Template:Cite book

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This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for books. This template replaces the deprecated {{book reference}}.

Usage

All fields must be lowercase. Copy a blank version to use. Remember that the "|" character must be between each field, the fields must be in lowercase, please delete all the fields that are not being used to clear clutter in the edit window, and ISBN should be in the id field and separated from the number with a space. See also the complete description of fields.

Full version (copy and paste text below and delete parameters you don't need)
{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title= |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |date= |publisher= |location= |language= |id= |doi = |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}
Most commonly used fields (or you can use this and not have to delete as much)
{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |year= |publisher= |location= |id= }}
Example 1	{{cite book |last= Cordell |first= Bruce R. |coauthors= Jeff Grubb, David Yu |title= [[Manual of the Planes]] |publisher= [[Wizards of the Coast]] |date=September 2001|isbn= 0-7869-1850-0 }}	Cordell, Bruce R.; Jeff Grubb, David Yu (September 2001). Manual of the Planes. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1850-0.
Example 2	{{cite book | last = Mumford | first = David | authorlink = David Mumford | title = The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes | publisher = [[Springer-Verlag]] | year = 1999 | doi = 10.1007/b62130 | isbn = 354063293X }}	Mumford, David (1999). The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes. Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/b62130. ISBN 354063293X.
Vertical list	Prerequisites and Brief Instructions
{{cite book | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor = | others = | title = | origdate = | origyear = | origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = | date = | year = | month = | publisher = | location = | language = | id = | doi = | pages = | chapter = | chapterurl = | quote = }}	Prerequisites* Brief Instructions -------------- -----------------------                 (no wikilink) last           (no wikilink) last last     REQUIRED**               †preferred (no wikilink)                alternative to origdate                alternative to origdate   url url           †preferred (no wikilink)                alternative to accessdate                alternative to accessdate                 †preferred (no wikilink)                alternative to date                alternative to date   publisher                       (no wikilink)‡ chapter

∗	The field listed below is a prerequisite for the field to the left. For example last is a prerequisite to first meaning first will NOT be displayed even if it has a value unless last also has a value.
∗∗	Wikilinks must link to an existing article, and cannot be used if url is used below.
†	This is the preferred field with its alternates listed below.
‡	If chapterurl is provided then chapter can not have wikilinks.

Fields

Wikilinks

Most fields can be wikilinked (ie. title = [[book article|book title]]), but should generally only be linked to an existing Wikipedia article. Any wikilinked field must not contain any brackets apart from normal round brackets () — don't use <>[]{}.

Description of fields

Syntax (for the technical-minded)

Nested fields either rely on their parent fields, or replace them:

• parent
  • child — may be used with parent (and is ignored if parent is not used)
  • OR: child2 — may be used instead of parent (and is ignored if parent is used)

Description

• last: Surname of author. Don't wikilink (use authorlink instead).
  • first: First name(s) of author, including title(s) (eg. Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Dr. Firstname M., Snr.). Don't wikilink (use authorlink instead).
    • The `last' and `first' fields are poorly named for the case of an author whose surname is usually written first (e.g. as in Chinese). They also have the problem of only communicating which is the surname, not communicating where the surname is usually written. Consider deprecating first,last fields, and reinstating author field, using the notation "Smith, John" or "Hu Ke Jie" as appropriate (i.e. always writing surname first, and using comma or not depending on whether the name is usually written surname last or first).
  • authorlink: Title of Wikipedia article about author. Article should already exist. Must not be wikilinked itself. Do not use this on its own, but along with "author" or "first" and "last".
  • coauthors: Full name of additional author or authors, surname last, separated by ", " (eg. Joe Bloggs, John F. Kennedy, H. R. Dent).
    • Someone please confirm that surname is to go last even for people whose name is usually written surname first. Consider rethinking this field, e.g. using Bloggs, Joe and Kennedy, John F. and Dent, H. R. and Hu Ke Jie.
  • OR: author: Full name of author, preferably surname first.
• editor: Name of editor/editors. No text is added, so labels such as "(ed.)" have to be supplied by the user.
• others: For uses such as "illustrated by Smith" or "trans. Smith".
• title: Title of book. This is the only required parameter. Can be wikilinked only to an existing Wikipedia article. Do not use italics.
• url: URL of an online book. Cannot be used if you wikilinked title.
  • format: Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
  • accessdate: Full date when item was accessed, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, eg. 2006-02-17. Required when url field is used. Must not be wikilinked.
    • OR: accessyear: Year when item was accessed, and accessmonth: Month when item was accessed. If you also have the day, use accessdate instead. Must not be wikilinked.
• edition: When the book has more than one edition. eg: "2nd edition".
• origdate: Full date of publication of original edition, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, eg. 2004-06-27. Must not be wikilinked.
  • OR: origyear: Year of publication of original edition, and origmonth: Month of publication of original edition. If you also have the day, use date instead. Must not be wikilinked.
• date: Full date of publication, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, eg. 2006-02-17. Must not be wikilinked.
  • OR: year: Year of publication, and month: Name of the month of publication. If you also have the day, use date instead. Must not be wikilinked.
• publisher: Publisher should not include corporate designation such is "Ltd" or "Inc".
  • location: Place of publication.
• language: The language the book is written in, if it is not English.
• id: Identifier such as ISBN 1-111-22222-9, {{LCC|Z253.U69}} or {{OCLC|123456789}}. Remember, you must specify the kind of identifier, not just give a number.
• doi: digital object identifier. See also {{doi}}
• pages: 5–7: first page and optional last page. This is for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not the total number of pages in the book.
• chapter: The chapter of the book, written in full. Punctuation other than quotes should be included in the value passed to the parameter, eg. chapter = Meet Dick and Jane. produces "Meet Dick and Jane." ahead of title.
  • chapterurl: URL of an individual chapter of online book. Should be at the same site as url, if any.
• quote: Relevant quote from the book.

