Template:Cite Journal

Purpose

Citation template used to cite references from academic journal articles.

Usage

Citation templates must be enclosed in <ref></ref> tags in order to be properly displayed and sorted. Pages will also need a ==References== section with Template:Reflist. This section must be placed near the bottom of the page, before any navigation templates and categories. For more information on citing references and using citation templates, consult the citations guidelines.

Citation templates include several parameters for citing certain kinds of information pertaining to the source. Some parameters may be required and must be filled, while others may only be highly recommended or are optional.

Parameter	Description	Function
quote	The quoted text or transcription from the article. This parameter should also be used when citing Japanese or non-English text. If a translation is available, add it to the translquote parameter.	Optional, but recommended
des	A description of the page, if necessary. This parameter should be used when citing a printed chart, illustration, or anything else that has little to no text or requires additional context.	Optional
translquote	If the quoted text has been translated, use this parameter.	Optional; use for translations
article	The name of the article.	Required
author	The author(s) of the article.	Required
journal	The name of the journal the article was published in.	Required
volume	The volume of the journal the article was published in.	Optional
issue	The issue of the journal the article was published in.	Optional
page	The page(s) the citation is sourced from. Format this as p. 112 for a single page, or pp. 112-113 for multiple pages. This parameter is optional when citing a whole article as a general reference. Otherwise, this parameter must be used when citing specific pages.	Required when citing specific pages
published	The date the article was published, if available. Format as "Month Day, Year".	Optional
lang	The language the article is in. This parameter should be used when citing non-English publications.	Optional
transl	The source of the text's translation. This parameter must be used if the quoted text is sourced from a particular translation of the article. Add just the name of the translator or group.	Required when citing from a particular translation; optional otherwise
doi	Digital object identifier for the article. Automatically links to the article if provided.	Optional
url	A web link for if the article does not have a DOI. Do not link to pirated copies.	Optional

General references

Put in a bulleted list above Template:Reflist. Set the id field in the template to the author's surname and the year of publishing, e.g. "Smith 2000". Then use Template:Sfn for your actual page number citations.

==References==
;General
*{{Cite Journal|id=Smith 2000|article=Title|author=John Smith|journal=Journal|volume=1|issue=1|publisher=Example Publishing House|published=January 1, 2000}}
;Specific
{{Reflist}}

Code

All parameters

{{Cite Journal|quote=|translquote=|article=|author=|journal=|volume=|issue=|page=|published=|publisher=|lang=|transl=|doi=}}