Template:Cite journal/doc

Usage

 * To cite a professional or scientific journal


 * Vancouver system author style for a scientific journal
 * or
 * or


 * To cite a journal article with no credited author


 * To cite an online article that has been archived


 * To cite an article written in a foreign language


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



To cite a professional or scientific journal 

Vancouver system author style for a scientific journal 

or 

To cite a journal article with no credited author

To cite an online article that has been archived 

To cite a journal article written in a foreign language 

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



 last1 last1 last2 last2 last3 last3 last4 last4 last5 editor1-last editor1-last editor2-last editor2-last editor3-last editor3-last editor4-last editor4-last editor5-last title or script-title doi doi jstor ol osti url url url url archive-url



Examples

 * Journal article

Displays as:

Displays as:
 * Vancouver style (common in biomedicine); see for specific templates

or Displays as:

Displays as: If the linked document is PDF, but the extension is not .pdf or .PDF, you may add the parameter PDF, which displays " (PDF)" after the link.
 * Include URL link to article, pre-print, or abstract.

Displays as:
 * Specify the DOI to provide a permanent link, and an URL where the article is free. For medical articles also give the PMID and PubMed Central (PMC) ID: the PMC value will link the free full-text repository, will link the title if the URL is not specified, and will show an open padlock informing readers that the article is open-access. access-date is not necessary when a permanent identifier is used.

Whereas if the URL had not been specified, then the title is linked to the PMC link, which is repeated: Displays as:

If the doi link is broken, then use of doi-broken-date unlinks the doi value, indicates when the doi-problem was first noticed, and will also add the page to "CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of Mmmm YYYY" (tracking category Category:CS1 maint: DOI inactive): Displays as:

Displays as:
 * If the article is in a foreign language, and the original title is unknown, enclose the translated title in square brackets and use title. Otherwise use title for the foreign-language title and trans-title for the English-language title.