Examples

Just a title

* {{cite book | title=Mysterious book }}

• Mysterious book. 

Year and title

* {{cite book | title=Mysterious book | year=1901 }}

• Mysterious book. 1901. 

Basic usage

* {{cite book | first=Joe | last=Bloggs | authorlink=Joe Bloggs | year=1974 | title=Book of Bloggs }}

• Bloggs, Joe (1974). Book of Bloggs. 

Basic usage with url

* {{cite book | last=Bloggs | first=Joe | authorlink=Joe Bloggs | year=1974 | title=Book of Bloggs | edition=1st | url=http://en.wikipedia.org/ | accessdate=2006-02-17 }}

• Bloggs, Joe (1974). Book of Bloggs (1st ed.). http://en.wikipedia.org/. Retrieved 2006-02-17. 

Three authors, title with a piped wikilink, edition

* {{cite book | last=Bloggs | first=Joe | authorlink=Joe Bloggs | coauthors=John Smith, Jim Smythe | title=[[A Thousand Acres|1000 Acres]] | edition=2nd }}

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

Date without day, wikilinked title and publisher, id, pages, location

* {{cite book | last=Cordell | first=Bruce R. | coauthors=Jeff Grubb, David Noonan |date=September 2001| title=[[Manual of the Planes]] | publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] | location=Timbuktu | isbn=0-7869-1850-0 | pages=134-137 }}

• Cordell, Bruce R.; Jeff Grubb, David Noonan (September 2001). Manual of the Planes. Timbuktu: Wizards of the Coast. pp. 134-137. ISBN 0-7869-1850-0. 

Date of first edition, other language, illustrator

* {{cite book | last=Bloggs | first=Joe | origyear=1463 | year=1974 | title=Book of Bloggs | edition=1st | others=illustrated by Smith | language=German | url=http://en.wikipedia.org/ | accessdate=2006-02-17 }}

• Bloggs, Joe (1974) [1463]. Book of Bloggs (in German). illustrated by Smith (1st ed.). http://en.wikipedia.org/. Retrieved 2006-02-17. 

Using a DOI

*{{cite book | last=Mumford | first=David | authorlink=David Mumford | year=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. 

Testing

See Template:cite book/regression tests.

Note

Note the extra full-stop when the last author ends with an initial, and there is no date:

• Invisible, M.. Mysterious book. 

We don't know of a practical solution to this — unless there is a way to test the characters of a field?

Citation styles

Established citation styles for coauthors:

• MLA style: Last, First and First Last. "If there are more than three authors, you may list only the first author followed by the phrase et al."
• APA style: Last, F. & Last, F.
• Chicago Manual of Style: Last, First, and First Last.
• Turabian: same as Chicago Reference List, above.
• Harvard: Last, F., Last, F. & Last, F.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Cite book

