last4=Perrin |first4=Christophe |last5=Geloen |first5=Alain |last6=Flamez |first6=Daisy |last7=Mu |first7=James |last8=Lenzner |first8=Claudia |last9=Baud |first9=Olivier |last10=Bennoun |first10=Myriam |last11=Gomas |first11=Emmanuel |last12=Nicolas |first12=Gaël |last13=Wojtaszewski |first13=Jørgen F.P. |last14=Kahn1 |first14=Axel |last15=Carling |first15=David |last16=Schuit |first16=Frans C. |last17=Birnbaum |first17=Morris J. |last18=Richter |first18=Erik A. |last19=Burcelin |first19=Rémy |last20=Vaulont |first20=Sophie |display-authors=5 |date=January 2003 |title=The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity |journal=The Journal of Clinical Investigation |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=91–8 |doi=10.1172/JCI16567 |doi-broken-date=2015-01-01 |pmc=151837 |pmid=12511592}}

Displays as:

• Viollet, Benoît; Andreelli, Fabrizio; Jørgensen, Sebastian B.; Perrin, Christophe; Geloen, Alain; et al. (January 2003). "The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111 (1): 91–8. doi:10.1172/JCI16567 (inactive 2015-01-01). PMC 151837. PMID 12511592.CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2015 (link)

If the article is in a foreign language, and the original title is unknown

Enclose the translated title in square brackets and use |title=.

• {{cite journal |last=Huang |first=Y. |last2=Lu |first2=J. |last3=Shen |first3=Y. |last4=Lu |first4=J. |lastauthoramp=yes |date=March 1999 |title=[The protective effects of total flavonoids from Lycium Barbarum L. on lipid peroxidation of liver mitochondria and red blood cell in rats] |journal=Wei Sheng Yan Jiu |language=Chinese |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=115–6 |pmid=11938998}}

Displays as:

Huang, Y.; Lu, J.; Shen, Y. & Lu, J. (March 1999). "[The protective effects of total flavonoids from Lycium Barbarum L. on lipid peroxidation of liver mitochondria and red blood cell in rats]". Wei Sheng Yan Jiu (in Chinese). 28 (2): 115–6. PMID 11938998. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other examples

{{cite journal |last=Smith |first=Joseph III |authorlink=Joseph Smith |date=October 1879 |title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma |journal=The Saints' Herald |volume=26 |page=289}}

Displays as:

• Smith, Joseph III (October 1879). "Last Testimony of Sister Emma". The Saints' Herald. 26: 289.

{{cite journal |last=Woodin |first=W. Hugh |date=2001 |title=The Continuum Hypothesis, Part I |url=http://www.ams.org/notices/200106/fea-woodin.pdf |format=PDF |journal=Notices of the AMS |location=Providence, Rhode Island, United States |publisher=American Mathematical Society |volume=48 |issue=6 |pages=567–576 |issn=1088-9477 |oclc=34550461}}

Displays as:

• Woodin, W. Hugh (2001). "The Continuum Hypothesis, Part I" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. Providence, Rhode Island, United States: American Mathematical Society. 48 (6): 567–576. ISSN 1088-9477. OCLC 34550461.

{{cite journal |title=Disney Releases 10 Titles on Laser Videodisc |journal=Videodisc/Videotex |volume=2 |issue=3 |page=175 |date=1982}}

Displays as:

• "Disney Releases 10 Titles on Laser Videodisc". Videodisc/Videotex. 2 (3): 175. 1982.

Parameters

Syntax

COinS

Deprecated

Description

Authors

Date

Editors

Title

URL

Periodical

Publisher

Edition, series, volume

In-source locations

Identifiers

Subscription or registration required

Lay summary

Quote

Anchor

Display options

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, but not necessarily openly accessible.