Displays as:
 * Example using other identifiers

TemplateData
{	"description": "This template formats a citation to an article in a magazine or journal, using the provided source information (e.g. journal name, author, title, issue, URL) and various formatting options.", "params": { "url": { "label": "URL", "description": "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 \"//...\"", "type": "line", "aliases": [ "URL" ],			"suggested": true, "example": "https://www.nytimes.com/..." },		"title": { "label": "Title", "description": "The title of the article; can be wikilinked to an existing Wikipedia article or url may be used to add an external link, but not both. Displays in quotes.", "type": "content", "required": true },		"last": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "aliases": [ "author", "author1", "authors", "last1" ],			"type": "line", "suggested": true },		"first": { "label": "First name", "description": "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", "aliases": [ "first1" ],			"type": "line", "suggested": true },		"last2": { "label": "Last name 2", "description": "The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'", "aliases": [ "author2" ],			"type": "line" },		"first2": { "label": "First name 2", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"date": { "label": "Source date", "description": "Date of the source; do not wikilink. As listed in the publication", "type": "date", "suggested": true },		"journal": { "label": "Journal", "description": "Name of the source journal; may be wikilinked; displays in italics; alias of 'work'", "type": "content", "required": true, "example": "American Journal of Sociology" },		"publisher": { "label": "Publisher", "description": "Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked; displays after title", "type": "content", "example": "University of Chicago Press" },		"issue": { "label": "Issue", "description": "Issue identifier when the source is part of a series that is published periodically", "type": "line" },		"doi": { "label": "DOI", "description": "Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'", "type": "string" },		"doi-broken-date": { "label": "DOI broken date", "description": "The date that the DOI was determined to be broken", "type": "date" },		"others": { "label": "Others", "description": "Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'", "type": "content" },		"year": { "label": "Year of publication", "description": "Year of the source being referenced; recommended only when date parameter format is YYYY-MM-DD and a CITEREF disambiguator is needed", "type": "number" },		"orig-date": { "label": "Original date", "description": "Original date of publication; provide specifics", "type": "number" },		"editor-last": { "label": "Editor last name", "description": "The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-last', 'editor'", "aliases": [ "editor1-last" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor-first": { "label": "Editor first name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'", "aliases": [ "editor1-first" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor-link": { "label": "Editor link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-link'", "type": "wiki-page-name" },		"series": { "label": "Series", "description": "Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal; alias of 'version'", "type": "content", "aliases": [ "version" ]		},		"department": { "label": "Department", "description": "Department within the periodical", "type": "string" },		"location": { "label": "Location of publication", "description": "Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'", "type": "string" },		"publication-place": { "label": "Place of publication", "description": "Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'", "type": "content" },		"publication-date": { "label": "Publication date", "description": "Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink", "type": "date" },		"edition": { "label": "Edition", "description": "When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed with ' ed.'", "type": "line" },		"volume": { "label": "Volume", "description": "For one publication published in several volumes", "type": "line", "suggested": true },		"page": { "label": "Page", "description": "Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'", "type": "line" },		"pages": { "label": "Pages", "description": "Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source; displays after 'pp.')", "type": "line", "suggested": true },		"no-pp": { "label": "No pp", "description": "Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover')", "type": "line" },		"at": { "label": "At", "description": "May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient", "type": "line" },		"language": { "label": "Language", "description": "The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates", "type": "content" },		"script-title": { "label": "Script title", "description": "For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, 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:...", "type": "line" },		"trans-title": { "label": "Translated title", "description": "An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended", "type": "content" },		"type": { "label": "Type", "description": "Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case", "type": "content" },		"format": { "label": "Format", "description": "Format of the work referred to by 'url' ('url' is required when using 'format'); examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML", "type": "content" },		"arxiv": { "label": "arXiv identifier", "description": "An identifier for arXiv electronic preprints of scientific papers", "type": "line" },		"asin": { "label": "ASIN", "description": "Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters", "type": "line" },		"asin-tld": { "label": "ASIN TLD", "description": "ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US", "type": "line" },		"bibcode": { "label": "Bibcode", "description": "Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters", "type": "line" },		"biorxiv": { "label": "biorXiv", "description": "biorXiv identifier; full doi", "type": "line" },		"citeseerx": { "label": "CiteSeerX", "description": "CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter", "type": "line" },		"isbn": { "label": "ISBN", "description": "International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible", "type": "line" },		"issn": { "label": "ISSN", "description": "International Standard Serial Number (print); 8 characters; usually split into two groups of four using a hyphen", "type": "line" },		"eissn": { "label": "eISSN", "description": "International Standard Serial Number (online); 8 characters; usually split into two groups of four using a hyphen", "type": "line" },		"jfm": { "label": "jfm code", "description": "Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code", "type": "line" },		"jstor": { "label": "JSTOR", "description": "JSTOR