Nhwɛdo:Cite book

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When citing an article in a periodical, use {{cite journal}} or {{cite magazine}}. For conference papers, use {{cite conference}}. For edited collections, use {{cite encyclopedia}}. For theses, use {{cite thesis}}.

Usage

To cite a book with a credited author

{{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}

To cite a book with no credited author

{{cite book |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}

To cite an online book that has been archived

{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |url-status= |location= |publisher= |isbn= |archive-url= |archive-date=}}

To cite a book written in a foreign language

{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |location= |publisher= |isbn=}}

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

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

|}

{{cite book
	| last = 
	| first = 
	| author-link = 
	| date = 
	| title = 
	| url = 
	| location = 
	| publisher = 
	| page = <!-- or pages: -->
	| isbn = 
}}

|}

{{cite book |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask1= |author-mask2= |author-mask3= |author-mask4= |author-mask5= |editor-last1= |editor-first1= |editor-link1= |editor-last2= |editor-first2= |editor-link2= |editor-last3= |editor-first3= |editor-link3= |editor-last4= |editor-first4= |editor-link4= |editor-last5= |editor-first5= |editor-link5= |display-editors= |editor-mask1= |editor-mask2= |editor-mask3= |editor-mask4= |editor-mask5= |translator-last1= |translator-first1= |translator-link1= |translator-last2= |translator-first2= |translator-link2= |translator-last3= |translator-first3= |translator-link3= |translator-last4= |translator-first4= |translator-link4= |translator-last5= |translator-first5= |translator-link5= |display-translators= |translator-mask1= |translator-mask2= |translator-mask3= |translator-mask4= |translator-mask5= |others= |name-list-style= |date= |year= |orig-date= |chapter= |script-chapter= |trans-chapter= |chapter-url= |chapter-url-access= |chapter-format= |title= |script-title= |trans-title= |title-link= |url= |url-status= |url-access= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |edition= |publication-place= |location= |publisher= |publication-date= |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= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |mode= |postscript= |ref=}}