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 prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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://www.nytimes.com/...	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the book; displays in italics	String	required
Title link	title-link titlelink episode-link episodelink	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the source named in title – do not use a web address; do not wikilink.	Page name	optional
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 'authorlink'; 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 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	suggested
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 'authorlink2'; 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 'authorlink'; 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 'authorlink3'.	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 'authorlink4'.	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 'authorlink5'.	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 'authorlink6'.	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 'authorlink7'.	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 'authorlink8'.	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 'authorlink9'. 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
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 air-date airdate	Full date of the source; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Work	work journal website newspaper magazine encyclopedia encyclopaedia dictionary mailinglist	Name of the work in which the cited book text is found	String	optional
Publisher	publisher distributor institution newsgroup	Name of the publisher; displays after title	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 ISBN13 isbn13 ISBN	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	suggested
Ignore ISBN Error	ignore-isbn-error	True if ISBN Errors should be ignored.If set, page will be added to a maintenance category "CS1 maint: Ignored ISBN errors".	Boolean	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
Link for editor	editor-link editorlink editor-link1 editor1-link editorlink1 editor1link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask	editor-mask editormask editormask1 editor1-mask editor-mask1 editor1mask	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
Editors list	editors	Free-form list of editor names; use of this parameter is discouraged	Unknown	deprecated
Edition	edition	When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed by ' ed.'	String	optional
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 publicationplace	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 publicationdate	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	String	optional
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	String	suggested
No pp	nopp	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 in	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates	String	optional
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, 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 trans_title	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
Chapter	chapter contribution entry article section	The chapter heading of the source; may be wikilinked or with 'chapterurl' 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 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
arXiv identifier	arxiv ARXIV eprint	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
arXiv Class	class	Cite arXiv identifiers	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
Name list format	name-list-format	Accepts the single keyword 'vanc' to emulate Vancouver Style author / editor name-lists.	String	optional
Mode	mode	Sets separator and terminal punctuation to the style named in the assigned value; allowable values are: 'cs1' or '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
Registration	registration	For online sources that require registration, set to 'yes' (or 'y', or 'true'); superseded by subscription if both are set	String	optional
Subscription	subscription	For online sources that require subscription, set to 'yes' (or 'y', or 'true'); supersedes registration if both are set	String	optional
Author mask	author-mask authormask authormask1 author1-mask author-mask1 author1mask	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 authormask2 author2-mask author2mask	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 authormask3 author3-mask author3mask	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 authormask4 author4-mask author4mask	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 authormask5 author5-mask author5mask	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 authormask6 author6-mask author6mask	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 authormask7 author7-mask author7mask	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 authormask8 author8-mask author8mask	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 authormask9 author9-mask author9mask	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 displayauthors	number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used	Number	optional
Author link	author-link authorlink subjectlink subject-link authorlink1 author-link1 author1-link subjectlink1 author1link subject-link1 subject1-link subject1link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Author link 2	author-link2 authorlink2 author2-link subjectlink2 author2link subject-link2 subject2-link subject2link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Author link 3	author-link3 authorlink3 author3-link subjectlink3 author3link subject-link3 subject3-link subject3link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 authorlink4 author4-link subjectlink4 author4link subject-link4 subject4-link subject4link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 authorlink5 author5-link subjectlink5 author5link subject-link5 subject5-link subject5link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 authorlink6 author6-link subjectlink6 author6link subject-link6 subject6-link subject6link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 authorlink7 author7-link subjectlink7 author7link subject-link7 subject7-link subject7link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 authorlink8 author8-link subjectlink8 author8link subject-link8 subject8-link subject8link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 authorlink9 author9-link subjectlink9 author9link subject-link9 subject9-link subject9link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	String	optional
Original year	orig-year origyear	Original year 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 editorlink2 editor2link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor	Page name	optional
Mask for second editor	editor-mask2 editormask2 editor2-mask editor2mask	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 editorlink3 editor3link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor	Page name	optional
Mask for third editor	editor-mask3 editormask3 editor3-mask editor3mask	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 editorlink4 editor4link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor	Page name	optional
Mask for fourth editor	editor-mask4 editormask4 editor4-mask editor4mask	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 editorlink5 editor5link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor	Page name	optional
Mask for fifth editor	editor-mask5 editormask5 editor5-mask editor5mask	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 editorlink6 editor6link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor	Page name	optional
Mask for sixth editor	editor-mask6 editormask6 editor6-mask editor6mask	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 editorlink7 editor7link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor	Page name	optional
Mask for seventh editor	editor-mask7 editormask7 editor7-mask editor7mask	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 editorlink8 editor8link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor	Page name	optional
Mask for eighth editor	editor-mask8 editormask8 editor8-mask editor8mask	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 editorlink9 editor9link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor	Page name	optional
Mask for ninth editor	editor-mask9 editormask9 editor9-mask editor9mask	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 displayeditors	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 chapterurl contribution-url section-url contributionurl sectionurl	The URL of the online location where the text of the chapter can be found	String	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 doi_brokendate	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	String	optional
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited')	String	optional
Archive URL	archive-url archiveurl	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archivedate'	String	optional
Archive Format	archive-format	Format of the Archive	String	optional
Archive date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	String	optional
Dead URL	dead-url deadurl	If set to 'no', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live	String	optional
Lay URL	lay-url lay-summary laysummary layurl	URL link to a non-technical summary or review of the source	String	optional
Lay source	lay-source laysource	Name of the source of the laysummary; displays in italics, preceded by an en dash	String	optional
Lay date	lay-date laydate	Date of the summary; displays in parentheses	String	optional
Last author ampersand	last-author-amp lastauthoramp	When set to any value, changes the separator between the last two names of the author list to 'space ampersand space'	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'.	String	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'.	String	optional
HDL access level	hdl-access	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'.	String	optional
Jstor access level	jstor-access	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'.	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	ol-access	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'.	String	optional
OSTI access level	osti-access	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type '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.	String	optional
Coauthor	coauthor	Coauthor	String	deprecated
Coauthors	coauthors	Coauthors	String	deprecated
Authors list	authors people host credits	List of authors as a free form list. Use of this parameter is discouraged, "lastn" to "firstn" are preferable. Warning: do not use if last or any of its aliases are used.	String	optional
City of Publication	city	Where published	String	deprecated
Agency	agency	Unusual in cite book. Use if an agency is needed in addition to publisher, etc.	String	optional
Department	department	Unusual in cite book.	Unknown	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional

See also

• w:Cite sources: Style guide
• w:Citation templates: Related templates
• w:WikiProject Wikicite
• Category:Citation templates

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