identifier", "type": "line" },		"lccn": { "label": "LCCN", "description": "Library of Congress Control Number", "type": "line" },		"mr": { "label": "MR", "description": "Mathematical Reviews identifier", "type": "line" },		"oclc": { "label": "OCLC", "description": "Online Computer Library Center number", "type": "number" },		"ol": { "label": "OL", "description": "Open Library identifier", "type": "line" },		"osti": { "label": "OSTI", "description": "Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier", "type": "line" },		"pmc": { "label": "PMC", "description": "PubMed Center article number", "type": "number" },		"pmid": { "label": "PMID", "description": "PubMed Unique Identifier", "type": "line" },		"rfc": { "label": "RFC", "description": "Request for Comments number", "type": "number" },		"ssrn": { "label": "SSRN", "description": "Social Science Research Network", "type": "line" },		"zbl": { "label": "Zbl", "description": "Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier", "type": "line" },		"id": { "label": "id", "description": "A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable", "type": "line" },		"quote": { "label": "Quote", "description": "Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation", "type": "content" },		"ref": { "label": "Ref", "description": "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", "type": "line" },		"postscript": { "label": "Postscript", "description": "The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined; to suppress use reserved keyword 'none'", "type": "line", "default": "." },		"last3": { "label": "Last name 3", "description": "The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'", "aliases": [ "author3" ],			"type": "line" },		"first3": { "label": "First name 3", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last4": { "label": "Last name 4", "description": "The surname of the forth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'", "aliases": [ "author4" ],			"type": "line" },		"first4": { "label": "First name 4", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the forth author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last5": { "label": "Last name 5", "description": "The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'", "aliases": [ "author5" ],			"type": "line" },		"first5": { "label": "First name 5", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last6": { "label": "Last name 6", "description": "The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'", "aliases": [ "author6" ],			"type": "line" },		"first6": { "label": "First name 6", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last7": { "label": "Last name 7", "description": "The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'", "aliases": [ "author7" ],			"type": "line" },		"first7": { "label": "First name 7", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last8": { "label": "Last name 8", "description": "The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'", "aliases": [ "author8" ],			"type": "line" },		"first8": { "label": "First name 8", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last9": { "label": "Last name 9", "description": "The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author.", "aliases": [ "author9" ],			"type": "line" },		"first9": { "label": "First name 9", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last10": { "label": "Last name 10", "description": "The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'. If ten authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last two authors.", "aliases": [ "author10" ],			"type": "line" },		"first10": { "label": "First name 10", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"last11": { "label": "Last name 11", "description": "The surname of the 11th author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'. If more than nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the remaining authors.", "aliases": [ "author11" ],			"type": "line" },		"first11": { "label": "First name 11", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the 11th author; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor2-last": { "label": "Editor last name 2", "description": "The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'", "aliases": [ "editor2" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor2-first": { "label": "Editor first name 2", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor3-last": { "label": "Editor last name 3", "description": "The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'", "aliases": [ "editor3" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor3-first": { "label": "Editor first name 3", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor4-last": { "label": "Editor last name 4", "description": "The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'", "aliases": [ "editor4" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor4-first": { "label": "Editor first name 4", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor5-last": { "label": "Editor last name 5", "description": "The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'", "aliases": [ "editor5" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor5-first": { "label": "Editor first name 5", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor6-last": { "label": "Editor last name 6", "description": "The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'", "aliases": [ "editor6" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor6-first": { "label": "Editor first name 6", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor7-last": { "label": "Editor last name 7", "description": "The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'", "aliases": [ "editor7" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor7-first": { "label": "Editor first name 7", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor8-last": { "label": "Editor last name 8", "description": "The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'", "aliases": [ "editor8" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor8-first": { "label": "Editor first name 8", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"editor9-last": { "label": "Editor last name 9", "description": "The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'", "aliases": [ "editor9" ],			"type": "line" },		"editor9-first": { "label": "Editor first name 9", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink", "type": "line" },		"author-mask": { "label": "Author mask", "description": "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", "type": "string" },		"author-link": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author-link1", "author1-link" ]		},		"author-link2": { "label": "Author link 2", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author2-link" ]		},		"access-date": { "label": "URL access date", "description": "The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink", "type": "date" },		"archive-url": { "label": "Archive