Template:Cite magazine/doc

When you want to cite a magazine, type this template and type recommended bibliographic details to make the magazine citation clear.

Usage

Most common forms

You can cite a magazine by using the template forms below.

To cite a magazine with a credited author

{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |accessdate=}}

To cite a magazine with no credited author

{{cite magazine |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= |url= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |accessdate=}}

Parameters

All

|first= – the author's first name
|last= – the author's last name
|author= – alternative to the |first= and |last= parameters
|title= – the magazine title
|date= – when the magazine was published
|dateformat= – format of the date
|url= – the URL of where the source can be found
|magazine= – the name of the magazine
|publisher= – name of the publisher
|location= – location or address
|accessdate= – when the magazine was accessed (requires url= parameter to be filled)
|page= or |pages= – magazine's pages that you read
|language= – the language of the magazine
|month= – the month when the magazine was published
|year= – the year when the magazine was published
|archiveurl= – the URL of the magazine archive (requires url= parameter to be filled)
|authorlink= – the URL of the author
|coauthors= – name of coauthors
|archivedate= – date of the archive (requires url= parameter to be filled)
|isbn= – the ISBN of the magazine
|asin= – the Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) of the magazine
|quote= – quote or note about the source

Required

|title= – magazine article title
|magazine= – magazine name
|date= – when the magazine was published

TemplateData

Cites sources from a magazine.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	`last`	Surname of the author	Line	optional
First name	`first`	Given name of the author	Line	optional
Author	`author`	Name of the author; prefer the first name and last name parameters instead when possible	Line	suggested
Author link	`authorlink`	Title of article about the author on the wiki (if there is one)	Page name	optional
Co-authors	`coauthors`	Co-authors of the cited magazine	Line	optional
Magazine date	`date`	Date the magazine was published	Line	required
Title	`title`	Title of the cited magazine article	Line	required
Magazine	`magazine` `work`	Name of the source magazine; may be wikilinked; displays in italics Example Weekly Famitsu	Line	required
Volume	`volume`	For one publication published in several volumes	Line	suggested
URL	`url`	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found	URL	suggested
ISBN	`isbn`	The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of the magazine, if any Example 978-0-8126-9593-9	String	optional
ASIN	`asin`	The Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) of the magazine, if any	Line	optional
Archive URL	`archiveurl`	Archived URL copy of the book (url parameter must be filled first)	URL	suggested
Archive date	`archivedate` `archive-date`	Date the magazine was archived (url parameter must be filled first)	Line	suggested
Access date	`accessdate` `access-date`	Date the magazine was accessed (url parameter must be filled first)	Line	suggested
Date format	`dateformat`	The format of the date specified Suggested values `dmy` `mdy` `ymd` `ISO 8601` Default ymd	Line	optional
Publisher	`publisher`	Name of the publisher	Line	suggested
Pages	`pages`	Pages cited; not the number of pages in the source	Line	optional
Language	`language`	Language in which the book is written, if not English	Line	optional
Location	`location`	The location or address Example Tokyo, Japan	Line	optional
Quote	`quote`	Relevant text quoted from the cited book, including terminating punctuation	String	optional