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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 prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Last name last author author1 authors last1 The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink'; 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 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors Line suggested Author link author-link authorlink 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 'authorlink2'. 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 authorlink2 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 'authorlink3'. 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 authorlink3 Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author. Page name optional Last name 4 last4 author4 The surname of the forth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink4'. Line optional First name 4 first4 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the forth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Author link 4 author-link4 author4-link authorlink4 Title of existing Wikipedia article about the forth author. Page name optional Last name 5 last5 author5 The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink5'. 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 authorlink5 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 'authorlink6'. 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 authorlink6 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 'authorlink7'. 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 authorlink7 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 'authorlink8'. 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 authorlink8 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 'authorlink9'. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author. 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 authorlink9 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 'authorlink9'. If ten authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last two authors. Line optional First name 10 first10 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the tenth author; don't wikilink. Line optional Last name 11 last11 author11 The surname of the 11th author; don't wikilink, use 'authorlink9'. If more than nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the remaining authors. Line optional First name 11 first11 Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the 11th author; don't wikilink. Line optional Display authors displayauthors 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 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' Boolean optional Author separator author-separator Changes the separator between authors; defaults to a semicolon and space; a space must be encoded as   Default ; Line optional Author name separator author-name-separator Changes the separator between last and first names; defaults to a comma and space; a space must be encoded as   Default , Line 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 year orig-year origyear Original year of publication; provide specifics Number 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 editor2link