Wikipedia Templates Citation Generator

Wikipedia Templates citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Wikipedia Templates — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article

{{cite journal | vauthors=((Rivera, M.)), ((Chen, D.)) | journal=Journal of Scholarly Communication | title=The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice | volume=12 | issue=3 | pages=145–162 | date= 2021 | doi=10.1000/jsc.2021.145}}

Book

{{cite book | vauthors=((Okafor, A.)) | date= 2019 | title=The craft of research writing | publisher=University Press | edition=2nd}}

Website

{{Citation | vauthors=((Larsen, S.)) | year=2023 | title=How peer review works | url=https://www.example.org/peer-review | access-date=10 January 2024}}

In-text citation (for the journal article)

<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Rivera, M.)), ((Chen, D.)) | journal=Journal of Scholarly Communication | title=The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice | volume=12 | issue=3 | pages=145–162 | date= 2021 | doi=10.1000/jsc.2021.145}}</ref>

About Wikipedia Templates

Citation style for Wikipedia Templates. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Wikipedia Templates: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Wikipedia Templates style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: generic base.

How to use this Wikipedia Templates generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Wikipedia Templates" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Wikipedia Templates

What is Wikipedia Templates?

Citation style for Wikipedia Templates. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Wikipedia Templates?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Wikipedia Templates style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Wikipedia Templates?

Wikipedia Templates is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: <ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Rivera, M.)), ((Chen, D.)) | journal=Journal of Scholarly Communication | title=The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice | volume=12 | issue=3 | pages=145–162 | date= 2021 | doi=10.1000/jsc.2021.145}}</ref>

What does a Wikipedia Templates reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Wikipedia Templates looks like this: {{cite journal | vauthors=((Rivera, M.)), ((Chen, D.)) | journal=Journal of Scholarly Communication | title=The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice | volume=12 | issue=3 | pages=145–162 | date= 2021 | doi=10.1000/jsc.2021.145}}

How can I generate a Wikipedia Templates citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Wikipedia Templates as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.