Template data

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Cite journal

This template formats a citation to an article in a magazine or journal, using the provided source information (e.g. journal name, author, title, issue, URL) and various formatting options.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found	String	suggested
Title	title	The title of the article; can be wikilinked to an existing Wikipedia article or url may be used to add an external link, but not both. Displays in quotes.	String	required
Last name	last author author1 authors last1	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Unknown	suggested
First name	first first1	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Unknown	suggested
Last name	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink2'.	Unknown	optional
First name	first2	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Source date	date	Full date of the source; do not wikilink	String	required
Journal	journal	Name of the source journal; may be wikilinked; displays in italics; alias of 'work'	String	suggested
Publisher	publisher	Name of the publisher; displays after title	String	optional
Issue	issue	Issue identifier when the source is part of a series that is published periodically	String	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	suggested
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	String	optional
Others	others	Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month or season is also known	String	optional
Original year	orig-year origyear	Original year of publication; provide specifics	String	optional
Editor last name	editor-last	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-last', 'editor', and 'editors'	Unknown	optional
Editor first name	editor-first	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; alias of 'editor1-first'	Unknown	optional
Editor link	editor-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-link'	Page	optional
Series	series	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal; alias of 'version'	String	optional
Department	department	Department within the periodical	String	optional
Location of publication	location	Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'	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'	String	optional
Publication date	publication-date	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	String	optional
Edition	edition	When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed with ' ed.'	String	optional
Volume	volume	For one publication published in several volumes	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	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.'	String	optional
No pp	nopp	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover')	String	optional
At	at	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	language	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates	String	optional
Script title	script-title	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, etc). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	trans-title trans_title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
Type	type	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	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	String	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
AZIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
AZIN TLD	asin-tld	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	bibcode	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	suggested
RFC	rfc	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	zbl	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation	String	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	String	optional
Separator	separator	The punctuation used to separate lists of authors, editors, etc.; a space must be encoded as   to suppress use reserved keyword 'none' Default .	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined; to suppress use reserved keyword 'none' Default .	String	optional
Last name	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink3'.	Unknown	optional
First name	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name	last4 author4	The surname of the forth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink4'.	Unknown	optional
First name	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the forth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink5'.	Unknown	optional
First name	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink6'.	Unknown	optional
First name	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink7'.	Unknown	optional
First name	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink8'.	Unknown	optional
First name	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name	last9 author9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink9'. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author.	Unknown	optional
First name	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author mask	author-mask	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	String	optional
Author name separator	author-name-separator	Changes the separator between last and first names; defaults to a comma and space; a space must be encoded as   Default ,	String	optional
Author separator	author-separator	Changes the separator between authors; defaults to a semicolon and space; a space must be encoded as   Default ;	String	optional
Author link	author-link authorlink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page	optional
Author link	author-link2 author2-link authorlink2	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	String	suggested
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archivedate'	String	optional
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	String	optional
Dead URL	dead-url deadurl	If set to 'no', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live	String	optional
Lay URL	lay-url layurl	URL link to a non-technical summary or review of the source; alias of 'laysummary'	String	optional
Lay source	lay-source laysource	Name of the source of the laysummary; displays in italics, preceded by an en dash	String	optional
Lay date	lay-date laydate	Date of the summary; displays in parentheses	String	optional
Author link	author-link3 author3-link authorlink3	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page	optional
Author link	author-link4 author4-link authorlink4	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the forth author.	Page	optional
Author link	author-link5 author5-link authorlink5	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page	optional
Author link	author-link6 author6-link authorlink6	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page	optional
Author link	author-link7 author7-link authorlink7	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page	optional
Author link	author-link8 author8-link authorlink8	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page	optional
Author link	author-link9 author9-link authorlink9	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page	optional
Display authors	displayauthors display-authors	number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used;	Number	optional
Last author ampersand	last-author-amp lastauthoramp	When set to any value, changes the separator between the last two names of the author list to 'space ampersand space'	String	optional
Subscription	subscription	If the reference requires a subscription, type 'yes' to notify the reader.	String	optional
Registration	registration	If the reference requires registration, type 'yes' to notify the reader.	String	optional
Chapter	chapter	The chapter heading of the source	String	optional

Alternate usages

If the work has any of the following identifiers, then one of these specific templates may be used:

• DOI: {{cite doi}}
• JSTOR: {{cite jstor}}
• PubMed: {{cite pmid}}

However, because these templates can be user-filled, they are prone to user error, and they generate a style that may not be compatible with other citations in the article (see WP:CITEVAR), so using the full cite journal template may be preferable, depending on the content area. For medical articles, this citation-filling template can be used to generate a cite journal template from a PubMed identified (PMID).

See also

This template produces COinS metadata; see COinS in Wikipedia for background information.