URL", "description": "The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date'", "type": "line" },		"archive-date": { "label": "Archive date", "description": "Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink", "type": "date" },		"url-status": { "label": "URL status", "description": "If set to 'live', the title displays with the URL linked; if set to 'dead', the title displays with the archive URL linked", "type": "line" },		"author-link3": { "label": "Author link 3", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author3-link" ]		},		"author-link4": { "label": "Author link 4", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the forth author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author4-link" ]		},		"author-link5": { "label": "Author link 5", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author5-link" ]		},		"author-link6": { "label": "Author link 6", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author6-link" ]		},		"author-link7": { "label": "Author link 7", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author7-link" ]		},		"author-link8": { "label": "Author link 8", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author8-link" ]		},		"author-link9": { "label": "Author link 9", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "author9-link" ]		},		"editor2-link": { "label": "Editor link 2", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link2" ]		},		"editor3-link": { "label": "Editor link 3", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link3" ]		},		"editor4-link": { "label": "Editor link 4", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link4" ]		},		"editor5-link": { "label": "Editor link 5", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link5" ]		},		"editor6-link": { "label": "Editor link 6", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link6" ]		},		"editor7-link": { "label": "Editor link 7", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link7" ]		},		"editor8-link": { "label": "Editor link 8", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link8" ]		},		"editor9-link": { "label": "Editor link 9", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "editor-link9" ]		},		"name-list-style": { "label": "Name list style", "description": "Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two on the name list to '&' or 'and', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ ]		},		"chapter": { "label": "Chapter", "description": "The chapter heading of the source", "type": "string" },		"via": { "label": "Content deliverer (i.e. Database)", "description": "Provider of the article (not the publisher), usually an aggregator of journal articles or a repository", "example": "JSTOR, Project MUSE, Elsevier Science Direct", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"url-access": { "label": "URL access level", "description": "Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited')", "type": "string" },		"bibcode-access": { "label": "Bibcode access level", "description": "If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'", "type": "string" },		"doi-access": { "label": "DOI access level", "description": "If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'", "type": "string" },		"hdl-access": { "label": "HDL access level", "description": "If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'", "type": "string" },		"jstor-access": { "label": "JSTOR access level", "description": "If the full text is free to read on JSTOR, type 'free'", "type": "string" },		"ol-access": { "label": "OpenLibrary access level", "description": "If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'", "type": "string" },		"osti-access": { "label": "OSTI access level", "description": "If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'", "type": "string" },		"vauthors": { "label": "Vancouver style authors", "description": "comma-separated list of author names in Vancouver style; enclose corporate or institutional author names in doubled parentheses", "type": "line" },		"display-authors": { "aliases": [ ],			"label": "Display authors", "description": "number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used;", "type": "number" }	},	"paramOrder": [ "last", "first", "author-link", "last2", "first2", "author-link2", "last3", "first3", "author-link3", "last4", "first4", "author-link4", "last5", "first5", "author-link5", "last6", "first6", "author-link6", "last7", "first7", "author-link7", "last8", "first8", "author-link8", "last9", "first9", "author-link9", "last10", "first10", "last11", "first11", "display-authors", "author-mask", "name-list-style", "vauthors", "date", "year", "orig-date", "editor-last", "editor-first", "editor-link", "editor2-last", "editor2-first", "editor2-link", "editor3-last", "editor3-first", "editor3-link", "editor4-last", "editor4-first", "editor4-link", "editor5-last", "editor5-first", "editor5-link", "editor6-last", "editor6-first", "editor6-link", "editor7-last", "editor7-first", "editor7-link", "editor8-last", "editor8-first", "editor8-link", "editor9-last", "editor9-first", "editor9-link", "others", "title", "script-title", "trans-title", "url", "url-status", "format", "department", "journal", "chapter", "type", "series", "language", "edition", "location", "publisher", "publication-place", "publication-date", "volume", "issue", "page", "pages", "at", "no-pp", "arxiv", "asin", "asin-tld", "bibcode", "biorxiv", "citeseerx", "doi", "doi-broken-date", "isbn", "issn", "eissn", "jfm", "jstor", "lccn", "mr", "oclc", "ol", "osti", "pmc", "pmid", "rfc", "ssrn", "zbl", "id", "url-access", "archive-url", "archive-date", "access-date", "quote", "postscript", "ref", "via", "bibcode-access", "doi-access", "hdl-access", "jstor-access", "ol-access", "osti-access" ],	"maps": { "citoid": { "title": "title", "url": "url", "publisher": "publisher", "publicationTitle": "journal", "proceedingsTitle": "journal", "encyclopediaTitle": "journal", "dictionaryTitle": "journal", "date": "date", "place": "location", "ISSN": [ "issn" ],			"ISBN": [ "isbn" ],			"PMCID": "pmc", "PMID": "pmid", "pages": "pages", "volume": "volume", "series": "series", "seriesNumber": "volume", "issue": "issue", "DOI": "doi", "oclc": "oclc", "language": "language", "contributor": "others", "author": [ [					"first", "last" ],				[					"first2", "last2" ],				[					"first3", "last3" ],				[					"first4", "last4" ],				[					"first5", "last5" ],				[					"first6", "last6" ],				[					"first7", "last7" ],				[					"first8", "last8" ],				[					"first9", "last9" ],				[					"first10", "last10" ],				[					"first11", "last11" ]			],			"editor": [ [					"editor-first", "editor-last" ],				[					"editor2-first", "editor2-last" ],				[					"editor3-first", "editor3-last" ],				[					"editor4-first", "editor4-last" ],				[					"editor5-first", "editor5-last" ],				[					"editor6-first", "editor6-last" ],				[					"editor7-first", "editor7-last" ],				[					"editor8-first", "editor8-last" ],				[					"editor9-first", "editor9-last" ]			]		}	},	"format": "" }