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Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
last1		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	{{cite book  |last1                = |first1 = |author-link1 = |last2 = |first2 = |author-link2 = |last3 = |first3 = |author-link3 = |last4 = |first4 = |author-link4 = |last5 = |first5 = |author-link5 = |display-authors = |author-mask1 = |author-mask2 = |author-mask3 = |author-mask4 = |author-mask5 = |editor-last1 = |editor-first1 = |editor-link1 = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = |editor-link2 = |editor-last3 = |editor-first3 = |editor-link3 = |editor-last4 = |editor-first4 = |editor-link4 = |editor-last5 = |editor-first5 = |editor-link5 = |display-editors = |editor-mask1 = |editor-mask2 = |editor-mask3 = |editor-mask4 = |editor-mask5 = |translator-last1 = |translator-first1 = |translator-link1 = |translator-last2 = |translator-first2 = |translator-link2 = |translator-last3 = |translator-first3 = |translator-link3 = |translator-last4 = |translator-first4 = |translator-link4 = |translator-last5 = |translator-first5 = |translator-link5 = |display-translators = |translator-mask1 = |translator-mask2 = |translator-mask3 = |translator-mask4 = |translator-mask5 = |others = |name-list-style = |date = |year = |orig-date = |chapter = |script-chapter = |trans-chapter = |chapter-url = |chapter-url-access = |chapter-format = |title = |script-title = |trans-title = |title-link = |url = |url-status = |url-access = |format = |type = |series = |language = |volume = |edition = |publication-place = |location = |publisher = |publication-date = |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 = |mr = |oclc = |ol = |ol-access = |osti = |osti-access = |pmc = |pmc-embargo-date = |pmid = |rfc = |sbn = |ssrn = |s2cid = |s2cid-access = |zbl = |id = |archive-url = |archive-date = |access-date = |via = |quote = |script-quote = |trans-quote = |quote-page = |quote-pages = |mode = |postscript = |ref = }}
first1	last1	Author's first name. Don't link.
author-link1	last1	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
last2	last1	Like last1, but for 2nd author.
first2	last2	Like first1, but for 2nd author.
author-link2	last2	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author.
last3	last2	Like last1, but for 3rd author.
first3	last3	Like first1, but for 3rd author.
author-link3	last3	Like author-link1, but for 3rd author.
last4	last3	Like last1, but for 4th author.
first4	last4	Like first1, but for 4th author.
author-link4	last4	Like author-link1, but for 4th author.
last5	last4	Like last1, but for 5th author. Similar: last6, etc.
first5	last5	Like first1, but for 5th author. Similar: first6, etc.
author-link5	last5	Like author-link1, but for 5th author. Similar: author-link6, etc.
display-authors	last1	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
author-mask1	last1	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
author-mask2	last2
author-mask3	last3
author-mask4	last4
author-mask5	last5
editor-last1		may also use "editor-last"
editor-first1	editor-last1	may also use "editor-first"
editor-link1	editor-last1	may also use "editor-link"
editor-mask1	editor-last1
display-editors
translator-last1		Like last1, but for translator
translator-first1	translator-last1	Like first1, but for translator
translator-link1	translator-last1	Like author-link1, but for translator
translator-last2	translator-last1	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
translator-first2	translator-last2	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
translator-link2	translator-last2	Like author-link1, but for 2nd transl. Similar: translator-link3, ...
display-translators	translator-last1	Like display-authors, but for translators
translator-mask1	translator-last1	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
translator-mask2	translator-last2
name-list-style	last2	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with " & "; set to and to separate with " and "
others
date
year
orig-date	date or year
chapter		This should be the title of the chapter cited. Do not wikilink "chapter" if "chapter-url" is provided
script-chapter
trans-chapter	chapter or script-chapter
chapter-url	chapter or script-chapter
chapter-format	chapter-url
title
script-title
trans-title	title or 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-status	archive-url
url-access	url
format	url
type
series
language
volume
edition
publication-place	publisher
location	publisher	can be used for written-at location when "publication-place" is used for publication place
publisher
publication-date
page		choose one: "page", "pages", or "at"
pages		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	page or pages	set no-pp to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
arxiv
asin
asin-tld	asin
bibcode
biorxiv
citeseerx
doi
doi-broken-date	doi
eissn
hdl
isbn		always include ISBN, if one has been assigned
issn
ismn
jfm
jstor
lccn
mr
oclc
ol
osti
pmc
pmc-embargo-date	pmc
pmid
rfc
sbn
ssrn
s2cid
zbl
id
archive-url	archive-date, url
archive-date	archive-url
access-date	url
via
quote
script-quote
trans-quote
quote-page		choose one: "quote-page", "quote-pages"
quote-pages		choose one: "quote-page", "quote-pages". Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
mode		cs1 or cs2
postscript
ref
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Examples

Title

• {{cite book |title=Mysterious Book}}

  Mysterious Book.

Title and year

• {{cite book |title=Mysterious Book |date=1901}}

  Mysterious Book. 1901.

Basic usage (single author)

• {{cite book |last=Bloggs |first=Joe |author-link=Joe Bloggs |date=1974 |title=Book of Bloggs}}

  Bloggs, Joe (1974). Book of Bloggs.

Basic usage (two authors)

• {{cite book |last1=Bloggs |first1=Joe |author-link1=Joe Bloggs |last2=Bloggs |first2=Fred |author-link2=Fred Bloggs |date=1974 |title=Book of Bloggs}}

  Bloggs, Joe; Bloggs, Fred (1974). Book of Bloggs.

Basic usage with url (and access-date) and edition

• {{cite book |last=Bloggs |first=Joe |author-link=Joe Bloggs |date=1974 |title=Book of Bloggs |edition=1st |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/ |access-date=February 17, 2006}}

  Bloggs, Joe (1974). Book of Bloggs (1st ed.). Retrieved February 17, 2006.

