Template:Cite thesis/doc

Template:Cite thesis uses unique and standard parameter sets; TemplateData has errors:

• |type= is not a valid alias of: |degree=

A Citation Style 1 template used to create citations for theses or dissertations submitted to and approved by an educational institution recognized as capable of awarding higher degrees.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Surname of author	last last1 surname surname1 author author1	Surname of author. Do not wikilink—use author-link instead. For corporate authors or authors for whom only one name is listed by the source, use last or one of its aliases	String	suggested
First name of author	first first1 given given1	Given or first names of author, including title(s). Requires last; first name will not display if last is empty. Example Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Dr. Firstname M., Sr.	Unknown	suggested
Title of source	title	Title of source. Can be wikilinked to an existing Wikipedia article or url may be used to add an external link, but not both. Displays in italics. If script-title is defined, title holds romanized transliteration of title in script-title.	String	required
Date	date	Date of source being referenced. Can be full date (day, month, and year) or partial date (month and year, season and year, or year). Use same format as other publication dates in the citations.	Date	suggested
URL access date	access-date accessdate	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Degree	degree type	The degree qualification received for the given thesis or dissertation. Default Thesis Example PhD	String	suggested
Publisher (likely university)	publisher	Name of awarding institution, e.g. university; may be wikilinked if relevant. Example Texas A & M University	String	suggested
URL	url	URL of an online location where the text of the publication can be found. Cannot be used if title is wikilinked.	URL	suggested
URL access level	url-access	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited')	String	optional
Location of publication	place	Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place	String	optional
ISBN	isbn	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	Line	optional
DOI	doi	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	suggested
DOI broken date	doi-broken-date	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	Date	optional
DOI access level	doi-access	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'.	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	Content	optional
Format	format	Format of the work referred to by url; for example: PDF, DOC, or XLS; displayed in parentheses after title. HTML is implied and should not be specified. Automatically added when a PDF icon is displayed.	String	optional
OCLC code	oclc	The OCLC code of the thesis Example 23527868	String	optional
Page	page	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	Line	optional
Pages	pages	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'	Line	optional
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
Chapter	chapter contribution entry article section	The chapter heading	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 'archive-date' Auto value	URL	suggested
Archive Date	archive-date archivedate	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	Date	suggested

See also

This template produces COinS metadata; see COinS in Wikipedia for background information.