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This template formats a citation to an article in a magazine or journal, using the provided source information (e.g. journal name, author, title, issue, URL) and various formatting options.

Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	`last` `author` `author1` `last1`	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
First name	`first` `first1`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Line	suggested
Author link	`author-link` `author-link1` `author1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	`last2` `author2`	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'	Line	optional
First name 2	`first2`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 2	`author-link2` `author2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author	Page name	optional
Last name 3	`last3` `author3`	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'	Line	optional
First name 3	`first3`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 3	`author-link3` `author3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author	Page name	optional
Last name 4	`last4` `author4`	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'	Line	optional
First name 4	`first4`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 4	`author-link4` `author4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author	Page name	optional
Last name 5	`last5` `author5`	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'	Line	optional
First name 5	`first5`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 5	`author-link5` `author5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author	Page name	optional
Last name 6	`last6` `author6`	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'	Line	optional
First name 6	`first6`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 6	`author-link6` `author6-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author	Page name	optional
Last name 7	`last7` `author7`	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'	Line	optional
First name 7	`first7`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 7	`author-link7` `author7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author	Page name	optional
Last name 8	`last8` `author8`	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'	Line	optional
First name 8	`first8`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 8	`author-link8` `author8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author	Page name	optional
Last name 9	`last9` `author9`	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Line	optional
First name 9	`first9`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 9	`author-link9` `author9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author	Page name	optional
Last name 10	`last10` `author10`	The surname of the tenth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link10'.	Line	optional
First name 10	`first10`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 10	`author-link10` `author10-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the tenth author	Page name	optional
Last name 11	`last11` `author11`	The surname of the 11th author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link11'.	Line	optional
First name 11	`first11`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the 11th author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 11	`author-link11` `author11-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the 11th author	Page name	optional
Last name 12	`last12` `author12`	The surname of the 12th author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link12'.	Line	optional
First name 12	`first12`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the 12th author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 12	`author-link12` `author12-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the 12th author	Page name	optional
Last name 13	`last13` `author13`	The surname of the 13th author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link13'.	Line	optional
First name 13	`first13`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the 13th author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 13	`author-link13` `author13-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the 13th author	Page name	optional
Last name 14	`last14` `author14`	The surname of the 14th author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link14'.	Line	optional
First name 14	`first14`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the 14th author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 14	`author-link14` `author14-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the 14th author	Page name	optional
Last name 15	`last15` `author15`	The surname of the 15th author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link15'.	Line	optional
First name 15	`first15`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the 15th author; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Author link 15	`author-link15` `author15-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the 15th author	Page name	optional
Display authors	`display-authors`	number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used;	Number	optional
Author mask	`author-mask`	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
Name list style	`name-list-style`	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two on the name list to '&' or 'and', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style.	String	optional
Vancouver style authors	`vauthors`	comma-separated list of author names in Vancouver style; enclose corporate or institutional author names in doubled parentheses	Line	optional
Source date	`date`	Date of the source; do not wikilink. As listed in the publication	Date	suggested
Year of publication	`year`	Year of the source being referenced; recommended only when date parameter format is YYYY-MM-DD and a CITEREF disambiguator is needed	Number	optional
Original date	`orig-date`	Original date of publication; provide specifics	String	optional
Editor last name	`editor-last` `editor1-last`	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-last', 'editor'	Line	optional
Editor first name	`editor-first` `editor1-first`	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; alias of 'editor1-first'	Line	optional
Editor link	`editor-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-link'	Page name	optional
Editor last name 2	`editor2-last` `editor2`	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 2	`editor2-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 2	`editor2-link` `editor-link2`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor	Page name	optional
Editor last name 3	`editor3-last` `editor3`	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 3	`editor3-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 3	`editor3-link` `editor-link3`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor	Page name	optional
Editor last name 4	`editor4-last` `editor4`	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 4	`editor4-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 4	`editor4-link` `editor-link4`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor	Page name	optional
Editor last name 5	`editor5-last` `editor5`	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 5	`editor5-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 5	`editor5-link` `editor-link5`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor	Page name	optional