Citing a chapter in a book with different authors for different chapters and an editor

• {{cite book |last=Bloggs |first=Fred |date=January 1, 2001 |editor-last=Doe |editor-first=John |title=Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors |publisher=Book Publishers |pages=100–110 |chapter=Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family |isbn=}}

  Bloggs, Fred (January 1, 2001). "Chapter 2: The History of the Bloggs Family". In Doe, John (ed.). Big Compilation Book with Many Chapters and Distinct Chapter Authors. Book Publishers. pp. 100–110.

Citing a chapter in a book with two joint authors and an editor

• {{cite book |last1=Bloggs |first1=Joe |last2=Egg |first2=Fred |date=January 1, 2001 |editor-last=Doe |editor-first=John |title=Big Book with Many Chapters and Two Co-authors |publisher=Book Publishers |orig-date=1st pub. 1986 |pages=100–110 |chapter=Chapter 6: Getting There |chapter-url=https://en.wikipedia.org/ |isbn= |name-list-style=amp}}

  Bloggs, Joe & Egg, Fred (January 1, 2001) [1st pub. 1986]. "Chapter 6: Getting There". In Doe, John (ed.). Big Book with Many Chapters and Two Co-authors. Book Publishers. pp. 100–110.

Three authors, title with a differently-named title link, edition

• {{cite book |last1=Bloggs |first1=Joe |author-link1=Joe Bloggs |last2=Smith |first2=John |last3=Smythe |first3=Jim |title=1000 Acres |title-link=A Thousand Acres |edition=2nd}}

  Bloggs, Joe; Smith, John; Smythe, Jim. 1000 Acres (2nd ed.).

Complex usage showing effect of using volume parameter and lastauthoramp parameter (without volume and lastauthoramp)

• {{cite book |last1=Playfair |first1=I. S. O. |author-link1=Ian Stanley Ord Playfair |last2=Stitt |first2=G. M. S. |last3=Molony |first3=C. J. C. |last4=Toomer |first4=S. E. |date=2007 |orig-date=1st pub. [[HMSO]]:1954 |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=J. R. M. |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series |title=Mediterranean and Middle East. Volume I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941) |publisher=Naval & Military Press |location=Uckfield, East Sussex |isbn=1-845740-65-3}}

  Playfair, I. S. O.; Stitt, G. M. S.; Molony, C. J. C.; Toomer, S. E. (2007) [1st pub. HMSO:1954]. Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). Mediterranean and Middle East. Volume I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941). History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-845740-65-3.

Complex usage showing effect of using volume parameter and lastauthoramp parameter (with volume and lastauthoramp)

• {{cite book |last1=Playfair |first1=I. S. O. |author-link1=Ian Stanley Ord Playfair |last2=Stitt |first2=G. M. S. |last3=Molony |first3=C. J. C. |last4=Toomer |first4=S. E. |date=2007 |orig-date=1st pub. [[HMSO]]:1954 |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=J. R. M. |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series |title=Mediterranean and Middle East |volume=I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941) |publisher=Naval & Military Press |location=Uckfield, East Sussex |isbn=1-845740-65-3 |name-list-style=amp}}

  Playfair, I. S. O.; Stitt, G. M. S.; Molony, C. J. C. & Toomer, S. E. (2007) [1st pub. HMSO:1954]. Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). Mediterranean and Middle East. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941). Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-845740-65-3.

Date without day, wikilinked title, publisher, pages, edition, location

• {{cite book |last1=Cordell |first1=Bruce R. |last2=Grubb |first2=Jeff |last3=Noonan |first3=David |date=September 2001 |title=Manual of the Planes |title-link=Manual of the Planes |edition=3rd |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |location=Renton, Washington |isbn=0-7869-1850-0 |pages=134–137}}

  Cordell, Bruce R.; Grubb, Jeff; Noonan, David (September 2001). Manual of the Planes (3rd ed.). Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast. pp. 134–137. ISBN 0-7869-1850-0.

Other language

• {{cite book |last=Bloggs |first=Jean |date=1974 |title=Livre de Bloggs |edition=1st |language=French |trans-title=Book of Bloggs |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/ |access-date=February 17, 2006}}

  Bloggs, Jean (1974). Livre de Bloggs [Book of Bloggs] (in French) (1st ed.). Retrieved February 17, 2006.

