Template:Cite book/doc

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

Usage

 * To cite a book with a credited author


 * To cite a book with no credited author


 * To cite an online book that has been archived


 * To cite a book written in a foreign language


 * To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language book re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription



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{	"description": "This template formats a citation to a book using the provided bibliographic information (such as author and title) as well as various formatting options.", "params": { "url": { "label": "URL", "description": "The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found", "type": "string" },		"title": { "label": "Title", "description": "The title of the book; displays in italics", "type": "string", "required": true },		"last": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["last1", "author", "authors", "author1"], "required": true },		"first": { "label": "First name", "description": "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", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["first1"], "required": true },		"authorlink": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "type": "string/wiki-page-name", "aliases": ["authorlink1"] },		"last2": { "label": "Last name of second author", "description": "The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink2'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "aliases": ["author2"], "type": "string/line" },		"first2": { "label": "First name of second author", "description": "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", "type": "string/line" },		"authorlink2": { "label": "Author link for second author", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "type": "string/wiki-page-name" },		"date": { "label": "date", "description": "Full date of the source; do not wikilink", "type": "string" },		"work": { "label": "Work", "description": "Name of the work in which the cited book text is found", "type": "string" },		"publisher": { "label": "Publisher", "description": "Name of the publisher; displays after title", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"accessdate": { "label": "URL access date", "description": "The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink", "type": "string" },		"others": { "label": "Others", "description": "Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'", "type": "string" },		"year": { "label": "Year of publication", "description": "Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"origyear": { "label": "Original year", "description": "Original year of publication; provide specifics", "type": "string" },		"isbn": { "label": "ISBN", "description": "International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"editor-last": { "label": "Editor last name", "description": "The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors", "aliases": ["editor1-last", "editor", "editors"], "type": "string/line" },		"editor-first": { "label": "Editor first name", "description": "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", "aliases": ["editor1-first"], "type": "string/line" },		"editor-link": { "label": "Editor link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors", "aliases": ["editor1-link"], "type": "string/wiki-page-name" },		"edition": { "label": "Edition", "description": "When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed by ' ed.'", "type": "string" },		"series": { "label": "Series identifier", "description": "Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal", "aliases": ["version"], "type": "string" },		"volume": { "label": "Volume", "description": "For one publication published in several volumes", "type": "string" },		"location": { "label": "Location of publication", "description": "Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place", "aliases": ["place"], "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"publication-place": { "label": "Place of publication", "description": "Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'", "type": "string" },		"publication-date": { "label": "Publication date", "description": "Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink", "type": "string" },		"page": { "label": "Page", "description": "The number of a single page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'; use either page= or pages=, but not both", "type": "string" },		"pages": { "label": "Page(s) cited", "description": "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", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"nopp": { "label": "No pp", "description": "Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover')", "type": "string" },		"at": { "label": "At", "description": "May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient", "type": "string" },		"language": { "label": "Language", "description": "The language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates", "type": "string" },		"trans_title": { "label": "Translated title", "description": "An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended", "type": "string" },		"chapter": { "label": "Chapter", "description": "The chapter heading of the source; may be wikilinked or with 'chapterurl' but not both", "type": "string" },		"trans_chapter": { "label": "Translated chapter", "description": "An English language chapter heading, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended", "type": "string" },		"chapterurl": { "label": "Chapter URL", "description": "The URL of the online location where the text of the chapter can be found", "aliases": ["chapter-url"], "type": "string" },		"type": { "label": "Type", "description": "Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case", "type": "string" },		"format": { "label": "Format", "description": "Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML", "type": "string" },		"arxiv": { "label": "arXiv identifier", "description": "An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers", "type": "string" },		"asin": { "label": "ASIN", "description": "Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters", "type": "string" },		"asin-tld": { "label": "ASIN TLD", "description": "ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US", "type": "string" },		"bibcode": { "label": "Bibcode", "description": "Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters", "type": "string" },		"doi": { "label": "DOI", "description": "Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'", "type": "string" },		"doi_brokendate": { "label": "DOI broken date", "description": "The date that the DOI was determined to be