Template:Cite paper/doc
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This template is used to cite academic papers as a source.
Usage summary
[edit source]All field names must be lowercase.
Copy a blank version to use. Remember to use the "|" (pipe) character between each field. Please delete any unused fields to avoid clutter in the edit window.
{{cite paper |last= |first= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |version= |pages= |publisher= |date= |url= |format= |id= |accessdate= }}
or
{{cite paper | last = | first = | author = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = | version = | pages = | publisher = | date = | url = | format = | id = | accessdate = }}
Fields
[edit source]Wikilinks
[edit source]Most fields can be wikilinked (i.e. title = [[book|book title]]), but should generally only be linked to an existing Wikipedia article. Any wikilinked field must not contain any brackets apart from normal round brackets ()
— don't use <>[]{}
.
Description of fields
[edit source]Syntax (for the technical-minded)
[edit source]Nested fields either rely on their parent fields, or replace them:
- parent
- child — may be used with parent (and is ignored if parent is not used)
- OR: child2 — may be used instead of parent (and is ignored if parent is used)
Description
[edit source]- last: Surname of author. Don't wikilink (use authorlink instead).
- first: First name(s) of author, including title(s) (e.g. Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Dr. Firstname M., Snr.). Don't wikilink (use authorlink instead).
- authorlink: Title of Wikipedia article about author. Article should already exist. Must not be wikilinked itself. Do not use this on its own, but along with "author" or "first" and "last".
- coauthors: Full name of additional author or authors, separated by ", " (e.g. Joe Bloggs, John F. Kennedy, H. R. Dent).
- OR: author: Full name of author, preferably surname first.
- title: Title of paper. This is the only required parameter. Can be wikilinked only to an existing Wikipedia article. Do not use italics.
- version: Version of paper, if available.
- pages: First page and optional last page. This is for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not the total number of pages in the book, e.g. pp. 5–7.
- publisher: Publisher should not include corporate designation such as "Ltd" or "Inc".
- date: Full date of publication edition being referenced, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17. Must not be wikilinked.
- url: URL of an online location where the book can be found. Cannot be used if you wikilinked title.
- format: Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
- id: A unique identifier. You need to specify the kind of identifier you are using, preferably with a template like
{{ISSN}}
.- accessdate: Full date when url was accessed, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17. Required when url field is used. Must not be wikilinked.
Examples
[edit source]- A simple case
- {{cite paper
| author = Ziman, J.M., F.R.S.
| title = Public Knowledge: An essay concerning the social dimension of science
| date = 1968
| url =http://info.med.yale.edu/therarad/summers/ziman.htm
| accessdate = 2006-07-03 }} gives:
- Ziman, J.M., F.R.S. (1968). "Public Knowledge: An essay concerning the social dimension of science". Retrieved 2006-07-03.
{{cite journal}}
: Cite journal requires|journal=
(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Ziman, J.M., F.R.S. (1968). "Public Knowledge: An essay concerning the social dimension of science". Retrieved 2006-07-03.
- Multiple authors
- {{cite paper
| author = Williamson, John
| coauthors = Zagha, Roberto
| title = From the Hindu Rate of Growth to the Hindu Rate of Reform
| version = Working Paper No. 144
| pages = p. 22
| publisher = Center for research on economic development and policy reform
| date = 2002
| url = http://scid.stanford.edu/pdf/credpr144.pdf
| format = PDF
| accessdate = 2006-07-03 }} gives:
- Williamson, John (2002). "From the Hindu Rate of Growth to the Hindu Rate of Reform" (PDF). Working Paper No. 144. Center for research on economic development and policy reform: p. 22. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
{{cite journal}}
: Cite journal requires|journal=
(help);|pages=
has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=
ignored (|author=
suggested) (help)
- Williamson, John (2002). "From the Hindu Rate of Growth to the Hindu Rate of Reform" (PDF). Working Paper No. 144. Center for research on economic development and policy reform: p. 22. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
- The title parameter is required
- {{cite paper
| author = Ziman, J.M., F.R.S.
| date = 1968
| url =http://info.med.yale.edu/therarad/summers/ziman.htm
| format = PDF
| accessdate = 2006-07-03 }} gives:
- Ziman, J.M., F.R.S. (1968). (PDF) http://info.med.yale.edu/therarad/summers/ziman.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
{{cite journal}}
: Cite journal requires|journal=
(help); Missing or empty|title=
(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Ziman, J.M., F.R.S. (1968). (PDF) http://info.med.yale.edu/therarad/summers/ziman.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
Notes
[edit source]- Template 'Cite journal' allows more details to be entered and may be more appropriate if the paper was published in a journal.