Template:Cite encyclopedia/doc

Template:Cascade-protected template Template:Template redirects Template:Csdoc Template:Csdoc Template:Csdoc However, it is not intended for journals or magazines, which are issued periodically and have volume and (usually) issue numbers, and should be cited with Template:Tl or Template:Tl; nor is it intended for conference proceedings, which should be cited with Template:Tl.

Some citations to tertiary sources such as encyclopedias are problematic; see Wikipedia:Identifying and using tertiary sources.

Usage

To cite an encyclopedia article with a credited author

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

To cite an encyclopedia article with no credited author

{{cite encyclopedia |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= |url= |encyclopedia= |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}

To cite an online encyclopedia article that has been archived

{{cite encyclopedia |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |encyclopedia= |location= |publisher= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}

To cite an encyclopedia article written in a foreign language

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

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

{{cite encyclopedia |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |url-access= |trans-title= |format= |encyclopedia= |language= |location= |publisher= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote=}}

|}

{{cite encyclopedia |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |display-authors= |author-mask1= |author-mask2= |collaboration= |df= |date= |year= |orig-date= |orig-year= |chapter= |script-chapter= |chapter-url= |chapter-url-access= |trans-chapter= |chapter-format= |location= |editor-last1= |editor-first1= |editor-link1= |editor-last2= |editor-first2= |editor-link2= |display-editors= |editor-mask1= |editor-mask2= |title= |script-title= |title-link= |url= |url-access= |trans-title= |format= |encyclopedia= |script-encyclopedia= |trans-encyclopedia= |department= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |interviewer-last1= |interviewer-first1= |interviewer-link1= |interviewer-last2= |interviewer-first2= |interviewer-link2= |display-interviewers= |interviewer-mask1= |interviewer-mask2= |translator-last1= |translator-first1= |translator-link1= |translator-last2= |translator-first2= |translator-link2= |display-translators= |translator-mask1= |translator-mask2= |others= |name-list-style= |edition= |publication-place= |publisher= |publication-date= |minutes= |time-caption= |time= |page= |pages= |at= |no-pp= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |mode= |ref= |postscript=}}

|}

To cite an encyclopedia article with a credited author

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

To cite an encyclopedia article with no credited author

{{cite encyclopedia
|author       = <!-- not stated -->
|date         = 
|title        = 
|url          = 
|encyclopedia = 
|location     = 
|publisher    = 
|access-date  = 
}}

To cite an online encyclopedia article that has been archived

{{cite encyclopedia
|last         = 
|first        = 
|date         = 
|title        = 
|url          = 
|encyclopedia = 
|location     = 
|publisher    = 
|url-status   = 
|archive-url  = 
|archive-date = 
|access-date  = 
}}

To cite an encyclopedia article written in a foreign language

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

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

{{cite encyclopedia
|last1        = 
|first1       = 
|last2        = 
|first2       = 
|date         = 
|title        = 
|url          = 
|url-access   = 
|trans-title  = 
|format       = 
|encyclopedia = 
|language     = 
|location     = 
|publisher    = 
|url-status   = 
|archive-url  = 
|archive-date = 
|access-date  = 
|via          = 
|quote        = 
}}