Using a DOI

• {{cite book |last=Mumford |first=David |author-link=David Mumford |date=1999 |title=The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes: Includes the Michigan Lectures (1974) on Curves and Their Jacobians |edition=2nd |publisher=Springer-Verlag |doi=10.1007/b62130 |isbn=354063293X}}

  Mumford, David (1999). The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes: Includes the Michigan Lectures (1974) on Curves and Their Jacobians (2nd ed.). Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/b62130. ISBN 354063293X.

Using author-mask parameter

• {{cite book |last1=Playfair |first1=I. S. O. |author-link1=Ian Stanley Ord Playfair |last2=Stitt |first2=G. M. S. |last3=Molony |first3=C. J. C. |last4=Toomer |first4=S. E. |date=2004 |orig-date=1st pub. [[HMSO]]:1954 |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=J. R. M. |editor-link=James Ramsay Montagu Butler |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series |title=Mediterranean and Middle East Volume I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941) |publisher=Naval & Military Press |location=Uckfield, East Sussex |isbn=1-845740-65-3 |name-list-style=amp}}

  Playfair, I. S. O.; Stitt, G. M. S.; Molony, C. J. C. & Toomer, S. E. (2004) [1st pub. HMSO:1954]. Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). Mediterranean and Middle East Volume I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941). History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-845740-65-3.

• {{cite book |last1=Playfair |first1=I. S. O. |author-link1=Ian Stanley Ord Playfair |last2=Flynn |first2=F. C. |last3=Molony |first3=C. J. C. |last4=Toomer |first4=S. E. |date=2004 |orig-date=1st pub. [[HMSO]]:1954 |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=J. R. M. |editor-link=James Ramsay Montagu Butler |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series |title=The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume II: The Germans Come to the Help of Their Ally (1941) |publisher=Naval & Military Press |location=Uckfield, East Sussex |isbn=1-845740-66-1 |name-list-style=amp |author-mask=2}}

  ——; Flynn, F. C.; Molony, C. J. C. & Toomer, S. E. (2004) [1st pub. HMSO:1954]. Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume II: The Germans Come to the Help of Their Ally (1941). History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-845740-66-1.

• {{cite book |last1=Playfair |first1=I. S. O. |author-link1=Ian Stanley Ord Playfair |last2=Flynn |first2=F. C. |last3=Molony |first3=C. J. C. |last4=Gleave |first4=T. P. |date=2004 |orig-date=1st pub. [[HMSO]]:1954 |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=Sir James |editor-link=James Ramsay Montagu Butler |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series |title=The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume III: British Fortunes Reach Their Lowest Ebb (September 1941 to September 1942) |publisher=Naval & Military Press |location=Uckfield, East Sussex |isbn=1-845740-67-X |name-list-style=amp |author-mask=2}}

  ——; Flynn, F. C.; Molony, C. J. C. & Gleave, T. P. (2004) [1st pub. HMSO:1954]. Butler, Sir James (ed.). The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume III: British Fortunes Reach Their Lowest Ebb (September 1941 to September 1942). History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-845740-67-X.

Using display-authors parameter

• {{cite book |last1=Playfair |first1=I. S. O. |author-link1=Ian Stanley Ord Playfair |last2=Stitt |first2=G. M. S. |last3=Molony |first3=C. J. C. |last4=Toomer |first4=S. E. |date=2004 |orig-date=1st pub. [[HMSO]]:1954 |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=J. R. M. |editor-link=James Ramsay Montagu Butler |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series |title=Mediterranean and Middle East Volume I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941) |publisher=Naval & Military Press |location=Uckfield, East Sussex |isbn=1-845740-65-3 |display-authors=1}}

  Playfair, I. S. O.; et al. (2004) [1st pub. HMSO:1954]. Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). Mediterranean and Middle East Volume I: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941). History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-845740-65-3.

