Template:Cite book

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When citing an article in a periodical, use . For edited collections, use .

Usage

To cite a book with a credited author {{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn=}}

To cite a book with no credited author {{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |date= |isbn=}}

To cite an online book that has been archived {{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |dead-url= |location= |publisher= |isbn= |archive-url= |archive-date=}}

To cite a book written in a foreign language {{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |location= |publisher= |isbn=}}

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language book re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription {{cite book |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |dead-url= |format= |language= |location= |publisher= |isbn= |archive-url= |archive-date= |via= |subscription= |quote= }} {{cite book |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |last-author-amp= |date= |year= |orig-year= |chapter= |script-chapter= |trans-chapter= |chapter-url= |chapter-format= |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= |title= |script-title= |trans-title= |url= |dead-url= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |issue= |others= |edition= |location= |publisher= |publication-date= |page= |pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |registration= |subscription= |lay-summary= |lay-source= |lay-date= |quote= |name-list-format= |mode= |postscript= |ref= }}

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
last1		may also use "last"; for additional authors, "last2", "last3", etc.	{{cite book |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |author-mask1= |last2= |first2= |display-authors= |last-author-amp= |date= |year= |orig-year= |chapter= |script-chapter= |trans-chapter= |chapter-url= |chapter-format= |editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor1-link= |editor1-mask= |display-editors= |title= |script-title= |trans-title= |url= |dead-url= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |issue= |others= |edition= |location= |publisher= |publication-date= |page= |pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |registration= |subscription= |lay-summary= |lay-source= |lay-date= |quote= |name-list-format= |mode= |postscript= |ref= }}
first1	last or last1	may also use "first"; for additional authors, "first2", "first3", etc.
author-link1	last or last1	may also use "author-link"
author-mask1	last or last1	may also use "author-mask"
last2	last1
first2	last2
display-authors	last or last1
last-author-amp	last or last1
date
year
orig-year	year or date
chapter		do not wikilink "chapter" if "chapterurl" is provided
script-chapter
trans-chapter	chapter or script-chapter
chapter-url	chapter or script-chapter
chapter-format	chapter-url
editor1-last		may also use "editor-last"
editor1-first	editor1-last	may also use 'editor-first"
editor1-link	editor1-last	may also use "editor-link"
editor1-mask	editor1-last
display-editors
title
script-title
trans-title	title or script-title
url	title or script-title
dead-url
format	url
type
series
language
volume
issue
others
edition
location	publisher
publisher
publication-date
page		choose one: "page", "pages", or "at"
pages		choose one: "page", "pages", or "at". Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: "page", "pages", or "at"
nopp	page or pages	set nopp to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
arxiv
asin
bibcode
doi
doi-broken-date	doi
isbn		always include ISBN, if one has been assigned
issn
jfm
jstor
lccn
mr
oclc
ol
osti
pmc
pmid
rfc
ssrn
zbl
id
archive-url	archive-date, url
archive-date	archive-url
access-date	url
via
registration
subscription
lay-summary
lay-source	lay-summary
lay-date	lay-summary
quote
name-list-format		vanc to emulate Vancouver style
mode		cs1 or cs2
postscript
ref
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Examples

Parameters

Syntax

COinS

Deprecated

Description

Authors

Title

Date

Publisher

Edition, series, volume

In-source locations

URL

Chapter URL

Anchor

Identifiers

Quote

Editors

Laysummary

Display options

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TemplateData

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

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
URL	url URL	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found	String	optional
Title	title	The title of the book; displays in italics	String	required
Last name	last last1 author author1 authors	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Unknown	suggested
First name	first first1	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	Unknown	suggested
Last name 2	last2 author2	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink2'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Unknown	optional
First name 2	first2	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	Unknown	optional
Last name 3	last3 author3	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink3'.	Unknown	optional
First name 3	first3	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name 4	last4 author4	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink4'.	Unknown	optional
First name 4	first4	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name 5	last5 author5	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink5'.	Unknown	optional
First name 5	first5	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name 6	last6 author6	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink6'.	Unknown	optional
First name 6	first6	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name 7	last7 author7	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink7'.	Unknown	optional
First name 7	first7	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name 8	last8 author8	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink8'.	Unknown	optional
First name 8	first8	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Last name 9	last9 author9	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.	Unknown	optional
First name 9	first9	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
date	date	Full date of the source; do not wikilink	String	optional
Work	work	Name of the work in which the cited book text is found	String	optional
Publisher	publisher	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	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	suggested
Editor last name	editor-last editor editor-last1 editors	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-first1	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 editor1-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor	Page name	optional
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	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	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	String	optional
Page	page	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	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	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates	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	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
Chapter	chapter	The chapter heading of the source; may be wikilinked or with 'chapterurl' but not both	String	optional
Translated chapter	trans-chapter	An English language chapter heading, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
Type	type	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	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
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
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
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 identifier	String	optional
LCCN	lccn	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	mr	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	oclc	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	ol	Open Library identifier; do not include "OL" at beginning of identifier	String	optional
OSTI	osti	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	pmc	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
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	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	quote	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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 authorlink1 authorlink	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 author2-link authorlink2	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 author3-link authorlink3	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Author link 4	author-link4 author4-link authorlink4	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 5	author-link5 author5-link authorlink5	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 6	author-link6 author6-link authorlink6	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 7	author-link7 author7-link authorlink7	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Author link 8	author-link8 author8-link authorlink8	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Author link 9	author-link9 author9-link authorlink9	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 editor2-last	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'	String	optional
First name of second editor	editor-first2 editor2-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor	Page name	optional
Last name of third editor	editor-last3 editor3-last	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'	String	optional
First name of third editor	editor-first3 editor3-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor	Page name	optional
Last name of fourth editor	editor-last4 editor4-last	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'	String	optional
First name of fourth editor	editor-first4 editor4-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor	Page name	optional
Last name of fifth editor	editor-last5 editor5-last	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'	String	optional
First name of fifth editor	editor-first5 editor5-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor	Page name	optional
Last name of sixth editor	editor-last6 editor6-last	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'	String	optional
First name of sixth editor	editor-first6 editor6-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor	Page name	optional
Last name of seventh editor	editor-last7 editor7-last	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'	String	optional
First name of seventh editor	editor-first7 editor7-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor	Page name	optional
Last name of eighth editor	editor-last8 editor8-last	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'	String	optional
First name of eighth editor	editor-first8 editor8-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor	Page name	optional
Last name of ninth editor	editor-last9 editor9-last	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'	String	optional
First name of ninth editor	editor-first9 editor9-first	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	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor	Page name	optional
Chapter URL	chapter-url chapterurl	The URL of the online location where the text of the chapter can be found	String	optional
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date doi_brokendate	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	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 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 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	suggested

See also

• Reftag, tool for translating Google Books permalinks into Wikipedia references

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