|}

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes		Vertical list
Template:Codett		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.		{{cite encyclopedia |last1 = |first1 = |author-link1 = |last2 = |first2 = |author-link2 = |display-authors = |author-mask1 = |author-mask2 = |collaboration = |df = |date = |year = |orig-date = |orig-year = |location = |editor-last1 = |editor-first1 = |editor-link1 = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = |editor-link2 = |display-editors = |editor-mask1 = |editor-mask2 = |chapter = |script-chapter = |chapter-url = |chapter-url-access = |trans-chapter = |chapter-format = |title = |script-title = |title-link = |url = |url-access = |trans-title = |format = |encyclopedia = |script-encyclopedia = |trans-encyclopedia = |department = |type = |series = |language = |volume = |interviewer-last1 = |interviewer-first1 = |interviewer-link1 = |interviewer-last2 = |interviewer-first2 = |interviewer-link2 = |display-interviewers = |interviewer-mask1 = |interviewer-mask2 = |translator-last1 = |translator-first1 = |translator-link1 = |translator-last2 = |translator-first2 = |translator-link2 = |display-translators = |translator-mask1 = |translator-mask2 = |others = |name-list-style = |edition = |publication-place = |publisher = |publication-date = |minutes = |time-caption = |time = |page = |pages = |at = |no-pp = |arxiv = |asin = |asin-tld = |bibcode = |bibcode-access = |biorxiv = |citeseerx = |doi = |doi-access = |doi-broken-date = |eissn = |hdl = |hdl-access = |isbn = |ismn = |issn = |jfm = |jstor = |jstor-access = |lccn = |medrxiv = |mr = |oclc = |ol = |ol-access = |osti = |osti-access = |pmc = |pmc-embargo-date = |pmid = |rfc = |sbn = |ssrn = |s2cid = |s2cid-access = |zbl = |id = |url-status = |archive-url = |archive-format = |archive-date = |access-date = |via = |quote-page = |quote-pages = |quote = |script-quote = |trans-quote = |mode = |ref = |postscript = }}
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Codett	Template:Codett
collaboration	Template:Codett
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Codett		This should be the title of the chapter cited. Do not wikilink Template:Codett if Template:Codett is provided.	Note that if defined, these parameters become the third ones of this template in place of title-related parameters, while title-related parameters swap places with Template:Codett- and editor-related parameters, whether or not Template:Codett is also defined as well, encyclopedia- and department-related parameters also swap places with each other, and trans-encyclopedia won't display.
Template:Codett
Template:Codett	Template:Codett or Template:Codett
Template:Codett	Template:Codett
Template:Codett	Template:Codett or Template:Codett
Template:Codett	Template:Codett
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place	Note that if the parameter Template:Codett is defined, these parameters swap places with title-related parameters.
Template:Codett		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Codett	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Codett	Template:Codett
title		This parameter is required.	Note that if the parameter Template:Codett is defined, these parameters parameters swap places with Template:Codett- and editor-related parameters, and get shown in italics instead of "quotation marks", both unless Template:Codett is also defined as well.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
Template:Codett			Note that if defined, title-related parameters swap places with Template:Codett- and editor-related parameters unless Template:Codett is also defined as well, and that if the parameter Template:Codett is defined, these parameters swap places with each other, and trans-encyclopedia won't display.
script-encyclopedia
trans-encyclopedia	Template:Codett or script-encyclopedia
department
Template:Codett
series
Template:Codett
volume
Template:Codett		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Codett	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Codett	Template:Codett
Template:Codett		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Codett	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Codett	Template:Codett	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Codett	Template:Codett
others
name-list-style	Template:Codett	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with " & "; set to and to separate with " and "
edition
publication-place	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
publication-date
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Codett		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Codett		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Codett or Template:Codett	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
asin-tld	Template:Codett
bibcode
biorxiv
biorxiv-access	biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Codett
doi-access	Template:Codett
doi-broken-date	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
hdl-access	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
jstor-access	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
medrxiv
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
ol-access	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
osti-access	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
s2cid-access	Template:Codett
Template:Codett
Template:Codett
url-status	Template:Codett
Template:Codett	Template:Codett, url
archive-format	Template:Codett
Template:Codett	Template:Codett
Template:Codett	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Codett
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Examples

Above is an example of using |entry-url= to link to the cited entry in the encyclopedia while also using |url= to link to the encyclopedia as a whole.

This text uses uncommon-term_1Template:Sfn and uncommon-term-2Template:Sfn that require references in a dictionary and we don't want to cite the dictionary twice.

Parameters

Description

Title

Aliases: title, article

Encyclopedia

• encyclopedia: Name of the work containing the source; may be wikilinked if relevant. Displays in italics. If the name of the periodical changed over time use the name at the time of the source's publication. If script-encyclopedia is defined, use encyclopedia to hold a Romanization (if available) of the title in script-encyclopedia. Alias: dictionary. Use Latin script. For languages written in non-Latin based scripts (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Indic, Japanese, Korean, etc.) use a standard Romanization in this field.
  • script-encyclopedia: Work title in its original, non-Latin script; not italicized, follows italicized Romanization defined in encyclopedia (if present). Must be prefixed with one of the script-<param>= language codes|supported language codes to help browsers properly display the script. Leave empty for Latin-based scripts (Czech, French, Turkish, Vietnamese, etc.). Alias: script-dictionary.
  • trans-encyclopedia: English translation of the work title if the source cited is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets after encyclopedia or script-encyclopedia.

