WikiQueer:Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference

Note that the use of these templates is not required.

Use of these templates is manual: authors should cut-and-paste into their text and erase fields they do not need. Remember the and a vertical bar between fields. Introductory ("Beginner" and "Tutorial") pages such as the CITING SOURCES tab in the WikiQueer:Tutorial page do not necessarily cover templates. Another template which covers all these uses may be found at Citation.

If you are using the inline reference citation style in your article (using

See full list of citation templates at WikiQueer:Citation templates. For other templates, see  WikiQueer:Template_namespace.

Citing a book
cite book

Citing a journal
cite journal

Citing a news article
cite news


 * Not complete


 * title is required, rest is optional. Note that title must be on one line in order for the hyperlink to display properly.
 * author: Author
 * last works with first to produce
 * authorlink works either with author or with last & first to link to the appropriate WikiQueer article. Does not work with URLs.
 * coauthors: allows additional authors
 * url: Link to the news item if available online
 * format: Format, i.e. PDF. Don't specify for HTML (implied as default).
 * Specify as 'fee required' if free access no longer available.
 * Specify as 'Reprint' if a full original version but not hosted by the original publisher.
 * work: If this item is part of a larger work (such as a newspaper), name of that work.
 * publisher: Publisher, if any.
 * date: date of publication, in same format as dates in the body of the article.
 * pages overrides page
 * accessdate: Date when item was accessed, in same format as dates in the body of the article.
 * language: the language in which the source is written.
 * quote: Relevant quote.

Citing the web
cite web


 * Not complete

This template is specifically for web sites which are not news sources. Here are some convenient examples.

 
 * Common form for cases where little is known about authorship of the page

 
 * Using author

 
 * Using last, first

The most common parameters are as follows. See also the complete documentation in Template:Cite web.
 * url (required): URL of online item.
 * title (required): Title of online item.
 * accessdate in same format as dates in body of article.
 * either author, or last and first to produce . Don't wikilink these; instead use authorlink to link to the appropriate WikiQueer article. Does not work with URLs. Add optional coauthors to record additional authors. (optional)
 * date: Full date of publication, in same format as main text of article. Or, use year, and optionally month. If you also have the day, use date instead. (optional)
 * archiveurl: URL of the archive location of the item, and archivedate: Date when the item was archived, in same format as main text of the article.