Parameters

Syntax

COinS

What's new

Deprecated

Description

Authors

Date

Title

Publisher

Edition, series, volume

In-source locations

URL

Chapter URL

Anchor

Identifiers

Quote

Editors

Display options

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TemplateData

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TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Cite book in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Cite book Template:Cite book uses standard parameter set; TemplateData has errors: |authors= is not a valid parameter This template formats a citation to a book using the provided bibliographic information (such as author and title) as well as various formatting options. Template parameters[Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Last name last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 surname author-last subject The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors String suggested First name first given author-first first1 given1 author-first1 author1-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors String suggested Author link author-link author-link1 author1-link subject-link subject-link1 subject1-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Page name optional URL url URL The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "http://..." or maybe even the  protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://books.google.com/books?id=... URL optional Title title The title of the book; displays in italics String required Title link title-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the source named in title – do not use a web address; do not wikilink. Page name optional Vancouver style author list vauthors If using Vancouver style, comma separated list of author names; enclose corporate or institutional author names in doubled parentheses Example Smythe JB, ((Megabux Corporation)) String optional Last name 2 last2 author2 surname2 author-last2 author2-last subject2 The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2' instead; 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-link2' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors String optional Author link 2 author-link2 author2-link subject-link2 subject2-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Page name optional Last name 3 last3 author3 surname3 author-last3 author3-last subject3 The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3' instead. 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 Author link 3 author-link3 author3-link subject-link3 subject3-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author. Page name optional Last name 4 last4 author4 surname4 author-last4 author4-last subject4 The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4' instead. 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 Author link 4 author-link4 author4-link subject-link4 subject4-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author. Page name optional Last name 5 last5 author5 surname5 author-last5 author5-last subject5 The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5' instead. 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 Author link 5 author-link5 author5-link subject-link5 subject5-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author. Page name optional Last name 6 last6 author6 surname6 author-last6 author6-last subject6 The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6' instead. 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 Author link 6 author-link6 author6-link subject-link6 subject6-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author. Page name optional Last name 7 last7 author7 surname7 author-last7 author7-last subject7 The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7' instead. 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 Author link 7 author-link7 author7-link subject-link7 subject7-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author. Page name optional Last name 8 last8 author8 surname8 author-last8 author8-last subject8 The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8' instead. 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 Author link 8 author-link8 author8-link subject-link8 subject8-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author. Page name optional Last name 9 last9 author9 surname9 author-last9 author9-last subject9 The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9' instead. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author. 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 Author link 9 author-link9 author9-link subject-link9 subject9-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author. Page name optional Collaboration collaboration Name of a group of authors or collaborators; requires author, last, or vauthors which list one or more primary authors; follows author name-list; appends 'et al.' to author name-list. String optional Date date Full date of the source; do not wikilink Date suggested Work work journal website newspaper magazine Name of the work in which the cited book text is found String optional Publisher publisher institution Name of the publisher; displays after title Example [[HarperCollins]] String suggested 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 and day are also known String suggested ISBN isbn ISBN International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible String suggested 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 String 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 String optional Link for editor editor-link editor-link1 editor1-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor Page name optional Editor mask editor-mask editor1-mask editor-mask1 Replaces the name of the first editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Vancouver style editor list veditors Comma separated list of editor names in Vancouver style; enclose corporate or institutional names in doubled parentheses Example Smythe JB, ((Megabux Corporation)) String optional Edition edition When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd Line suggested Series identifier series version Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal String optional Volume volume For one publication published in several volumes String optional Location of publication location place Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place String suggested 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 Date suggested Page page p The number of a single page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'; use either page= or pages=, but not both String optional Page(s) 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 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. Do not use the full language name; use ISO 639-1. Do not use icons or templates String suggested Translator last name translator-last translator translator-last1 translator1 translator1-last The surname of the translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators. String optional Translator first name translator-first translator1-first translator-first1 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators. String optional