The Citation template generates a citation for a book, periodical, contribution in a collective work, patent, or a web page. It determines the citation type by examining which parameters are used.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
author surnamelast

surname of the author of the cited material

Stringoptional
author given namefirst

given name (first name) of the author of the cited material

Stringoptional
title of sourcetitle

Title of source; displays in italics.

Stringrequired
date of sourcedate

Full date of source being referenced in the same format as other publication dates in the citations.[1] Do not wikilink. Displays after the authors and enclosed in parentheses. If there is no author, then displays after publisher.

Stringoptional
url of sourceurl

URL of an online location where the text of the publication can be found.

Stringoptional
inventor-surnameinventor-surname

no description

Stringoptional
inventor1-surnameinventor1-surname

no description

Stringoptional
inventor-lastinventor-last

no description

Stringoptional
inventor1-lastinventor1-last

no description

Stringoptional
inventorinventor

no description

Stringoptional
invent1invent1

no description

Stringoptional
invent-1invent-1

no description

Stringoptional
country-codecountry-code

no description

Stringoptional
inventor2-surnameinventor2-surname

no description

Stringoptional
inventor2-lastinventor2-last

no description

Stringoptional
inventor2inventor2

no description

Stringoptional
invent2invent2

no description

Stringoptional
inventor3-surnameinventor3-surname

no description

Stringoptional
inventor3-lastinventor3-last

no description

Stringoptional
inventor3inventor3

no description

Stringoptional
invent3invent3

no description

Stringoptional
inventor4-surnameinventor4-surname

no description

Stringoptional
inventor4-lastinventor4-last

no description

Stringoptional
inventor4inventor4

no description

Stringoptional
invent4invent4

no description

Stringoptional
inventor-giveninventor-given

no description

Stringoptional
inventor1-giveninventor1-given

no description

Stringoptional
inventor-firstinventor-first

no description

Stringoptional
inventor1-firstinventor1-first

no description

Stringoptional
inventor2-giveninventor2-given

no description

Stringoptional
inventor2-firstinventor2-first

no description

Stringoptional
inventor3-giveninventor3-given

no description

Stringoptional
inventor3-firstinventor3-first

no description

Stringoptional
inventor4-giveninventor4-given

no description

Stringoptional
inventor4-firstinventor4-first

no description

Stringoptional
inventorlink1inventorlink1

no description

Stringoptional
inventorlinkinventorlink

no description

Stringoptional
inventorlink2inventorlink2

no description

Stringoptional
inventorlink3inventorlink3

no description

Stringoptional
inventorlink4inventorlink4

no description

Stringoptional
countrycountry

no description

Stringoptional
publication-numberpublication-number

no description

Stringoptional
patent-numberpatent-number

no description

Stringoptional
numbernumber

no description

Stringoptional
descriptiondescription

no description

Stringoptional
statusstatus

no description

Stringoptional
publication-datepublication-date

no description

Stringoptional
pubdatepubdate

no description

Stringoptional
issue-dateissue-date

no description

Stringoptional
gdategdate

no description

Stringoptional
yearyear

no description

Stringoptional
fdatefdate

no description

Stringoptional
pridatepridate

no description

Stringoptional
assign1assign1

no description

Stringoptional
assign2assign2

no description

