Help:Citations quick reference

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WP:CITE). There are three preferred ways of citing sources
:

  1. Footnotes
  2. Footnotes with list-defined references
  3. Shortened footnotes

Citations can also be placed as

fact
}} can be added after the statement in question.

The following table shows examples of these ways of citing sources, categorized as "the good, the bad and the ugly".

Citation style Article wikitext Appears as References section wikitext Appears as
Good
Footnotes
 
Substantiated claim.<ref name="Robinson">{{cite book |last=Robinson |first=Arthur Howard |authorlink=Arthur H. Robinson |date=1995 |origyear=1953 |title=Elements of Cartography |edition=6th |location=New York |publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley]] |isbn=0471555797 |oclc=30976558}}</ref>{{rp|13}}

Another substantiated claim.<ref name="Robinson" />{{rp|42}}

Substantiated claim from web site.<ref name="example web reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org |title=Example |website=www.example.org |accessdate=5 September 2020}} Additional text about the link.</ref>

Substantiated claim.[1]: 13 

Another substantiated claim.[1]: 42 

Substantiated claim from web site.[2] 

===References===
<references/>

or 

==References==
{{reflist}}
References
  1. ^
    OCLC 30976558
    .
  2. ^ "Example". www.example.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020. Additional text about the link.
Good Footnotes with list-defined references 
Substantiated claim.<ref name="Robinson" />{{rp|13}}

Another substantiated claim.<ref name="Robinson" />{{rp|42}}

Substantiated claim from web site.<ref name="example web reference"/>

Substantiated claim.[1]: 13 

Another substantiated claim.[1]: 42 

Substantiated claim from web site.[2] 

==References==
<references>
  <ref name="Robinson">{{cite book |last=Robinson |first=Arthur Howard |authorlink=Arthur H. Robinson |date=1995 |origyear=1953 |title=Elements of Cartography |edition=6th |location=New York |publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley]] |isbn=0471555797 |oclc=30976558}}</ref>
  <ref name="example web reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.example.org |title=Example |website=www.example.org |accessdate=5 September 2020}} Additional text about the link.</ref>
</references>
References
  1. ^
    OCLC 30976558
    .
  2. ^ "Example". www.example.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020. Additional text about the link.
Good Shortened footnotes 
Substantiated claim.{{sfn|Harris|Sanborn|2014|p=13}}

Another substantiated claim.{{sfn|Harris|Sanborn|2014|p=42}}

Substantiated claim from web site.{{sfn|Example|2020}}
Substantiated claim.[1]

Another substantiated claim.[2]

Substantiated claim from web site.[3] 

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org |title=Example |website=www.example.org |accessdate=5 September 2020 |ref={{harvid|Example|2020}}}} Additional text about the link.
* {{cite book |last1=Harris |first1=Richard Jackson |last2=Sanborn |first2=Fred W. |date=2014 |origyear=1994 |title=A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication |edition=6th |series=Routledge Communication Series |location=New York |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9780415537049 |oclc=785869181}}
{{refend}}
Notes
  1. ^ Harris & Sanborn 2014, p. 13.
  2. ^ Harris & Sanborn 2014, p. 42.
  3. ^ Example 2020.
References
  • "Example". www.example.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020. Additional text about the link.
  • Harris, Richard Jackson; Sanborn, Fred W. (2014) [1994]. A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication. Routledge Communication Series (6th ed.). New York:
    OCLC 785869181
    .
Bad
Embedded links
 
Substantiated claim.[https://www.loc.gov]
Substantiated claim.[1] 
* [https://www.loc.gov Library of Congress website]
Ugly
Citation needed
 
Unsubstantiated claim.{{fact}}
Unsubstantiated claim.[citation needed]

See also

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