    ... |encyclopedia=Zhōngguó piàofáng |script-encyclopedia=zh:中国票房 |trans-encyclopedia=China Box Office ...

  • department: Title of a regular department, column, or section within the periodical or journal. Examples include "Communication", "Editorial", "Letter to the Editor", and "Review". Displays after title and is in plain text.

TemplateData

This template formats a citation to an article or chapter in an edited collection such as an encyclopedia or dictionary, but more generally to any book or book series containing individual sections or chapters written by various authors, and put together by one or more editors.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Year of publication	year	Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known	String	optional
Source title	title entry	The title of the article or entry in the encyclopedia; displays in quotes	String	required
Encyclopedia	encyclopedia encyclopaedia dictionary	Title of the source; may be wikilinked; displays in italics	String	suggested
Publisher	publisher institution	Name of the publisher; displays after title	String	optional
Location of publication	location place	Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'	String	optional
ID	id ID	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found	URL	optional
URL access date	access-date	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	String	optional
Last name	last	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	suggested
First name	first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	suggested
Source date	date	Full date of the source; do not wikilink	String	optional
Author link	author-link author-link1 author1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Others	others	Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith', 'Revised by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Original date	orig-date orig-year	Original year of publication; provide specifics	String	optional
Editor last name	editor-last editor editor-surname editor-last1 editor-surname1 editor1 editor1-last editor1-surname	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	Unknown	optional
Editor first name	editor-first editor-given editor-first1 editor-given1 editor1-first editor1-given	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	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 name	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
Series	series version	When the source is part of a series, such as a book series where the issue numbering has restarted; alias of 'version'	String	optional
Volume	volume	For one publication published in several volumes	String	optional
Page	page p	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages cited	pages pp	A range of pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'; use either page= or pages=, but not both Example 5–11	String	suggested
No pp	no-pp	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 lang	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates	String	optional
Translated 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'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
arXiv identifier	arxiv	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	asin	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN 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
DOI	doi DOI	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	String	optional
ISBN	isbn ISBN	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	issn ISSN	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	jfm JFM	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	jstor JSTOR	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn LCCN	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr MR	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc OCLC	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol OL	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti OSTI	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc PMC	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	pmid PMID	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	rfc RFC	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	ssrn SSRN	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
ZBL	zbl ZBL	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
URL status	url-status	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values dead live usurped unfit deviated Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	optional
Archive URL	archive-url	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date'	URL	optional
Archive date	archive-date	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	String	optional
Quote	quote quotation	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 template	String	optional
Postscript	postscript	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined Default .	String	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
Display authors	display-authors display-subjects	number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used; default is to do so after 8 of 9 are listed; alias of 'displayauthors' Default 8	Number	optional
Last name 2	last2 author2 surname2 author-last2 author2-last subject2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	optional
First name 2	first2 given2 author-first2 author2-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3 surname3 author-last3 author3-last subject3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	String	optional
First name 3	first3 given3 author-first3 author3-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4 surname4 author-last4 author4-last subject4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	String	optional
First name 4	first4 given4 author-first4 author4-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5 surname5 author-last5 author5-last subject5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	String	optional
First name 5	first5 given5 author-first5 author5-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6 surname6 author-last6 author6-last subject6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	String	optional
First name 6	first6 given6 author-first6 author6-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7 surname7 author-last7 author7-last subject7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	String	optional
First name 7	first7 given7 author-first7 author7-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8 surname8 author-last8 author8-last subject8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	String	optional
First name 8	first8 given8 author-first8 author8-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9 surname9 author-last9 author9-last subject9	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	String	optional
First name 9	first9 given9 author-first9 author9-first	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Name list style	name-list-style	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style.	String	optional

See also

• Category:Encyclopedia source templates contains many wrappers for specific encyclopedias, such as Template:Tlx for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

Template:Citation Style 1 Template:Wikipedia referencing This template produces COinS metadata; see COinS in Wikipedia for background information.