broken", "type": "string" },		"issn": { "label": "ISSN", "description": "International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen", "type": "string" },		"jfm": { "label": "jfm code", "description": "Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code", "type": "string" },		"jstor": { "label": "JSTOR", "description": "JSTOR identifier", "type": "string" },		"lccn": { "label": "LCCN", "description": "Library of Congress Control Number", "type": "string" },		"mr": { "label": "MR", "description": "Mathematical Reviews identifier", "type": "string" },		"oclc": { "label": "OCLC", "description": "Online Computer Library Center number", "type": "string" },		"ol": { "label": "OL", "description": "Open Library identifier", "type": "string" },		"osti": { "label": "OSTI", "description": "Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier", "type": "string" },		"pmc": { "label": "PMC", "description": "PubMed Center article number", "type": "string" },		"pmid": { "label": "PMID", "description": "PubMed Unique Identifier", "type": "string" },		"rfc": { "label": "RFC", "description": "Request for Comments number", "type": "string" },		"ssrn": { "label": "SSRN", "description": "Social Science Research Network", "type": "string" },		"zbl": { "label": "Zbl", "description": "Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier", "type": "string" },		"id": { "label": "id", "description": "A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable", "type": "string" },		"archiveurl": { "label": "Archive URL", "description": "The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archivedate'", "type": "string" },		"archivedate": { "label": "Archive date", "description": "Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink", "type": "string" },		"deadurl": { "label": "Dead URL", "description": "If set to 'no', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live", "type": "string" },		"quote": { "label": "Quote", "description": "Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation", "type": "string" },		"ref": { "label": "Ref", "description": "An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references; special value 'harv' generates an anchor suitable for the harv template", "type": "string" },		"separator": { "label": "Separator", "description": "The punctuation used to separate lists of authors, editors, etc.; a space must be encoded as &#32; do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark", "type": "string", "default": "." },		"postscript": { "label": "Postscript", "description": "The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined", "type": "string", "default": "." },		"layurl": { "label": "Lay URL", "description": "URL link to a non-technical summary or review of the source", "aliases": ["laysummary"], "type": "string" },		"laysource": { "label": "Lay source", "description": "Name of the source of the laysummary; displays in italics, preceded by an en dash", "type": "string" },		"laydate": { "label": "Lay date", "description": "Date of the summary; displays in parentheses", "type": "string" },		"last3": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink3'.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author3"] },		"first3": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.", "type": "string/line" },		"authorlink3": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.", "type": "string/wiki-page-name", "aliases": ["author3-link"] },		"last4": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink4'.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author4"] },		"first4": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.", "type": "string/line" },		"authorlink4": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.", "type": "string/wiki-page-name", "aliases": ["author4-link"] },		"last5": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink5'.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author5"] },		"first5": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.", "type": "string/line" },		"authorlink5": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.", "type": "string/wiki-page-name", "aliases": ["author5-link"] },		"last6": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink6'.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author6"] },		"first6": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author6-link"] },		"authorlink6": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.", "type": "string/wiki-page-name" },		"last7": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink7'.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author7"] },		"first7": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.", "type": "string/line" },		"authorlink7": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.", "type": "string/wiki-page-name", "aliases": ["author7-link"] },		"last8": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink8'.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author8"] },		"first8": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.", "type": "string/line" },		"authorlink8": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.", "type": "string/wiki-page-name", "aliases": ["author8-link"] },		"last9": { "label": "Last name", "description": "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.", "type": "string/line", "aliases": ["author9"] },		"first9": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.", "type": "string/line" },		"authorlink9": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.", "type": "string/wiki-page-name", "aliases": ["author9-link"] },		"author-mask": { "label": "Author mask", "description": "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", "type": "string" },		"author-name-separator": { "label": "Author name separator", "description": "Changes the separator between last and first names; defaults to a comma and space; a space must be encoded as &#32; do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark", "type": "string", "default": ", " },		"author-separator": { "label": "Author separator", "description": "Changes the separator between authors; defaults to a semicolon and space; a space must be encoded as &#32; do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark", "type": "string", "default": "; " },		"display-authors": { "label": "Display authors", "description": "number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used; default is to do so after 8 of 9 are listed", "type": "number", "aliases": ["displayauthors"], "default": "8" },		"lastauthoramp": { "label": "Last author ampersand", "description": "When set to any value, changes the separator between the last two names of the author list to 'space ampersand space'", "type": "string" }	} }