Script title script-title For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, 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 An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended String suggested Chapter chapter contribution entry article section The chapter heading of the source; may be wikilinked or with 'chapter-url' but not both. For the contribution alias, see contributor-last String optional Script Chapter script-chapter Chapter heading for languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc); follows transliteration defined in chapter. Should be prefixed with an ISO 639-1 two-character code to help browsers properly display the script Example ja:東京タワー String optional Translated chapter trans-chapter An English language chapter heading, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended String optional Type type medium 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 ASIN 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 biorXiv biorxiv biorXiv identifier; 6 digits Line optional CiteSeerX citeseerx CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter Line optional DOI doi DOI Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.' String optional EISSN eissn EISSN International Standard Serial Number for the electronic media of a serial publication; eight characters may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen, but not an en dash or a space. Example 2009-0048 String optional Handle System identifier hdl HDL Handle System identifier for digital objects and other resources on the Internet String optional ISMN ismn ISMN International Standard Music Number; Use the ISMN actually printed on or in the work. Hyphens or spaces in the ISMN are optional. Example 979-0-9016791-7-7 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 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; do not include "OL" at beginning of identifier String optional OSTI osti OSTI Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier String optional PMC pmc PubMed Center article number String optional PMID pmid PMID PubMed Unique Identifier String optional 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 ID A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable 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 and sfn templates String optional Mode mode Sets separator and terminal punctuation to the style named in the assigned value; allowable values are: 'cs1' or 'cs2' Suggested values cs1 cs2 String optional Postscript postscript The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined; to suppress use reserved keyword 'none' Default . String optional Author mask author-mask author1-mask author-mask1 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 mask 2 author-mask2 author2-mask Replaces the name of the second 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 mask 3 author-mask3 author3-mask Replaces the name of the third 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 mask 4 author-mask4 author4-mask Replaces the name of the fourth 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 mask 5 author-mask5 author5-mask Replaces the name of the fifth 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 mask 6 author-mask6 author6-mask Replaces the name of the sixth 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 mask 7 author-mask7 author7-mask Replaces the name of the seventh 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 mask 8 author-mask8 author8-mask Replaces the name of the eighth 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 mask 9 author-mask9 author9-mask Replaces the name of the ninth 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 number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used Number optional URL access date access-date The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink Date optional Original date orig-date Original date of publication; provide specifics String optional Last name of second editor editor-last2 editor-surname2 editor2 editor2-last editor2-surname The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link' String optional First name of second editor editor-first2 editor-given2 editor2-first editor2-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link' String optional Link for second editor editor-link2 editor2-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor Page name optional Mask for second editor editor-mask2 editor2-mask Replaces the name of the second editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Last name of third editor editor-last3 editor-surname3 editor3 editor3-last editor3-surname The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link' String optional First name of third editor editor-first3 editor-given3 editor3-first editor3-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link' String optional Link for third editor editor-link3 editor3-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor Page name optional Mask for third editor editor-mask3 editor3-mask Replaces the name of the third editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Last name of fourth editor editor-last4 editor-surname4 editor4 editor4-last editor4-surname The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link' String optional First name of fourth editor editor-first4 editor-given4 editor4-first editor4-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link' String optional Link for fourth editor editor-link4 editor4-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor Page name optional Mask for fourth editor editor-mask4 editor4-mask Replaces the name of the fourth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Last name of fifth editor editor-last5 editor-surname5 editor5 editor5-last editor5-surname The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link' String optional First name of fifth editor editor-first5 editor-given5 editor5-first editor5-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link' String optional Link for fifth editor editor-link5 editor5-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor Page name optional Mask for fifth editor editor-mask5 editor5-mask Replaces the name of the fifth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Last name of sixth editor editor-last6 editor-surname6 editor6 editor6-last editor6-surname The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link' String optional First name of sixth editor editor-first6 editor-given6 editor6-first editor6-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link' String optional Link for sixth editor editor-link6 editor6-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor Page name optional Mask for sixth editor editor-mask6 editor6-mask Replaces the name of the sixth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Last name of seventh editor editor-last7 editor-surname7 editor7 editor7-last editor7-surname The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link' String optional First name of seventh editor editor-first7 editor-given7 editor7-first editor7-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link' String optional Link for seventh editor editor-link7 