Template:Cite encyclopedia/doc

However, it is not intended for journals or magazines, which are issued periodically and have volume and (usually) issue numbers, and should be cited with Cite journal; nor is it intended for conference proceedings, which should be cited with Cite conference.

Some citations to tertiary sources such as encyclopedias are problematic; see Identifying and using tertiary sources.

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Examples
Above is an example of using entry-url to link to the cited entry in the encyclopedia while also using url to link to the encyclopedia as a whole.


 * This text uses uncommon-term_1 and uncommon-term-2 that require references in a dictionary and we don't want to cite the dictionary twice.
 * This text uses uncommon-term_1 and uncommon-term-2 that require references in a dictionary and we don't want to cite the dictionary twice.

Title

 * Aliases: title, article

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{	"description": "This template formats a citation to an article or chapter in an edited collection such as an encyclopedia or dictionary, but more generally to any book or book series containing individual sections or chapters written by various authors, and put together by one or more editors.", "params": { "year": { "label": "Year of publication", "description": "Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known", "type": "string" },		"title": { "label": "Source title", "description": "The title of the article or entry in the encyclopedia; displays in quotes", "type": "string", "required": true },		"encyclopedia": { "label": "Encyclopedia", "description": "Title of the source; may be wikilinked; displays in italics; alias of 'work'", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "encyclopaedia", "dictionary" ],			"suggested": true },		"publisher": { "label": "Publisher", "description": "Name of the publisher; displays after title", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "institution" ]		},		"location": { "label": "Location of publication", "description": "Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "place" ]		},		"id": { "label": "id", "description": "A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "ID" ]		},		"url": { "label": "URL", "description": "The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "URL" ]		},		"access-date": { "label": "URL access date", "description": "The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink", "type": "string" },		"last": { "label": "Last name", "description": "The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"first": { "label": "First name", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"date": { "label": "Source date", "description": "Full date of the source; do not wikilink", "type": "string" },		"author-link": { "label": "Author link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "aliases": [ "author-link1", "author1-link" ],			"type": "wiki-page-name" },		"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" },		"orig-year": { "label": "Original year", "description": "Original year of publication; provide specifics", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "orig-date" ]		},		"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": [ "editor", "editor-surname", "editor-last1", "editor-surname1", "editor1", "editor1-last", "editor1-surname" ]		},		"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": [ "editor-given", "editor-first1", "editor-given1", "editor1-first", "editor1-given" ]		},		"editor-link": { "label": "Editor link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-link'", "type": "wiki-page-name" },		"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" },		"edition": { "label": "Edition", "description": "When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed with ' ed.'", "type": "string" },		"series": { "label": "Series", "description": "When the source is part of a series, such as a book series where the issue numbering has restarted; alias of 'version'", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "version" ]		},		"volume": { "label": "Volume", "description": "For one publication published in several volumes", "type": "string" },		"page": { "label": "Page", "description": "Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "p" ]		},		"pages": { "label": "Pages", "description": "Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source; displays after 'pp.'",			"type": "string",			"aliases": [				"pp"			]		},		"no-pp": {			"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",			"aliases": [				"lang"			]		},		"trans-title": {			"label": "Translated title",			"description": "An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended", "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", "aliases": [ "DOI" ]		},		"isbn": { "label": "ISBN", "description": "International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "ISBN", "isbn13", "ISBN13" ]		},		"issn": { "label": "ISSN", "description": "International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "ISSN" ]		},		"jfm": { "label": "jfm code", "description": "Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "JFM" ]		},		"jstor": { "label": "JSTOR", "description": "JSTOR identifier", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "JSTOR" ]		},		"lccn": { "label": "LCCN", "description": "Library of Congress Control Number", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "LCCN" ]		},		"mr": { "label": "MR", "description": "Mathematical Reviews identifier", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "MR" ]		},		"oclc": { "label": "OCLC", "description": "Online Computer Library Center number", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "OCLC" ]		},		"ol": { "label": "OL", "description": "Open Library identifier", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "OL" ]		},		"osti": { "label": "OSTI", "description": "Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "OSTI" ]		},		"pmc": { "label": "PMC", "description": "PubMed Center article number", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "PMC" ]		},		"pmid": { "label": "PMID", "description": "PubMed Unique Identifier", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "PMID" ]		},		"rfc": { "label": "RFC", "description": "Request for Comments number", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "RFC" ]		},		"ssrn": { "label": "SSRN", "description": "Social Science Research Network", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "SSRN" ]		