Template:Cite journal/doc

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. All parameter names must be in lowercase. Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Delete unused parameters to avoid clutter in the edit window. Some samples may include the current date. If the date is not current, then the page.

Most commonly used parameters in horizontal format

To cite a professional or scientific journal - Day Month Year {{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |accessdate=Template:Currentdaymonth Template:Currentisoyear}} To cite a professional or scientific journal - Month Day, Year {{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |accessdate=Template:Currentmonthday, Template:Currentisoyear}} Vancouver system citation of a scientific journal - Year {{cite journal |author= |year= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= }} or {{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |authorformat=vanc |author-separator=, |author-name-separator=&#32; |year= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= }} Vancouver system citation of a scientific journal - Day, Month, Year {{cite journal |author= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= }} or {{cite journal |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |authorformat=vanc |author-separator=, |author-name-separator=&#32; |date= |title= |url= |journal= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |pmc= |pmid= }} To cite a magazine article with a credited author {{cite journal |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |journal= |location= |publisher= |accessdate= }} To cite a magazine article with no credited author {{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= |url= |journal= |location= |publisher= |date= |accessdate= }} To cite an online magazine article that has been archived {{cite journal |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |deadurl= |journal= |location= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= }} To cite a magazine article written in a foreign language {{cite journal |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans_title= |url= |language= |journal= |location= |publisher= |accessdate= }} To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language magazine article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription {{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans_title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |language= |journal= |location= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |subscription= |quote= }}

Full parameter set in horizontal format

{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |authorlink2= |last3= |first3= |authorlink3= |last4= |first4= |authorlink4= |last5= |first5= |authorlink5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |lastauthoramp= |date= |year= |origyear= |chapter= |chapterurl= |editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor1-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= |display-editors= |others= |title= |trans_title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |department= |journal= |type= |series= |language= |edition= |location= |publisher= |publication-date= |volume= |issue= |page= |pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi_brokendate= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |registration= |subscription= |layurl= |laysource= |laydate= |quote= |separator= |postscript= |ref= }}

Most commonly used parameters in vertical format

To cite a professional or scientific journal {{cite journal | last = | first = | last2 = | first2 = | date = | title = | url = | journal = | publisher = | volume = | issue = | pages = | doi = | accessdate = }} Vancouver system citation of a scientific journal (last, first) {{cite journal | last = | first = | last2 = | first2 = | authorformat = vanc | author-separator = , | author-name-separator = &#32; | date = | title = | url = | journal = | publisher = | volume = | issue = | pages = | doi = | pmc = | pmid = }} Vancouver system citation of a scientific journal (author) {{cite journal | author = | date = | title = | url = | journal = | publisher = | volume = | issue = | pages = | doi = | pmc = | pmid = }} To cite a magazine article with a credited author {{cite journal | last = | first = | date = | title = | url = | journal = | location = | publisher = | accessdate = }} To cite a magazine article with no credited author {{cite journal | author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | title = | url = | journal = | location = | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }} To cite an online magazine article that has been archived {{cite journal | last = | first = | date = | title = | url = | deadurl = | journal = | location = | publisher = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = }} To cite a magazine article written in a foreign language {{cite journal | last = | first = | date = | title = | trans_title = | url = | language = | journal = | location = | publisher = | accessdate = }} To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language magazine article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription {{cite journal | last1 = | first1 = | last2 = | first2 = | date = | title = | trans_title = | url = | deadurl = | format = | language = | journal = | location = | publisher = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = | via = | subscription = | quote = }}

Full parameter set in vertical format

Vertical list	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes
{{cite journal | last1 = | first1 = | authorlink1 = | last2 = | first2 = | authorlink2 = | last3 = | first3 = | authorlink3 = | last4 = | first4 = | authorlink4 = | last5 = | first5 = | authorlink5 = | display-authors = | author-mask = | author-name-separator = | author-separator = | lastauthoramp = | date = | year = | origyear = | chapter = | chapterurl = | editor1-last = | editor1-first = | editor1-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 = | displayeditors = | others = | title = | trans_title = | url = | deadurl = | format = | department = | journal = | type = | series = | language = | edition = | location = | publisher = | publication-date = | volume = | issue = | page = | pages = | at = | nopp = | arxiv = | asin = | bibcode = | doi = | doi_brokendate = | isbn = | issn = | jfm = | jstor = | lccn = | mr = | oclc = | ol = | osti = | pmc = | pmid = | rfc = | ssrn = | zbl = | id = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = | via = | registration = | subscription = | layurl = | laysource = | laydate = | quote = | separator = | postscript = | ref = }}	last or last1  first or first1  authorlink1  last2  first2  authorlink2  last3  first3  authorlink3  last4  first4  authorlink4                    chapter        editor1-last  editor1-first  editor1-link  editor2-last  editor2-first  editor2-link  editor3-last  editor3-first  editor3-link  editor4-last  editor4-first  editor4-link          title                                                            url                url  archiveurl

• If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.