Editor last name 6	`editor6-last` `editor6`	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 6	`editor6-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 6	`editor6-link` `editor-link6`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor	Page name	optional
Editor last name 7	`editor7-last` `editor7`	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 7	`editor7-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 7	`editor7-link` `editor-link7`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor	Page name	optional
Editor last name 8	`editor8-last` `editor8`	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 8	`editor8-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 8	`editor8-link` `editor-link8`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor	Page name	optional
Editor last name 9	`editor9-last` `editor9`	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'	Line	optional
Editor first name 9	`editor9-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink	Line	optional
Editor link 9	`editor9-link` `editor-link9`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor	Page name	optional
Others	`others`	Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'	Content	optional
Title	`title`	The title of the article; can be wikilinked to an existing Wikipedia article or url may be used to add an external link, but not both. Displays in quotes.	Content	required
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:...	Line	optional
Translated title	`trans-title`	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	Content	optional
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/...	URL	suggested
URL status	`url-status`	If set to 'live', the title displays with the URL linked; if set to 'dead', the title displays with the archive URL linked	Line	optional
Format	`format`	Format of the work referred to by 'url' ('url' is required when using 'format'); examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	Content	optional
Department	`department`	Department (section) within the periodical	String	optional
Journal	`journal`	Name of the source journal; may be wikilinked; displays in italics; alias of 'work' Example [[American Journal of Sociology]]	Content	required
Chapter	`chapter`	The chapter heading of the source	String	optional
Type	`type`	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	Content	optional
Series	`series` `version`	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal; alias of 'version'	Content	optional
Language	`language`	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates	Content	optional
Edition	`edition`	When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed with ' ed.'	Line	optional
Location of publication	`location`	Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'	String	optional
Publisher	`publisher`	Name of the publisher; may be wikilinked; displays after title Example [[University of Chicago Press]]	Content	optional
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'	Content	optional
Publication date	`publication-date`	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Volume	`volume`	For one publication published in several volumes, usually a number. Do not prepend with v. or vol. Example 3	Line	suggested
Issue	`issue`	Issue identifier when the source is part of a series that is published periodically, usually a number. Do not prepend with no. Displayed in parentheses following volume. Example 4	Line	suggested
Page	`page`	Page in the source that supports the content; display is preceded by colon (:)	Line	optional
Pages	`pages`	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source; display is preceded by colon)	Line	suggested
At	`at`	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	Line	optional
No pp	`no-pp`	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover')	Line	optional
arXiv identifier	`arxiv`	An identifier for arXiv electronic preprints of scientific papers	Line	optional
ASIN	`asin`	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	Line	optional
ASIN TLD	`asin-tld`	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	Line	optional
Bibcode	`bibcode`	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	Line	optional
biorXiv	`biorxiv`	biorXiv identifier; full doi	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	`citeseerx`	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	`doi`	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	`doi-broken-date`	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	Date	optional
HDL	`hdl`	Handle System identifier; 9 to 11 characters	Line	optional
ISBN	`isbn`	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	Line	optional
ISSN	`issn`	International Standard Serial Number (print); 8 characters; usually split into two groups of four using a hyphen	Line	optional
eISSN	`eissn`	International Standard Serial Number (online); 8 characters; usually split into two groups of four using a hyphen	Line	optional
jfm code	`jfm`	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	Line	optional
JSTOR	`jstor`	JSTOR identifier	Line	optional
LCCN	`lccn`	Library of Congress Control Number	Line	optional
MR	`mr`	Mathematical Reviews identifier	Line	optional
OCLC	`oclc`	Online Computer Library Center number	Number	optional
OL	`ol`	Open Library identifier	Line	optional
OSTI	`osti`	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	Line	optional
PMC	`pmc`	PubMed Center article number	Number	optional
PMID	`pmid`	PubMed Unique Identifier	Line	optional
RFC	`rfc`	Request for Comments number	Number	optional
Semantic Scholar Corpus ID	`s2cid` `S2CID`	The corpus ID from the paper's Semantic Scholar page, if available. Displays as a link to the Semantic Scholar page. Example 255254796	Unknown	optional
SSRN	`ssrn`	Social Science Research Network	Line	optional
Zbl	`zbl`	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	Line	optional
id	`id`	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	Line	optional
Docket	`docket`	Docket number	Line	optional
URL access level	`url-access`	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited')	String	optional
Archive URL	`archive-url`	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date'	URL	optional
Archive date	`archive-date`	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	optional
URL access date	`access-date`	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Quote	`quote`	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation	Content	optional
Translated quote	`trans-quote`	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Postscript	`postscript`	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined; to suppress use reserved keyword 'none' Default .	Line	optional
Ref	`ref`	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references. To inhibit anchor ID creation, set \|ref=none.	Line	optional
Content deliverer (i.e. Database)	`via`	Provider of the article (not the publisher), usually an aggregator of journal articles or a repository Example JSTOR, Project MUSE, Elsevier Science Direct	String	suggested
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
article-number	`article-number`	For journals that provide article numbers for the articles in a journal issue; rendered between volume/issue and page(s).	Unknown	optional

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