},		"zbl": { "label": "ZBL", "description": "Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "ZBL" ]		},		"archive-url": { "label": "Archive URL", "description": "The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date'", "type": "string" },		"archive-date": { "label": "Archive date", "description": "Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink", "type": "string" },		"quote": { "label": "Quote", "description": "Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "quotation" ]		},		"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" },		"postscript": { "label": "Postscript", "description": "The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined", "type": "string", "default": "." },		"lay-url": { "label": "Lay URL", "description": "URL link to a non-technical summary or review of the source; alias of 'lay-summary'", "type": "string" },		"lay-source": { "label": "Lay source", "description": "Name of the source of the laysummary; displays in italics, preceded by an en dash", "type": "string" },		"lay-date": { "label": "Lay date", "description": "Date of the summary; displays in parentheses", "type": "string" },		"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" },		"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; alias of 'displayauthors'", "type": "number", "default": "8", "aliases": [ "display-subjects" ]		},		"last2": { "label": "Last name 2", "description": "The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "aliases": [ "author2", "surname2", "author-last2", "author2-last", "subject2" ],			"type": "string" },		"first2": { "label": "First name 2", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors", "aliases": [ "given2", "author-first2", "author2-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"last3": { "label": "Last name 3", "description": "The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.", "aliases": [ "author3", "surname3", "author-last3", "author3-last", "subject3" ],			"type": "string" },		"first3": { "label": "First name 3", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.", "aliases": [ "given3", "author-first3", "author3-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"last4": { "label": "Last name 4", "description": "The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.", "aliases": [ "author4", "surname4", "author-last4", "author4-last", "subject4" ],			"type": "string" },		"first4": { "label": "First name 4", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.", "aliases": [ "given4", "author-first4", "author4-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"last5": { "label": "Last name 5", "description": "The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.", "aliases": [ "author5", "surname5", "author-last5", "author5-last", "subject5" ],			"type": "string" },		"first5": { "label": "First name 5", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.", "aliases": [ "given5", "author-first5", "author5-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"last6": { "label": "Last name 6", "description": "The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.", "aliases": [ "author6", "surname6", "author-last6", "author6-last", "subject6" ],			"type": "string" },		"first6": { "label": "First name 6", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.", "aliases": [ "given6", "author-first6", "author6-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"last7": { "label": "Last name 7", "description": "The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.", "aliases": [ "author7", "surname7", "author-last7", "author7-last", "subject7" ],			"type": "string" },		"first7": { "label": "First name 7", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.", "aliases": [ "given7", "author-first7", "author7-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"last8": { "label": "Last name 8", "description": "The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.", "aliases": [ "author8", "surname8", "author-last8", "author8-last", "subject8" ],			"type": "string" },		"first8": { "label": "First name 8", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.", "aliases": [ "given8", "author-first8", "author8-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"last9": { "label": "Last name 9", "description": "The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author.", "aliases": [ "author9", "surname9", "author-last9", "author9-last", "subject9" ],			"type": "string" },		"first9": { "label": "First name 9", "description": "Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.", "aliases": [ "given9", "author-first9", "author9-first" ],			"type": "string" },		"doi-broken-date": { "label": "DOI broken date", "description": "The date that the DOI was determined to be broken", "type": "string" },		"name-list-style": {} },	"maps": { "proveit": { "main": "title", "textarea": [ "quote" ]		},		"citoid": { "edition": "edition", "title": "title", "bookTitle": "encyclopedia", "encyclopediaTitle": "encyclopedia", "dictionaryTitle": "encyclopedia", "publicationTitle": "encyclopedia", "url": "url", "publisher": "publisher", "date": "date", "place": "location", "ISSN": [ "issn" ],			"ISBN": [ "isbn" ],			"oclc": "oclc", "PMCID": "pmc", "PMID": "pmid", "pages": "pages", "volume": "volume", "series": "series", "DOI": "doi", "language": "language", "contributor": "others", "author": [ [					"first", "last" ],				[					"first2", "last2" ],				[					"first3", "last3" ],				[					"first4", "last4" ],				[					"first5", "last5" ],				[					"first6", "last6" ],				[					"first7", "last7" ],				[					"first8", "last8" ],				[					"first9", "last9" ]			],			"editor": "editor-last" }	},	"paramOrder": [ "year", "title", "encyclopedia", "publisher", "location", "id", "url", "access-date", "last", "first", "date", "author-link", "others", "orig-year", "editor-last", "editor-first", "editor-link", "publication-place", "publication-date", "edition", "series", "volume", "page", "pages", "no-pp", "at", "language", "trans-title", "type", "format", "arxiv", "asin", "asin-tld", "bibcode", "doi", "doi-broken-date", "isbn", "issn", "jfm", "jstor", "lccn", "mr", "oclc", "ol", "osti", "pmc", "pmid", "rfc", "ssrn", "zbl", "archive-url", "archive-date", "quote", "ref", "postscript", "lay-url", "lay-source", "lay-date", "author-mask", "display-authors", "last2", "first2", "last3", "first3", "last4", "first4", "last5", "first5", "last6", "first6", "last7", "first7", "last8", "first8", "last9", "first9", "name-list-style" ] }