Stringoptional
refref

no description

Stringoptional
separatorseparator

no description

Stringoptional
quotequote

no description

Stringoptional
postscriptpostscript

no description

Stringoptional
author-separatorauthor-separator

no description

Stringoptional
author-maskauthor-mask

no description

Stringoptional
authormaskauthormask

no description

Stringoptional
surnamesurname

no description

Stringoptional
last1last1

no description

Stringoptional
surname1surname1

no description

Stringoptional
author1author1

no description

Stringoptional
authorauthor

no description

Stringoptional
authorsauthors

no description

Stringoptional
last2last2

no description

Stringoptional
surname2surname2

no description

Stringoptional
author2author2

no description

Stringoptional
last3last3

no description

Stringoptional
surname3surname3

no description

Stringoptional
author3author3

no description

Stringoptional
last4last4

no description

Stringoptional
surname4surname4

no description

Stringoptional
author4author4

no description

Stringoptional
last5last5

no description

Stringoptional
surname5surname5

no description

Stringoptional
author5author5

no description

Stringoptional
last6last6

no description

Stringoptional
surname6surname6

no description

Stringoptional
author6author6

no description

Stringoptional
last7last7

no description

Stringoptional
surname7surname7

no description

Stringoptional
author7author7

no description

Stringoptional
last8last8

no description

Stringoptional
surname8surname8

no description

Stringoptional
author8author8

no description

Stringoptional
last9last9

no description

Stringoptional
surname9surname9

no description

Stringoptional
author9author9

no description

Stringoptional
first1first1

no description

Stringoptional
given1given1

no description

Stringoptional
givengiven

no description

Stringoptional
first2first2

no description

Stringoptional
given2given2

no description

Stringoptional
first3first3

no description

Stringoptional
given3given3

no description

Stringoptional
first4first4

no description

Stringoptional
given4given4

no description

Stringoptional
first5first5

no description

Stringoptional
given5given5

no description

Stringoptional
first6first6

no description

Stringoptional
given6given6

no description

Stringoptional
first7first7

no description

Stringoptional
given7given7

no description

Stringoptional
first8first8

no description

Stringoptional
given8given8

no description

Stringoptional
first9first9

no description

Stringoptional
given9given9

no description

Stringoptional
author-linkauthor-link

no description

Stringoptional
author1-linkauthor1-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlinkauthorlink

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink1authorlink1

no description

Stringoptional
author2-linkauthor2-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink2authorlink2

no description

Stringoptional
author3-linkauthor3-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink3authorlink3

no description

Stringoptional
author4-linkauthor4-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink4authorlink4

no description

Stringoptional
author5-linkauthor5-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink5authorlink5

no description

Stringoptional
author6-linkauthor6-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink6authorlink6

no description

Stringoptional
author7-linkauthor7-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink7authorlink7

no description

Stringoptional
author8-linkauthor8-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink8authorlink8