editor7-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor Page name optional Mask for seventh editor editor-mask7 editor7-mask Replaces the name of the seventh editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Last name of eighth editor editor-last8 editor-surname8 editor8 editor8-last editor8-surname The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link' String optional First name of eighth editor editor-first8 editor-given8 editor8-first editor8-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link' String optional Link for eighth editor editor-link8 editor8-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor Page name optional Mask for eighth editor editor-mask8 editor8-mask Replaces the name of the eighth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Last name of ninth editor editor-last9 editor-surname9 editor9 editor9-last editor9-surname The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link' String optional First name of ninth editor editor-first9 editor-given9 editor9-first editor9-given Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link' String optional Link for ninth editor editor-link9 editor9-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor Page name optional Mask for ninth editor editor-mask9 editor9-mask Replaces the name of the ninth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead String optional Display Editors display-editors Controls the number of editor names that are displayed when a citation is published. To change the displayed number of editors, set display-editors to the desired number. For example, |display-editors=2 will display only the first two editors in a citation. By default, all editors are displayed. |display-editors=etal displays all editors in the list followed by et al. String optional Translator last name 2 translator-last2 translator2 translator2-last The surname of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 2 translator-first2 translator2-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator last name 3 translator-last3 translator3 translator3-last The surname of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 3 translator-first3 translator3-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator last name 4 translator-last4 translator4 translator4-last The surname of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 4 translator-first4 translator4-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator last name 5 translator-last5 translator5 translator5-last The surname of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 5 translator-first5 translator5-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator last name 6 translator-last6 translator6 translator6-last The surname of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 6 translator-first6 translator6-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator last name 7 translator-last7 translator7 translator7-last The surname of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 7 translator-first7 translator7-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator last name 8 translator-last8 translator8 translator8-last The surname of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 8 translator-first8 translator8-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator last name 9 translator-last9 translator9 translator9-last The surname of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator first name 9 translator-first9 translator9-first Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'. String optional Translator link translator-link translator-link1 translator1-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the translator; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators. Page name optional Translator link 2 translator-link2 translator2-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second translator. Page name optional Translator link 3 translator-link3 translator3-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third translator. Page name optional Translator link 4 translator-link4 translator4-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth translator. Page name optional Translator link 5 translator-link5 translator5-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth translator. Page name optional Translator link 6 translator-link6 translator6-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth translator. Page name optional Translator link 7 translator-link7 translator7-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh translator. Page name optional Translator link 8 translator-link8 translator8-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth translator. Page name optional Translator link 9 translator-link9 translator9-link Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth translator. Page name optional Chapter URL chapter-url contribution-url section-url The URL of the online location where the text of the chapter can be found URL optional Format of Chapter URL chapter-format contribution-format section-format Format of the work referred to by chapter-url; displayed in parentheses after chapter. HTML is implied and should not be specified. Example PDF, DOC, or XLS String optional DOI broken date doi-broken-date The date that the DOI was determined to be broken Date optional URL access level url-access Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited') Suggested values registration subscription limited 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 'archivedate' URL optional Archive Format archive-format Format of the Archive String optional Archive date archive-date Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink 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 unfit usurped Default dead 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. Suggested values amp and vanc String optional via via Aggregate or database provider, when different from the Publisher. Typically used for Ebooks. Example [[Open Edition]], [[JSTOR]] String optional Bibcode access level bibcode-access If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional DOI access level doi-access If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional HDL access level hdl-access If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional Jstor access level jstor-access If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional OpenLibrary access level ol-access If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional OSTI access level osti-access If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value free String optional Issue issue number Issue number. This parameter is not supported by and should generally not be used with cite book. Consider that a different cite template may be more appropriate, such as cite magazine or cite journal. See Help:Citation_Style_1#Pages. Example 3 String optional Authors list authors List of authors as a free form list. This parameter is deprecated, use "lastn" or "firstn" (preferred) or "authorn" or "vauthors". Warning: do not use if last or any of its aliases are used. String deprecated Department department Unusual in cite book. Unknown optional Date format df Sets rendered dates to the specified format String optional