no description

Stringoptional
author9-linkauthor9-link

no description

Stringoptional
authorlink9authorlink9

no description

Stringoptional
coauthorcoauthor

no description

Stringoptional
coauthorscoauthors

no description

Stringoptional
origyearorigyear

no description

Stringoptional
monthmonth

no description

Stringoptional
trans_chaptertrans_chapter

no description

Stringoptional
trans_titletrans_title

no description

Stringoptional
typetype

no description

Stringoptional
archiveurlarchiveurl

no description

Stringoptional
deadurldeadurl

no description

Stringoptional
seriesseries

no description

Stringoptional
versionversion

no description

Stringoptional
journaljournal

no description

Stringoptional
periodicalperiodical

no description

Stringoptional
newspapernewspaper

no description

Stringoptional
magazinemagazine

no description

Stringoptional
workwork

no description

Stringoptional
volumevolume

no description

Stringoptional
issueissue

no description

Stringoptional
pagespages

no description

Stringoptional
pagepage

no description

Stringoptional
atat

no description

Stringoptional
noppnopp

no description

Stringoptional
chapterchapter

no description

Stringoptional
contributioncontribution

no description

Stringoptional
chapter-urlchapter-url

no description

Stringoptional
chapterurlchapterurl

no description

Stringoptional
contribution-urlcontribution-url

no description

Stringoptional
chapter-formatchapter-format

no description

Stringoptional
othersothers

no description

Stringoptional
editionedition

no description

Stringoptional
placeplace

no description

Stringoptional
locationlocation

no description

Stringoptional
publication-placepublication-place

no description

Stringoptional
publisherpublisher

no description

Stringoptional
editor-lasteditor-last

no description

Stringoptional
editor-surnameeditor-surname

no description

Stringoptional
editor1-lasteditor1-last

no description

Stringoptional
editor1-surnameeditor1-surname

no description

Stringoptional
editor1editor1

no description

Stringoptional
editoreditor

no description

Stringoptional
editorseditors

no description

Stringoptional
editor2-lasteditor2-last

no description

Stringoptional
editor2-surnameeditor2-surname

no description

Stringoptional
editor2editor2

no description

Stringoptional
editor3-lasteditor3-last

no description

Stringoptional
editor3-surnameeditor3-surname

no description

Stringoptional
editor3editor3

no description

Stringoptional
editor4-lasteditor4-last

no description

Stringoptional
editor4-surnameeditor4-surname

no description

Stringoptional
editor4editor4

no description

Stringoptional
editor-firsteditor-first

no description

Stringoptional
editor-giveneditor-given

no description

Stringoptional
editor1-firsteditor1-first

no description

Stringoptional
editor1-giveneditor1-given

no description

Stringoptional
editor2-firsteditor2-first

no description

Stringoptional
editor2-giveneditor2-given

no description

Stringoptional
editor3-firsteditor3-first

no description

Stringoptional
editor3-giveneditor3-given

no description

Stringoptional
editor4-firsteditor4-first

no description

Stringoptional
editor4-giveneditor4-given

no description

Stringoptional
editor-linkeditor-link

no description

Stringoptional
editor1-linkeditor1-link

no description

Stringoptional
editor2-linkeditor2-link

no description

Stringoptional
editor3-linkeditor3-link

no description

Stringoptional
editor4-linkeditor4-link

no description

Stringoptional
languagelanguage

no description

Stringoptional
inin

no description

Stringoptional
formatformat

no description

Stringoptional
arxivarxiv

no description

Stringoptional
asinasin

no description

Stringoptional
ASINASIN

no description

Stringoptional
asin-tldasin-tld

no description

Stringoptional
bibcodebibcode

no description

Stringoptional
doidoi

no description

Stringoptional
DOIDOI

no description

Stringoptional
doi_inactivedatedoi_inactivedate

no description

Stringoptional
doi_brokendatedoi_brokendate

no description

Stringoptional
isbnisbn

no description

Stringoptional
ISBNISBN

no description

Stringoptional
issnissn

no description

Stringoptional
ISSNISSN

no description

Stringoptional
jfmjfm

no description

Stringoptional
JFMJFM

no description

Stringoptional
jstorjstor

no description

Stringoptional
JSTORJSTOR

no description

Stringoptional
lccnlccn

no description

Stringoptional
LCCNLCCN

no description

Stringoptional
mrmr

no description

Stringoptional
MRMR

no description

Stringoptional
oclcoclc

no description

Stringoptional
OCLCOCLC

no description

Stringoptional
olol

no description

Stringoptional
OLOL

no description

Stringoptional
ostiosti

no description

Stringoptional
OSTIOSTI

no description

Stringoptional
pmcpmc

no description

Stringoptional
PMCPMC

no description

Stringoptional
pmidpmid

no description

Stringoptional
PMIDPMID

no description

Stringoptional
rfcrfc

no description

Stringoptional
RFCRFC

no description

Stringoptional
ssrnssrn

no description

Stringoptional
SSRNSSRN

no description

Stringoptional
zblzbl

no description

Stringoptional
idid

no description

Stringoptional
IDID

no description

Stringoptional
access-dateaccess-date

no description

Stringoptional
accessdateaccessdate

no description

Stringoptional
laysummarylaysummary

no description

Stringoptional
laysourcelaysource

no description

Stringoptional
laydatelaydate

no description

Stringoptional
author-name-separatorauthor-name-separator

no description

Stringoptional
lastauthoramplastauthoramp

no description

Stringoptional
display-authorsdisplay-authors

no description

Stringoptional
archivedatearchivedate

no description

Stringoptional
translator-firsttranslator-first

no description

Unknownoptional
translator-lasttranslator-last

no description

Unknownoptional
translator2-firsttranslator2-first

no description

Unknownoptional
translator2-lasttranslator2-last

no description

Unknownoptional